Category: English & History

Chapter 5- Active and Passive Voice and Verbs

Verbs, Active, and Passive   A verb can either be active or passive. When the verb is active then the subject of the sentence actually does something.   For example: Maria hit the ball out of the park. Michaela sang a song.   To… Continue Reading “Chapter 5- Active and Passive Voice and Verbs”

Chapter 4- Lesson 1- Verbals

Verbals   A verbal is just a label for something that has to do with a verb.   Verbal Phrases are phrases that begin with verbs. There are three types of Verbal Phrases:   Gerunds Participles Infinitives     Gerunds A gerund is a… Continue Reading “Chapter 4- Lesson 1- Verbals”

Chapter 2: Lesson 3: First Civilizations – 3500 BC -300 CE

Assyria The Assyrians occupied the north parts of Mesopotamia. This is what is now known as north of Iraq. Due to the land being attacked all the time, they decided to fight beforehand instead of just wait and defend. This made them great conquerors.… Continue Reading “Chapter 2: Lesson 3: First Civilizations – 3500 BC -300 CE”

Chapter 2: Lesson 3: Possessive Pronouns

Possessive Pronouns   A Possessive Pronoun shows that something belongs to someone. Examples of some can be as followed: Mine, Yours, His, Hers, Ours, and Theirs.   For instance:   The last piece of pizza is mine.   I think this dirty shirt is… Continue Reading “Chapter 2: Lesson 3: Possessive Pronouns”

Chapter 2: Lesson 2: Objective Pronouns

Objective Pronouns   An Objective Pronoun is a pronoun that takes the place of the object of a sentence.   The object of a sentence is the thing that happens to a sentence.   Examples:   Mary hit the gate.   The bride carried… Continue Reading “Chapter 2: Lesson 2: Objective Pronouns”

Chapter 2: Lesson 1: Subjective Pronouns

Pronouns   A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun (Person, place or a thing).   Examples:   Katy ran for class president. She can for class president.   “She” takes the place of “Katy”   The football players celebrated.… Continue Reading “Chapter 2: Lesson 1: Subjective Pronouns”

Chapter 2: Lesson 2: First Civilizations – 3500 BC -300 CE

Akkadia Akkadia was led by Kind Sargon for over 50 years. He is the first kind in history! King Sargon united some of the Sumerian cities discussed in the previous lesson but later on they fell under the ownership of Babylonia.   Babylon Babylonians… Continue Reading “Chapter 2: Lesson 2: First Civilizations – 3500 BC -300 CE”

Chapter 1: Lesson 2: The First Humans – The Neolithic Era

The first humans lived in what is called the Paleolithic Era. It is also known as the Stone Age. These people were hunters and they collected things they found. They moved from place to place in order to survive and divided chores between themselves… Continue Reading “Chapter 1: Lesson 2: The First Humans – The Neolithic Era”

Chapter 1: Lesson 1: The First Humans Prehistory

I  am going to start by talking about Historians. It is important to know this before we even begin to learn about the past. Historians are scholars that study the past by using whatever records they can find. For instance, they use historic art… Continue Reading “Chapter 1: Lesson 1: The First Humans Prehistory”