Harvey's Elementary Grammar and Composition · Lesson 105 · Part 2: Part II: The parts of speech in full
78. Composition: vegetable products
Goal: Your child writes a description of a fruit or plant product following a plan.
You'll need
- The book, open to this lesson
- Paper and a pencil (or a slate)
What's in the book
Lesson 105 gives a plan for describing an apple and a general plan for other plant products (hay, starch, flour, paper and others), then asks for a composition on My Last Vacation.
The lesson, step by step
Review
Ask your child to parse "quickly" in "She ran quickly."
The plan
The book's plan for an apple: Form; Parts (peel, pulp, etc.); Color; Taste; Different kinds; Uses; how cider is made; Where found.
Look and taste
Cut an apple. Look at the peel, pulp, core and seeds. Taste it. Talk about each point of the plan.
Write
Write a paragraph for each point.
Another product
The book's general plan asks:
What part of the plant growth is it?
How procured and prepared for food or manufacture?
Choose one from the list (hay, straw, flour, paper, vinegar, an orange, a strawberry) for another day.
Use it today
The book asks for the first two sentences of a composition on My Last Vacation, with the verbs and adverbs parsed. Try it out loud at dinner.
Answers to the book's problems
Compositions will vary.
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