6 Invitation to writing Write a sentence with a correct subject verb contract: subject verb girl plays girl game teacher listens Day 3 5 Invitation to Imitate Imitate a sentence shows a set of correct subject-verb agreement: Maxine mother swoops in to save her in the top of time. Day 2 Common Grammar Mistake students are not able to build correct grammatical phrases, especially on the verb-theme chord. z.B.: Ahmad eats durians. 8 Invitation to compare Maxine`s mother intervenes to save her in no time. Maxine`s mother deploys to save her in no time. Maxine`s mothers are swinging to save her in no time. Day 5 of the verb agreement… You don`t always agree! Relationships between ideas -1 – Parallel structure: the use of a conjunction to associate words/phrases with the same grammatical function in a sentence. 9 Invitation to Edit (1) Henrietta put an egg with her first book.
(2) We hope this is their last book. (3) Maxine`s dangers show why chickens should never write. What change, if any, should be made to the first sentence? Henrietta lays an egg with her first book. Henrietta lays an egg with her first book. Henriettas put an egg with his first book. Don`t change. Day 5 3 subject-verb subject of agreement – the person, the place, the thing or the idea, the sentence is above. Verb- says what the subject does or is. If the subject is plural in a sentence, the verb must also be plural. Teach Page The professor listens. 4 Subject-verb arrangementIf the subject is singular in a sentence, the verb must also be singular.
Teachers listen. Theme verb girl plays girl games girls games teacher listens to teachers Listen to Teach Page Identify parts of the language – their functions Substantive, pronouns, verbs, prepositions, adjectives, `adverbs; Topics and objects. Identifying a kindergarten period Grammaticle: Identify a period. 2 Excerpt from The Plot ChickensInvitation to Notice What happens if it hides? We hide from the hawks every day. Maxine`s mother intervenes to save her in no time. Kids love your book. Are you going to read it to them? Day 1 Excerpt from The Plot Chickens (s. 12, 16, 28) Subverbal Agreement: The Sore Thumb of Grammar Verb Verb Tense -Present -Past -Future English Ms.