Grammar

** Become a Grammar Ninja! **

//Are YOU up to it?//

Use the links below to learn and practice. When you think you can pass the challenges- get ready to demonstrate your skills to Mr. Nordmeyer - if you dare....

For each of the units below, make sure you read and take notes in your notebook - just because there isn't an activity, doesn't mean you should skip the link!

Good luck! toc = = =Parts of Speech- or "figuring out what is what"=


 * 1. Try these activities first:**
 * Download this sheet to help you take notes: [[file:Parts of Speech Brainpop discovery.doc]]
 * Brain Pop [|introduction]
 * Another [|introduction]
 * Grammar Rock [|videos]
 * Some [|practice]
 * 2. Check your understanding** (send Mr. N a screenshot when you finish the quiz)
 * Take this review [|quiz]

=Subject - Verb Agreement- or "why can't we all just get along?"=


 * 1. Learn about subject-verb agreement**
 * Read Writer's Inc P. XXX
 * [|Practice exercise #1]
 * More [|practice]
 * Even more [|practice]
 * A [|quiz] with explanations
 * 2. Check your understanding** (send Mr. N a screenshot when you finish each quiz)
 * Try this [|quiz]
 * __Bonus:__ This [|quiz] is a little tricky

=**Simple Past - or "nostalgia, revisited"**=


 * 1. Practice using the simple past**
 * [|Practice group 1 verbs]
 * [|Games group 1 verbs]
 * [|Hangman group 2 verbs]
 * [|More practice group 2 verbs]
 * [|Challenge games group 3 verbs]
 * 2. Take a quiz**

=**Present Perfect - or "it's been fun, but..."**=

//In order to pass each of the following challenges, you must complete the activities and then pass the Final Challenge for Mr. N to show you have become a Grammar Master!//
 * //Three challenges: __Form__, __Meaning__ and __Use__//**

[|Introduction]

**Challenge 1: Form**


 * //Do you know all three parts of verbs?//
 * 1) Read page 543 from // Writers Inc: // [[file:Verb forms chart p543.pdf]]
 * 2) Get the "Form" sort activity - ask Mr. N!
 * 3) Challenge a friend to **[|this game]**

**Challenge 2: Meaning**


 * Can you show what the present perfect means ?
 * 1) Get the "Meaning" sort activity - ask Mr. N!
 * 2) Do these activities: [[file:Meaning of present perfect.pdf]]
 * 3) Write 3 sentences on your own and draw a "time graph" to show what they mean.

**Challenge 3: Use**


 * Do you know when to __ use __ the present perfect?

[|Present perfect vs. past tense] practice activity [|Present perfect or past tense?]
 * Ask Mr. N when you are ready for the **Final Challenge**!

=Count & Noncount nouns - or "you have no homeworks - ever"=


 * 1. Learn about count and noncount nouns**
 * [|Noncount nouns explained]
 * A helpful explanation & [|video]
 * 2. Do some practice activities**
 * [|Practice exercises]
 * More [|practice]
 * Even more [|practice]
 * 3. Check your understanding** (send Mr. N a screenshot when you finish each quiz)
 * A pretty simple [|quiz]
 * An easy [|quiz]
 * Another practice [|quiz]

**Articles - or "the the"**


 * 1. Learn about articles **
 * Some [|practice] using articles with nouns
 * A snakes and ladders [|game]
 * A basketball [|game] (for 1 or 2 players!)
 * A little more [|practice]
 * A little more [|practice]


 * 2. The "paragraph challenge" - check your understanding**
 * Fill in the blanks for this [|paragraph]

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