1. English: Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Handouts: * Grammar #12 (Action Verbs and Direct Objects)
Homework: * Grammar #12 (Action Verbs and Direct Objects) Use time in class to try to complete this.
Assignments due: * Grammar #80 (Apostrophes)

2. Starter #1 Take out your comp book. Turn to the first blank page
Starter #1 Take out your comp book. Turn to the first blank page. In the upper right hand corner, write the following: HOLD THIS QW for time’s sake Wed., Oct. 31, QW #22: That’s My Family! Pretend you are sitting on an airplane. The person sitting next to you is a kind, older person, who reminds you of your favorite grandparent. The trip is four hours long, and you two begin talking. The older person sitting near you shares about his/her family then politely inquires of you: “Tell me about your family.” Assuming that your parents gave you permission to converse with this person, what would you say? Describe your family.
Remember to write in complete sentences, avoiding fragments and run-ons. If you are not sure how to spell a certain word, just sound it out and circle it.

3. Lesson Goal: Learn about action verbs and direct objects.
Outcomes: Be able to . . .
Define “action verbs” and “direct objects” and provide examples of each.
Identify action verbs within sentences.
Identify the direct object for each action verb within any given sentence.

4. sheep + ’s = sheep’s means “belonging to the sheep”
Starter #2 Yesterday we reviewed these three rules about using apostrophes:
Rule #1 Use an apostrophe and an “s” (’s) to form a possessive of a singular noun.
boy + ’s = boy’s horse + ’s = horse’s
  Rule #2 Use an apostrophe and an “s” (’s) to form a possessive of a plural noun that does not end in “s.”
children + ’s = children’s means “belonging to the children”
sheep + ’s = sheep’s means “belonging to the sheep”
Rule #3 Use an apostrophe alone to form the possessive of a plural noun that ends in “s.”
Monkeys + ’ = monkeys’ libraries + ’ = libraries’
This is the EASIEST rule to apply because there are no exceptions!

5. Rule #4 Do NOT use an apostrophe in a possessive pronoun.
Starter #2 continued
Rule #4 Do NOT use an apostrophe in a possessive pronoun.
His dad baked the cake. Ours made the cookies. (our dad)
  Rule #5 Use an apostrophe to replace letters that have been omitted in a contraction.
there's = there is (dropped “i” in “is”)
can’t = cannot (dropped “no”)

6. Starter #3 Let’s move away from discussion of nouns and focus on “verbs.” What’s a verb?
A verb is a word that describes what something or someone does.
You need to know, however, that there are two kinds of action:
Physical action Taylor swam faster than anyone else at camp.
Mental action Alicia calculated the score in her head.
We can see physical action taking place, but we cannot see mental action.
Sometimes, an action verb is followed by a “direct object” (the object that receives the action)
It always answers the question What? Or Whom?
Kelsey’s soccer team won yesterday’s game.
What is the action verb?
won
What is the direct object?
game [just the noun, NOT the adjective before it]
It answers the question, “She won what?”