This is the lesson from 12 November 2018.

Lesson

Lesson of Monday, November 12, 2018
Third Week, Day Eight

English

Sentences

Sentences are built like this:

Sentence

Subject	Predicate
Noun	Verb
Adjectives	Adverbs

Parts of Speech

Nouns

Nouns are things. Nouns can be classified as: Noun, Proper Noun, Pronoun.

Nouns are just name a thing like desk, door, floor. Proper Nouns name a specific person or thing. Examples of Proper Nouns: Tom, Jane, Lynn-They are proper nouns because they list a specific person.

Adjectives describe nouns.
Verbs are action words.
Adverbs describe verbs.

Prepositions

Prepositions link nouns to other words. Examples of prepositions are: to, or, in, with.

Conjunctions

Conjunctions are words that link words, phrases, and clauses. They are also used sometimes to link two sentences together to make one sentence. Examples of conjunctions are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

Interjections

Interjections are words that are not necessary to the meaning of a sentence, but express the emotion of the writer. They can stand alone or be part of a sentence. Examples of interjections are: Ouch! Okay. Hey. Oh.

Handwriting

Practice handwriting so you can get faster.

Math

Fractions

A fraction is one number over the other like this:

Number	Numerator and Denominator	Result
5	is the numerator	Smaller than 1.
7	is the denominator	Smaller than 1.

3	is the numerator	Smaller than 1.
8	is the denominator	Smaller than 1.

Notice that if the numerator is larger the fraction is greater than (>) 1. Some fractions may be reduced as the one above has been.

New Mathematical Symbols

< means less than as in 2 < 4
> means greater than as in 4 > 2
sometimes used to indicate multiplication instead of x
/ division
÷ division
() grouping symbols
[] grouping symbols
{} indicating a set of numbers or things
π pi equals approximately 3.14159265… which is an unending number and is the circumference of a circle of 1 unit
∞ infinity
≠ not equal to
≤ less than or equal to
≥ greater than or equal to
square root
) ¯¯¯ long division sign

Multiplication Tables

Study the multiplication tables and addition tables on the dining room table.

Reading Comprehension

Read the following story. Identify nouns, pronouns, proper nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, interjections, prepositions and conjunctions. Then guess the theme of the story.

The Owl and The Swan

Text source is at http://www.english-for-students.com/the-owl-and-the-swan.html

Once there were two friends Jan the owl and Sam the swan. Sam was the king of the swans. But Jan was an ordinary owl. He was afraid to let Sam know that he was a poor owl. So, he told Sam that he was also a king and also had subjects. Every day the owl would fly to the pond where the swan lived. One day as usual, Jan flew to the pond to meet his friend. “Good morning Sam, how are you today?” he asked.

“Good morning my friend, I am fine. Just caught up with the usual work of a king – solving disputes among my subjects,” replied Sam. Just then, one of Sam’s subjects came up to him and whispered something in his ear. “Oh!” exclaimed Sam. “Jan, please give me a moment. I have to settle another dispute between two of my subjects.”

“Very well Sam,” answered the owl. “I will wait right here.” After Sam left to find his subjects, Jan thought to himself, “If Sam comes to know that I am just an ordinary owl, he will stop being my friend. I have to impress him.” As Jan was flying through the woods in search of food, he saw a camp of soldiers and their commander. He suddenly got an idea. He flew back to the pond and called Sam. “I want you to visit my kingdom,” invited the owl. “One day I will surely visit your kingdom Jan,” answered Sam the swan.

“Not someday,” urged Jan. “You should come today. I come to meet you every day.” Sam agreed and the owl took the swan to the place where the soldiers had camped. “This is my kingdom and these are my subjects,” said Jan to Sam proudly. Sam knew that Jan was no king. But he did not want to hurt his poor foolish friend’s feelings. “Wow!” exclaimed Sam.

“Are your soldiers getting ready to move?” “No! How could they without my permission?” The Owl flew over the camp hooting aloud “Ho – hoo!” The commander heard the owl and said, “An owl is hooting. It’s a bad omen. We will have to postpone our march.” The next day Jan and Sam came to the same place. Just as the army got ready to move. Jan hooted again. The army stopped again. On the third day again, Jan hooted just as the commander mounted his horse. “Oh, this omen maker! Will someone take care of him?” shouted the commander angrily.

“This time my poor friend has gone too far,” thought Sam the swan to himself. A soldier stepped forward and shot an arrow at the owl perched on a branch. But Jan spotted the arrow and swiftly flew away. Sam who had been next to Jan did not see the arrow coming. The arrow hit Sam and he died. “Oh, my foolishness has caused the death of my good friend,” thought Jan bitterly to himself. He decided never to lie about his position in the world again.

Themes

What is the most likely theme of this story?

Birds fly over people even if they are the army
You shouldn’t pretend to be something you are not
Even birds have friends
None of the above

Social Studies

Geography

Geography and World History

Geography is the study of Earth’s physical features and of human activity as it affects these features. The word geography comes from the Greek language and means “to describe Earth’s surface”. The study of geography has two major branches. Physical geography focuses on the processes and patterns of physical features such as air, water, and land forms. The other major branch of geography is human geography. Human geography studies interactions between people and environments in order to explain the nature of these interactions, why they happen and how they affect the population.

The Ten Amendments of the U.S. Constitution

The constitution provides for changing times with a process of amendment, or change. The first ten amendments, called the Bill of Rights, are:

The Ten Amendments
First Amendment	Religious and political freedom
Second Amendment	The right to bear arms
Third Amendment	No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law
Fourth Amendment	Protection against unreasonable search and seizure
Fifth Amendment	The right of accused persons to due process of law
Sixth Amendment	The right to a speedy trial
Seventh Amendment	The right to a jury trial in civil cases
Eight Amendment	Protection against cruel and unusual punishment
Ninth Amendment	The rights of the people to powers that may not be spelled out in the Constitution
Tenth Amendment	The rights of the people and thus states to powers not otherwise given to the federal government, states, or people

Questions

Answer the following questions:
1. Which two amendments provide for change over time and change in American life.
2. The First and Second amendments.
3. The Fifth and Sixth amendments
4. The Third and Fourth amendments
5. The Ninth and Tenth amendments
6. The Seventh and Eighth amendments
A family forced by the Army to house and feed soldiers could appeal that decision based on which amendment.
1. Second amendment
2. Third amendment
3. Sixth amendment
4. Ninth amendment
5. Tenth amendment

Credits

This lesson was originally made with LibreOffice Writer by John M. Harpster.
Formatted with Notepad++ for space removal.
This was made and published to PDF with LibreOffice Writer and Microsoft Word by John T. Harpster.

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