Not exactly the most exciting of days, but we did get a good feeling for what it'll take to be successful on the upcoming Performance Tasks. We also got to learn a little bit more about Helen Keller. What a woman! In case you're not satisfied yet, check out this link. Tomorrow we'll answer a couple more prompts and take a look at the essay the Acuity Performance Task is asking you to write.
We began to take a look at verbals today as well. Remember, verbals are vverbs that function as different parts of speech. Gerunds, participles, and infinitives are all verbals. Tomorrow our focus will be on the gerunds. These are -ing verbs acting as nouns. Here are a couple examples to consider.
Swimming is my favorite sport.
I enjoy running throughout Granger.
There's nothing I hate more than raking.
In each case the -ing word is being used as a noun, making it a gerund. Tell me tomorrow in which sentence the gerund is the subject and I'll sign your Archer card.
Are you reading those nonfiction books? I hope so. While we have secured a couple volunteers for later in the week, we'll be drafting QBT positions for next week tomorrow. Read, read, read and the enriched students should get crack-a-lackin on that paper.
See you tomorrow.
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