♪ 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 ♪ (bright upbeat music) - Good morning, Second Grade.

Welcome back to our PBS classroom.

My name is Mrs. Vang, I'm so excited to be here with you so that we can become amazing readers and writers.

Okay, I have another favorite book to share with you guys.

Well, actually these have become favorites but because all this week I'm gonna be featuring books that were recommended from the librarian at Pyle Elementary.

So thank you, Ms. Parker for recommending these books for us.

The first book or today's book is called Llama Destroys The World.

Isn't that an amazing book?

I thought so when I saw the cover, but did you know that if you wanted to see what the book was about?

You can open the book and on the inside if it has a jacket what we call a book jacket, it gives you a little bit about what the book is going to be about.

So it says here Lama has everything he needs for a great week, cake, love the most delicious variety, pants, made for dancing, a giant rip in his pants, what?

And it black hole, wait, what?

The end of the world that wasn't supposed to happen.

So just from reading that, I'm thinking what an interesting book.

I wanna keep reading to see what's gonna happen because the title was Llama Destroys The World.

Don't you think so?

Well, if you wanna check this book out to read, you can check on the Sora App.

If you have Sora, you can check at your County library or at your school library.

Remember this one came from Pyle Elementary.

So check it out and tell me what you think of the book.

Now, don't forget, you can also write to me and tell me what you're reading or learning.

You can use the address that you see below.

Tell me, or write me a letter and don't forget to include your home address or your return address.

And I'll send you one of these fun activity books.

Okay, and guess what?

They don't cost anything, all you have to do is write and send and give me your address so we can send it to you.

All right, awesome, okay, boys and girls.

Are you guys ready to get started?

Oh, I see, thumbs up good job.

Now this week is a little bit different because this is our, what we call our week six and our unit of learning.

So this week we're gonna be focusing on our writing 'cause you guys have become amazing readers.

Now we're gonna really focus on becoming amazing writers which I know you guys are becoming.

So today we're gonna focus on a grammar lesson, which we're gonna focus on, pronouns, mechanics, and we're gonna focus on quotation marks.

And then we're gonna go into our genre writing.

And this week we're focused on explanatory or what we call informational or informative essay.

Yeah, that's right, we're gonna be writing an explanatory essay this week.

So make sure that you are coming back every day so that you are getting each part of what we call the writing process, okay.

So we've a lot to learn, so let's get started.

Are you ready?

Awesome, so let's start with our grammar.

Now, remember grammar is important to learn because once we get into our revising this is where our grammar is really gonna come into play 'cause it's rereading and making sure that your sentence or your paragraph makes sense.

Okay?

And it's also going to, knowing grammar will help you in making your writing sound a lot better.

So today we are gonna be focusing on pronouns.

Now, what is a pronoun?

A pronoun takes the place of one or more nouns.

So the pronouns I, he, she, it and you, are what we call singular pronouns.

So here's my sentence.

Amy likes to help people.

Well, here's my noun, Amy, what can I replace Amy with?

'Cause when I'm writing, I don't wanna keep saying Amy, Amy, Amy, Amy, nope.

I can replace it with a pronoun, she, you see that?

Now the pronouns we, you and they, can take the place of a plural noun or a noun and a pronoun together.

So, here's some examples.

People vote in elections, well people, that's a plural noun.

Instead of saying people again, we can use a pronoun, they.

Connor and I here's a noun and a pronoun together, right?

Are good citizens, to replace Connor and I, 'cause there's two of them, we can use the pronoun we, we are good citizens, you see how that works?

Now, some pronouns refer to people or things that are not named.

So like everything can be a pronoun.

Okay?

Everything is in place.

Nobody wanted to go home, nobody can also be a pronoun, okay?

So let's practice working with some pronouns.

So, if we're writing and we're saying our class will have an election tomorrow instead of saying our class again, what can we say?

Here's our class, we can say, we or you.

If it's our, then we, will vote in the morning.

'Cause we includes you, okay?

Let's go onto the next one.

We will pick Jim or Sue to be the class leader, blank are both good choices.

Now in this sentence, we will pick and here are your choices, we're gonna pick Jim or Sue.

So that means our pronouns to match our nouns should be, they are both good choices, did you see that?

Good, let's keep going.

Number three says Sue helps clean the room after school.

That's right, here's my noun, Sue.

Instead of saying Sue again, do I say it or she is a good leader.

Good job, I heard you, she is a good leader, Good job.

Okay last one, Carrie and I will count the votes.

Blank will count them, or we or they will count them during recess.

Well, here at my nouns Carrie and I so is it gonna be we or they?

when I is included it's we, good job boys and girls.

So, as you're writing, make sure that your nouns are matching up to your pronouns.

'Cause we don't wanna use the same nouns over and over.

Now let's go into our mechanic and remember this week or today we're gonna be focusing on quotation marks.

And this is what we will look at when we start editing which is another part of the writing process.

'cause when we edit, we wanna check our mechanics to see if it is correct.

And today we're gonna focus on quotation marks.

So remember quotation marks set off the exact words a person says, we use quotation marks in the beginning and end of what a person says.

So here's an example.

Julie said, start quotation, okay she's gonna start talking.

I think we can clean up the playground, end quotation right?

Those are the words that are coming from her mouth.

So, let's practice with one ready?

This is, Josh asked, can you see the papers all over the playground?

What was he asking?

Right here we're gonna start the quotations.

Can you see the papers all over the, question is asking a question, and then we're gonna end it.

Do you see how I already have that ending quotation?

Don't forget we need a starting and ending quotation.

Let's just do one more ready?

Zach said, yes It looks very messy.

Now are we going to put quotations on Zach said?

No 'cause those are not the words coming out of his mouth.

We're gonna start quotation, yes, it looks very messy.

Don't forget our period, ending quotation.

You see how that works?

Awesome, boys and girls, and one last one quickly.

We should do something about it said Josh.

You see what it says, said, Josh, the words are coming out of his mouth, the words that he was talking though sentence actually should be, we should do something about it.

Start quotation, end quotation, all right.

So, as you're writing, when you're using quotations make sure you're using, we're starting with them and ending with them.

Okay.

So now let's go into our genre writing, for the week.

And this week we're gonna focus on explanatory essay.

So what is an exploratory essay?

Let's start with that.

Well, an explanatory essay, explains a topic clearly.

It provides facts and definitions related to the topic.

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

So when we are writing, we're gonna be using this graphic organizer to help us, right?

We're gonna think of a topic and then we need three details about that topic, okay.

And that's what makes an explanatory essay.

And then don't forget we also need that concluding sentence.

So as you're writing, I want you guys to think about what or how you should be writing.

So, I'm gonna put the rubric up here, right?

So the rubric is gonna help you 'cause this is what I wanna see in your writing when you are finished.

The highest scores will be called a four and that's what I call an excellent paper.

So how do I get an excellent paper?

Well, I'm gonna introduce a topic, thoroughly, I'm gonna develop ideas and I'm gonna use facts and definitions.

I'm gonna use a convincing factual tone.

I'm gonna develop ideas, express ideas clearly.

Use my linking words to organize ideas and include a strong concluding statement.

Now, if I don't do all of these, what we call our rubric then I might not get a four, I might get a three.

And if I don't do as much, then I might get a two or a one.

You guys see that?

So what I'm really looking for when I'm writing is I'm gonna really try to work for my four using or introducing a topic, thoroughly.

Developing ideas about it using facts and definition, okay.

I'm gonna really use convincing factual tone to develop ideas and express ideas clearly.

So what does that look like?

Well, let me give you what I like to call a mastery writing, because this Second Grader, Josh wrote this essay and he got a four on it, but this is what he did at the end of the school year, which we're getting closer, right?

So this is what I want you to be able to accomplish after practice.

Well, lots of practice with writing explanatory essay.

So, I'm gonna just quickly read it, quickly read it with me.

And I want you guys to think about that four rubric.

Did he include all of those statements that will get him a four?

He had a title called Theme Park for Everyone by Josh G. Kids love theme park.

A theme park is a place where people go on rides, watch shows and have fun.

People with special needs, can't always enjoy these parks though.

That is why Gordon Hartman opened Morgan's Wonderland in San Antonio, Texas.

This family fun park is made for everyone.

Gordon Hartman's daughter, Morgan has special needs.

One day she wanted to play with other kids in a pool.

However, she was not able to communicate and join them.

Gordon decided to build a park where everyone could have fun, enjoy rides and do outdoor activities.

At regular theme parks, people in wheelchairs can't enjoy most rides.

At Morgan's Wonderland, the rides are made for people with disability.

For example, people in wheelchairs can ride the carousel, a ride with horses that go up and down as the ride turns.

Another ride has special cars that anyone can drive.

People can also play and interact with others at the park.

A special sandbox allows people in wheelchairs to play in the sand.

There are even swings for people in wheelchairs to glide safely back and forth.

Morgan's Wonderland is a special place because it lets people with special needs have fun, like everyone else.

You guys see that?

Awesome, so this is what we call a four paper.

So boys and girls keep coming back.

'Cause this week we're gonna continue, and I'm gonna help you get that four paper writing.

All right, have a great day.

And I will see you back here tomorrow, bye bye.

♪ 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 ♪