Learning Log - November 19th

What we did:
At the beginning of our class, we began working with discussing what graphic organizers were and examples of them. However, this came to a halt after we were unable to describe the definition of a sentence - leading us to change topics. Ms. Lees then began discussing parts of speech with us.

For the remainder of the block, we broke down the major parts of speech and included easy to understand definitions, examples and further details. The major parts of speech are noun, verb, proper noun, pronoun and adverb. The placement of the part of speech can greatly affect its' meaning and context.

For example, Jack had to run to school because he was late. Ms. Lees will run the meeting today. Also, you have a run in your tights.

Following that, we watched a video from "Schoolhouse Rock?" that had a song about the parts of speech and adverbs. If you were intrigued enough or need to rewatch, you can do so by clicking here.



Learning Intentions:
Our learning intentions for today's lesson was to learn the different parts of speech and about writing a complete sentence; which by the way is a "complete thought". This will help us in other classes and the future when we need to write a paragraph or essay. We will be able to use proper grammar and include these various parts of speech without error. Our improved knowledge of grammar will definitely benefit us.


Connections:
Although I do remember learning various parts of speech in elementary school, today's refresher definitely didn't hurt. I didn't know how much the placement of a verb or adjective could affect the sentence. In other classes, we will now know exactly what we are writing and the true meaning rather than just copying text.


Homework:
Be sure to respond to our friends in Australia if you haven't already here. Also, everybody should be finished their first novels by this Friday.

Ms. Lees has also issued a challenge for our class about the HACE assignment here. Keep in mind the assignment is due on November 30th!


Homework Tips:
Do not put off your books and HACE assignments to the last minute. Try doing parts of it every day to avoid procrastinating.