Romano’s Recipe for Reading and Writing

Today we spent almost the entire class period working on verbs.  Going over the homework proved to be a bit difficult as the students had a hard time coming up with vivid verbs to replace the dull or boring ones with which they were presented.  We consulted a Thesaurus so that students could see how beneficial it is as a resource. 

We then moved onto applying what was learned in class on Monday, by identifying verbs and verb phrases within sentences.  Some students had difficulty with this, so we went back to locating the subject (who or what in the sentences) and then asking, “What did the subject do or what happened?”  to locate the verb in the sentence. 

Homework:

Study Helping Verbs and Linking Verbs – Students have a list in their notebooks.  Here is a copy as well:

Helping Verbs – have, has, had, do, does, did, can, could, will, would, may, might, must, am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been.

Linking Verbs  – am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, appear, become, look, remain, sound, taste, grow, smell, feel, seem.

Students must complete one of the assignments on www.essayscorer.com/ph/ga/mcclure  by 12/17.

Login: student’s lunch number

Password: Student’s lunch number

5 bonus points will be added to their score each time they go in and revise their writing. 

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