I have written supplementary lessons for Woe Is I, Jr., a grammar handbook for kids. You can find my introductory comments and the first lesson here.
2. Watch Schoolhouse Rock’s Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla, a video about pronouns.
3. Write a paragraph or two about a funny or scary or challenging activity you did with someone else. The catch? Don’t use any pronouns. Copy and paste it; then rewrite it with pronouns. When you compare the two, what do you discover?
4. Practice your pronouns at www.chompchomp.com. Complete the handouts or interactive exercises for Pronoun Case.
5. I would love to see your funny, scary, or challenging paragraphs in the comments. Please share.
Go to Lesson 2.
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Example paragraphs for #2
ReplyDeleteMichaela’s 10th Birthday
On April 1st, Rebekah went to Michaela’s 10th birthday party at Hatfield Ice. The party was ice skating, and the party was really fun for Rebekah to skate with Michaela and Rebekah’s other friends. At the beginning of the party, everything was going smoothly, but around lunchtime, Rebekah, as a joke, bumped into Michaela. As Michaela regained balance, a boy who was skating recklessly, ran into Michaela and knocked Michaela onto the ice. Michaela stopped Michaela’s fall with Michaela’s wrist on the ice. During lunchtime Michaela’s sniffles persisted because Michaela’s wrist hurt. Rebekah stayed beside Michaela and helped Michaela open Michaela’s presents. Later, Michaela and Michaela’s parents found out that Michaela had a fractured wrist.
On April 1st, I went to Michaela’s 10th birthday party at Hatfield Ice. The party was ice skating, and it was really fun for me to skate with Michaela and my other friends. At the beginning of the party, everything was going smoothly. But around lunchtime, I bumped into Michaela, as a joke. As Michaela regained her balance, a boy, skating recklessly, ran into her and knocked her onto the ice. As she fell, Michaela tried to stop herself and ended up landing on her wrist. During lunchtime, Michaela’s sniffles persisted because of the pain in her wrist. I stayed beside her, and helped her open her presents because it hurt her wrist so much. Later that day, Michaela and her parents found out that she had a fractured wrist.