6th Grade ELA

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A verb is a word that shows what the subject is (state of being) or does (action).

There are different types of verbs:

Action verbs: show action--what the subject is DOING

Mrs. DiIorio cried in her Cheerios. The kids played football at recess.

Being verbs: show the state of being of the subject in the sentence, what the subject IS.

Mrs. DiIorio is silly. Lima beans are gross.

Helping verbs: helping verbs help the main verb in the sentence. WHen you have 2 or more verbs working together in a

sentence, you have a VERB PHRASE.

Mrs. DiIorio has seen that movie before. has is helping the main verb seen

I should have finished my homework before practice. should and have are the helping verbs

finished is the main verb

Linking verbs: Linking verbs link the subject to the rest of the sentence. Linking verbs give more information

about the subject. They link the subject to a SUBJECT COMPLEMENT: another noun, pronoun, or adjective

that tells us more about the subject of the sentence.

Matt was a goalie. My dad is a doctor. We were tired after the game.

goalie linked to Matt doctor linked to dad tired linked to we

The blanket feels soft. The trash smells gross. She remains upset after the loss.

soft linked to blanket gross linked to trash upset linked to she

You must think about the sentence you are reading/writing to be able to identify the type of verb being used.

Prepositions: words that introduce prepositional phrases. They can show time, place, position, or some other relationship between words in a sentence.

Prepositional phrases: begin with a preposition and end with the object of the preposition (noun or a pronoun that comes AFTER the preposition). They include all of the other words that modify the noun or the pronoun.

Reading:

Compare and Contrast

Cause and Effect

Figurative Language: using words or phases in writing that do not use their usual, literal meanings. Writers will use figurative language to make their writing more visual and interesting to their readers. Readers need to be able to tell the difference between figurative and literal language in order to understand what they are reading.

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Hyperbole

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Imagery

Idiom

Strategies : use context clues or a dictionary to tell which word you are reading or writing. There are 5 types of context clues:

definition
synonym
antonym
inference
example

Theme: Theme is the message of the story.

Writing: Personal Narrative Writing:

The writer's goal is to share an experience they have had with the reader.

includes a clear beginning, middle, and ending.
it is a true story about something that happened to the writer.
The author's thoughts and feelings about the event are a major part of the story.
It has a sequence of events (order). The author uses transition words as the story unfolds.
Has dialogue (conversation), descriptions, and sensory details.
Has a clear setting described in detail.

(courtesy of Simplify Writing, 2019)

Grammar:

Nouns: name persons, places, objects, or ideas. their job in a sentence is usually as the subject (who or what the sentence is about), a subject complement, or as a direct object, an indirect object, or the object of a preposition.

Common nouns: general people, places, objects, ideas. Ex teacher, school, trophy, faith

Proper nouns: particular or specific people, places, objects, ideas. Ex. Mrs. DiIorio, St. James Regional, Cy Young Award, Catholic

Singular nouns: one person, place, object, or idea.

Plural nouns: more than one person, place, object or idea. The plural is usually formed by adding "-s" to the end of the singular form of the noun, but not always. Check the rules in your notes.

Possessive nouns: nouns that show ownership/possession of another noun. Use an apostrophe (') to show that ownership or possession is present.

USUALLY, if the noun does NOT end in "-s" you will show it has possession by adding an -'s.

If the noun ends in an "-s" you will show it has possession by just adding an ( ' ) after the "-s."

the toy of the girl-------the girl's toys

the room of the girls ---- the girls' room.

the hat of the man---the man's hat

the meeting of the men-----the men's meeting

Of course there are some other rules you should know--check your notes.

Finding Direct and Indirect Objects:

Mrs. DiIorio baked Matt and Chase cookies.

Predicte: baked Subject: Mrs. DiIorio Direct Object: cookies Indirect objects: Matt Chase

flow chart courtesy of: www.voyagesinenglish.com/teachers/grades-3-8/how-to-teach-grammar/sentences-phrases-and-clauses