McGuffey Second Reader s speech, literary devices, and grammar Created Spelling and notebooks 1 -mb ending Comma after intro- Spelling note- I, II, III, IV reason Book, pages 60-66 Introduction to cursive writing Plural nouns and verbs ductory element Complete sentence includes a subject/ predicate, a capital Silent B words letter at the begin- ning and an end mark 2 Common and Verbs (show action) V, VI, VII Book, pages 67-73 proper nouns Past tense verbs with Note choice and Pronouns an ed ending A verb shows action, Past tense verbs Overused verbs accountability links the subject with the predicate, or Compound helps other verbs 3 Personification VIII, IX, X, XI passion and enthusiasm Book, page 74-81 Key word outlines Quotation Marks direct quotes Subject/verb order Note Spelling Long/short vowel sounds 4 Singular and plural XII, XIII, XIV wisdom and Book, page 83-88 Prefixes: RE Proper nouns and Subject/verb agreement Note Plural nouns health Pronouns may take the place of a noun Article adjectives: a, an, the Prefix: RE
capi- Reader s talization and notebooks 5 Comma XV, XVI, XVII, Book, page 91-100 Speed Reading Verb tense Note XVIII, XIX Choosing Possessive noun adjectives -ing verbs goodness and (apostrophes) (gerunds, infini- kindness tives, present tense) 6 XX, XXI Book, pgs 100-103 Alphabetize words Simple Subjects: Note Keyword Outlines Nouns,, Subject Stories about Whales Summarizing references Speed Reading nouns of direct address Object Pronouns Demonstrative Copy work Types of Cursive Overused Verbs 7 Pronouns Proverbs XXII, XXIII, XXIV s for Life Book, pages 104-108 Copy work Cursive Adding ful suffix Changing Y to I when adding an ending Present and past tense verbs Simple Predicates Metaphors Note Confusing verbs 8 Adding ful suffix note- XXV, XXVI, XXVII Book, pgs 109-111 Two I s cannot be Adjectives modify Copy work next to one another nouns Quality adjectives Deeper lessons Cursive Library and Inter- in English words Metaphors Adding an adjective suffix net searching skills
McGuffey Sec- ond Reader s and writing skills notebooks 9 Book, AL prefix Semi-colon, dash, XVIII, XIX, XXX page 112-114 and italics Wisdom and Possessive reverence for pronoun adjectives Possessive God pronoun adjectives 10 Book, -LY suffix Adverbs XXXI, XXXII, page 115-116 Interjections XXXIII The Law of the Oral reading Adverbs Harvest Story sequence charts 11 Book, Suffixes Prepositions XXXIV, XXXV, pages 117-123 Recall detail from And XXXVI a reading Prepositional Preposition chart The Joy of selection phrases Learning Story sequence charts 12 Book, Understand literal Predicate nouns note- XXXVII, XXXVIII, reference pages and figurative XXXIX, XL meaning Include stories in Adding a suffix: reports and articles Adding a suffix: Choosing good -ing, -ish, -ly to add interest -ing, -ly, -ish daily Group dramatizations 13 Book, Past tense verbs Complete subjects XLI, XLII, XLIII homonyms pages 128- Complete predi- 131 -ed suffix cates Past tense verbs calm Proper letter form Irregular past Very short sen- tense verbs tences
Reader s notebooks 14 Irregular verbs Types of XLIV, XLV, XLVI, Book: sentences: XLVII Reference section Suffix: -able Declarative Vowel and conso- Interrogative nant suffixes - Nobility of Man Writing a story Exclamatory est, -ous, -able, -ment 15 Irregular verbs note- XLVIII, XLIX, L Reading a dialogue Paragraph Prefixes structure Prefixes mis, pro, The Golden Rule Stories with a moral dis, im, sur, al, be Writing from pictures 16 Irregular verbs Helping verbs note- LI, LII, LIII, LIV, Writing an essay Vowel suffix: Verb tense: LV -ion, -able present, future, Helping verbs The Creation: Evidence of past, past participle Verb tense present, future, God s Love past, past partici- 17 Quality adjectives Possessives LV, LVI, LVII Determine mean- ing of words from Demonstrative Dare to do Right context clues Prefixes: al, in, ex, un, be, mis 18 Rhyming words Sacred note- LVIII, LIX, LXII, Reading poetry Vowel suffix: -ion LXIII Writing poetry Suffix: -ion Rhythms and Sacred Rhymes
Reader s notebooks 19 Adjective endings Placement of LX, LXI, LXIV, Storytelling ous quotation marks LXV Adverbs ly Apostrophes and Prefixes: dis, en, Stories to teach Confusing verbs: contractions be, re morals and lie and lay Common values contractions 20 English words do LXVI, LXVII, LXVIII, LXIX The Power of Wisdom and Order Group dramatizations Anecdotes within an article not end in the letters I, U, V, or J Adding suffixes: doubling last consonant or dropping the e Suffixes and prefixes Adding suffix: -ous, -ing, -ive Adding prefix: de, ex, al, im, con, re 21 Prefixes: LXX, LXXI, LXXII Reading a dialogue Be, re, dis, be, de, Possessives discernment com, ex, in Commas Prefixes: be, re, dis, be, de, com, ex, in 22 English words do Introduction to note- LXXIII, LXXIV, LXXV, LXXVI Remaining Ballads not end in the letters I, U, V, or J Greek and Latin roots steadfast and meek
Reader s notebooks 23 LXXVII, LXXVIII determination Rhyming Using commas with dates Capitalization for days, weeks, months 24 Greek and Latin LXXIX, LXXX, Poetry Refrain Roots LXXXI, LXXXII Reflection and Narrative and prayer poems Change 25 Greek and Latin note- LXXXIII, LXXXIV, Roots LXXXV Gratitude and Memorization Reverence