(guitar strumming) ♪ Good morning to a brand new day ♪ ♪ Time to learn and games to play ♪ ♪ Learning things is so much fun ♪ ♪ Learning is good for everyone ♪ (guitar strumming) (bright music) (mouth whistles) - Good morning, second grade!

Welcome back.

My name is Mrs. Vang and I'm so excited to have you join me so that we can become amazing readers and writers.

And I know you guys are becoming amazing readers and amazing writers.

Remember this week, we're gonna be focusing on our becoming amazing writers.

We'll be working on those writing skills.

But before we do that, let's start with another book that I wanna share with you, guys.

This is a book called "Your Alien Returns".

Have you read this book?

I haven't, but thanks to Ms. Parker, the librarian at PIO who's recommending all these books for us this week.

I got a chance to read it and "Boy Was It Funny".

Now remember, if you wanna read what a book is about, you can sometimes look at the back of the book or if it has a book jacket like this one.

It's sometimes will give you a little bit or tells you a little bit about what the book is going to be about.

So in this case it says, "When you least expect it, "something special will get your attention.

"Your alien will be back.

"He will invite you over for a play date.

"You will have fun on your alien's planet "until you feel little alienated.

"Can your out of this world best friend "help you feel at home?"

I don't know.

So does that sound like a book you'll wanna read?

If it does, make sure that you are checking this book out on Sora.

If you have that Sora app at your County Library or at your school library, especially if you go to PIO, that's where this book came from, all right?

And make sure you guys are reading so that we can see which school in Fresno Unified will show up in our top five store countdown.

All right?

So make sure you guys are checking those books and reading because I know you guys are amazing readers.

All right?

And don't forget boys and girls, you can also write to me here in our PBS classroom and tell me what you're learning.

Tell me what books you are reading.

You see address that you see on the screen and don't forget to include your home address and or what we call your return address so I can send you one of these awesome fun activity books.

Do you have one?

You don't?

We'll, make sure you will write into me or you can also email me and I'll send this book out to you.

All right?

Awesome.

Okay.

Are ready to become amazing writers which I know you guys are becoming?

Thumbs up.

Awesome.

So today, we're gonna focus on our grammar and we're gonna be focusing on our pronouns which we did yesterday.

Remember, pronoun replaces a noun.

We're also gonna be working on our mechanics which is words that ends with self and selves using those correctly.

And then, we're going to our drama writing.

In this week, we are focusing on explanatory essay.

Okay, are you guys ready?

Awesome job!

Remember, we need to make that brain strong so that we can become smart.

You're right.

You guys are so smart.

Okay, let's get started.

So for grammar, yesterday we talked about a pronoun.

We know that pronouns replaces a noun.

Today, I'm gonna focus on the pronouns "me" and "us" and the pronoun "I" Okay?

So the pronouns "me" and "us" can be used in the predicate part of the sentence.

So when you write a sentence, right?

Remember, you have a subject and you have the predicate.

The subject is "to who?"

The predicate is the "did what?"

or "is what?"

So if you in the predicate, which is the end of your sentence, the "did what?"

Then, we're gonna use the pronouns "me" and "us".

Right?

So here's my-- so here's some examples.

Jake works with me.

So ask yourself, who?

Jake, that's your subject.

What does he do?

He works with me.

That's my predicate and that's why we use "me" at the end.

He asked us to help.

Again, who?

He, that's my subject.

Asked us to help us, my predicate.

So that's what I use "us" in the predicate.

Now, we're going to name ourself last when we're talking about yourself and another person.

So remember, when you're on the subject and you're saying, it's Molly and you or Molly and I, we always name ourself last.

I don't say, "I and Molly."

Okay?

One of those grammatical rules that we need to remember when we're writing.

And this was one thing that my second grade boys and girls always forget.

Boys and girls, when you writing the pronoun "I", it always has to have a capital letter because it's a word.

Okay?

So now that we know how to use "me" and "us" and "I" correctly, let's practice with these sentences.

Ready?

It says, "Write I, me, we or us to complete each sentence."

So (humming) am working with Tyler, Jake, and Robin.

Well, is it in the subject or in the predicate?

It's asking for in the subject and so is it, "We am working?"

No, that doesn't makes sense.

Would it be, "I am working?"

Yes, that makes sense.

And don't forget, I, by itself, they say capital letter.

Good job!

I heard you (sighs).

Okay, let's keep going.

Number two says, "Tyler asked (humming) to help him."

Okay.

So can I say, "Tyler asked I to help him?"

No, that doesn't makes sense, right?

Because Tyler is in my subject, asked (humming) to help him.

That's my predicate.

So what can I use?

Tyler asked me to help him.

You see that?

Good.

Okay, let's keep going.

Robin and (humming) found the pictures.

Okay.

Remember, when you're talking about Robin and yourself, you always use "I" at the end, right?

So Robin and I found the pictures.

How are you doing?

Good.

Okay, last one.

Liam is working with (humming), too.

Okay, Liam is working with "us" is the correct pronoun because it's in the predicate of my sentence and that makes sense.

How did you do?

Good job.

So when you are writing, make sure that you were using our grammar rules correctly with the pronouns "me", "us" and "I".

Okay.

Let's go into our mechanics, right?

This is making sure our sentence looks and reads correctly.

So today, we're gonna be focusing on this.

This is some pronouns in the predicate tells an action that a subject does for-- or the subject does to itself.

So the ending -self is used for a singular pronoun.

Here's my example.

I helped myself to some mashed potatoes.

Mom made them herself.

Okay?

The ending -selves, you see that with the V-E-S?

Is used for plural pronouns.

Fred and Dave-- See there's two of them, served themselves.

We, which is more than one, cleaned the kitchen ourselves.

Okay?

So let's practice using "self" and "selves" in sentences.

It says, "He typed the report."

And it if it's he, that's by himself so he typed the report himself.

All right?

Good job.

Now, my brother and I make (humming) snack after-- or snacks after school.

So now, we have "My brother and I."

That's more than one.

So, "My brother and I make snack...

ourselves."

My brother and I make ourselves snacks after school.

How does that look?

Awesome!

So when you are writing, boys and girls, in your writing, make sure when you're using the "self" or "selves", make sure you're using it correctly.

Okay.

Now, let's go into our general writing.

Remember this week, we were focused on explanatory essay so let me get my poster here to help us.

What is an explanatory essay?

Well, it's an essay that explains a topic clearly.

Okay?

So when you're writing, make sure you're picking a topic that you know or you have researched because you're gonna have to provide facts and definitions related the topic.

Okay?

And it uses linking words to connect ideas and it ends with a concluding statement or a section.

So... And yes, I showed you guys what a four paper would look like cause that's what we're looking for.

Right?

A four paper is an excellent paper.

So to do that, we're gonna go through the writing process.

I'm gonna quickly show you what the writing process is.

And this is something that we always go through when we are writing.

Right?

So today, we're gonna be working on the prewrite.

The prewriting is just a brainstorming, organizing our ideas, or we're gonna be planning our writing so we're not writing anything yet.

We're just getting all of our ideas down.

Now to help with my prewriting, I'm going to have a graphic organizer to help me and here's my graphic organizer.

All it does is it have the topic that I wanna write about.

And then I'm gonna add three details.

Again, provides facts and definitions related to my topic.

So I was helping a student and guess what?

This is their graphic organizer that they made.

So Lisa was writing and she says she want to write about green roofs.

And I went, "Okay, great topic."

She knew a lot about green roofs so that's our main topic.

And then, we were thinking about details about green roofs.

And then she gave me some great details.

She said that green roofs are covered with live plants so they're not just color and green.

They're called green roofs because they're covered with live plants.

And I went, "That's a great detail."

Did it relate to her topic?

Yes, it did.

And then she also told me cause she was researching cause she knows about green roofs.

She said that there are many benefits like keeping the building cool and it saves an electricity.

And so I thought and so we-- and when I asked her, "Does that fact relate to your topic?"

Yes, it does.

And so, we were thinking of a third detail.

And so she said, "Well, did you know "that the green roofs give animals a place "to live and it helps the environment?"

And I went, "That's a really good facts about green roofs."

So now that we have all of our facts on our topic down, the next step would be for Lisa to draft.

So I'm gonna pull my writing.

Writing process back again.

So now, she's gonna get ready to draft her writing.

Okay?

So what does drafting mean?

You're gonna use your sentences and your paragraph.

You're gonna write your first copy.

Right?

Now, after we write our first copy, we're gonna go to revising and our editing, remember?

That's how we really learning those grammar to really focus on reading the sentences to make sure that our paragraph makes sense.

And then we're gonna add, remove or change to make it better.

Revising is fixing our spelling errors, capitalization and punctuation.

That's how we work with mechanics.

And then finally, we're gonna get to publishing, which is typing or writing a final copy.

We're gonna be as neat as possible and then we get to share.

So right now, we are on the prewriting.

We're just getting all of our ideas down.

Okay?

So at home-- Yesterday, didn't have time.

I forgot to share with you, guys.

I wanted you guys to think about a topic that you wanna write about.

Today, I want you to start your graphic organizer with a topic and add your facts.

Now if you need to research your details or your facts, make sure that you were researching so that they are factual facts.

Right?

We're not writing opinion but we're giving details and facts to a topic.

All right?

So don't forget to come back tomorrow because we're gonna go onto our next step in a writing process and we're gonna draft this essay that Lisa's gonna write now that she has her topic and her details.

All right?

And then, we're gonna continue working on our grammar and mechanics so that when we work on our revising and our editing, it will all come together.

All right?

You guys are doing such a great job.

Boys and girls, have a great day learning.

I'll see you back here in our PBS classroom tomorrow.

Okay?

And don't forget, if you're reading a good book, make sure that you are writing to me and letting me know all about it.

All right?

Have a great day.

Bye-bye.

(guitar strumming) ♪ Good morning to a brand new day ♪ ♪ Time to learn and games to play ♪ ♪ Learning things is so much fun ♪ ♪ Learning is good for everyone ♪ (guitar strumming)