SMIC Patterns of Power Grades 1-5 (September 2024) by EKC

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Grade 2

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1. I can use nouns to show people, places, and things.

2. I can capitalize names.

3. I use singular nouns to show 1 person, place, or thing.

4. I use plural nouns to show more than one person, place, or thing.

5. I use verbs to show action

a. Tense tells time. (present, past and future tense)

b. I use past tense verbs to show that something has already happened.

6. My sentences have a subject and a verb.

7. I use adjectives to tell what kind and how many.

8. I use adverbs to show when something happens.

9. I use pronouns to stand in for nouns.

10. I use possessive pronouns to show ownership.

Grade 3

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Focus phrases

Plural Nouns

“I use plural nouns to show more than one person, place, or thing.”

Capitalize Names

“I capitalize names.”

Abstract Nouns

“I use abstract nouns to sum up big concepts.”

Present-Tense Verbs

“I use present-tense verbs to show what’s happening now.”

Past Tense

“I use past-tense verbs to show events that have already happened.”

Future Tense

“I add the word will before a verb to show that something will happen in the future.”

Reviewing Simple Sentences

“My sentences have a subject and a verb.”

Compound Sentences

“I join sentences with a comma and a so.”

Comparatives

“I use comparatives to compare two nouns (adjectives) or what two nouns do (adverb).”

Prepositional Phrases

“I use prepositional phrases to show where.”

Grade One

2024-09-18 08:15:42 UTC

I use end marks to help the reader. I start every sentence with a capital letter.

I use nouns to show people, places, and things.

I use verbs to show action. Tense tells time. I use present-tense verbs to show that something is happening now.

I use past-tense verbs to show that something has already happened.

I use future-tense verbs to show that something will happen.

My sentences have a subject and a verb.

I use adjectives to tell what kind.

I use a or an to tell how many, and the to tell which one.

I use pronouns to stand in for nouns.

I use possessive pronouns to show ownership.

Unit 1 Unit Focus Focus Phrase

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Grade 3

1 Plural Nouns “I use plural nouns to show more than one person, place, or thing.”

2 Capitalize Names “I capitalize names.”

3 Abstract Nouns “I use abstract nouns to sum up big concepts.”

4 Present-Tense Verbs “I use present-tense verbs to show what’s happening now.”

5 Past Tense “I use past-tense verbs to show events that have already happened.”

6 Future Tense “I add the word will before a verb to show that something will happen in the future.”

7 Reviewing Simple Sentences “My sentences have a subject and a verb.”

8 Compound Sentences “I join sentences with a comma and a so.”

9 Comparatives “I use comparatives to compare two nouns (adjectives) or what two nouns do (adverb).”

10 Prepositional Phrases “I use prepositional phrases to show where.”

Grade 4 Patterns of Power: Focus Phrases

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1. I use prepositions to tell when or where, or to add details

2. My sentences have a subject and a verb

3. I use and to combine two subjects into one sentence

4. I use and to join two actions in a sentence

5. I use a comma and an and to join two sentences

6. I use a comma and one of the FANBOYS to join sentences

7. I use adverbs to tell how often

8. I use adverbs to tell how much

9. I use as to open a sentence or to add detail to a sentence

10. I finish my thought so I don’t leave my reader hanging; I use a comma to separate an opener from the rest of the sentence

Expected Prerequisite Skills/Abilities

• Capitalization of proper nouns

• Possessives

• Quotes around dialogue

• Ending punctuation marks

Grade 5

2024-09-18 08:22:11 UTC

Lesson Set 1 – “I capitalize abbreviations, initials, acronyms, and organizations.”
Lesson Set 2 – “When I start a sentence with an AAAWWUBBIS word, I’ll probably need a comma."
Lesson Set 3 – “When I start a sentence with an AAAWWUBBIS word, I’ll probably need a comma."
Lesson Set 10 - “I use conjunctive adverbs to transition between ideas.”
Lesson Set 4 – “When I start a sentence with an AAAWWUBBIS word, I’ll probably need a comma."
Lesson Set 5 - I use verbs to show action and to tell it like it is: are, was, were, be, been, and am.
Lesson Set 8 - “I use prepositions to tell when or where, or to add details.”
Lesson 14.1 – “I compare two things using -er or more. Never Both.”
Lesson 6 - “I use consistent verb tense to make meaning for my reader.”
Lesson 11.2 – “I make sure my verbs match my nouns”