>>http://www.homeschoolchristian.com/Curriculum/Grammar.html
>>
>>Suggestion #2: Teaching Types of Sentences
>>Goal To identify the 4 types of sentences easily ... declarative,
>>interrogative, imperative, exclamatory
>>First, explained that there were 4 different types of sentences and that
>>you will conquor one type of sentence at a time.
>>Declarative: In a southern belle voice accompanied with appropriate
>>mannerisms (e.g., fluttering eye lashes, etc.), The student will say,
>>"Why I do declare ..." and then give an example of a declarative
>>sentence. Go through readers, books that are currently being read for
>>fun, etc. Every time someone comes across a declarative sentence, they
>>have to say in a southern belle voice with the accompanying mannerims,
>>"Why I do declare ... ", say the sentence and (still in a southern belle
>>voice/mannerisms) say it was a declarative sentence. If they missed any
>>part of this process, it doesn't count & it now becomes a race to see who
>>can do this process first.
>>Interrogatory: Please to remember, many grew up with a lot of WWII movies
>>where Nazi's were interrogating prisoners to find out information. Ja!
>>With this in mind, again search or come up with our own sentences.
>>(Realize, of course, that you can race each other to come up with
>>sentences!). The Interrogatory sentences, in order to count, have to be
>>done in a German accent, a click of the heels, & in a very stern voice
>>saying "This ist an interrogatory sentence ...). (I hope this does not
>>offend anyone --- again, many grew up with WWII movies). Again, if your
>>children missed any part of this process, it doesn't count & it now
>>becomes a race to see who can do this process first.
>>Imperative: For this type of delightful sentence, explain that kings &
>>queens used imperative sentences (ok, so this might be stretching, but it
>>works). One family we know of purchased cheap tiara-type crowns around
>>Reformation Day (aka halloween). Whenever a child ran across an
>>imperative sentence in their reading, they had to quickly: put on the
>>crown, put the left hand on their waist, point with their right finger,
>>look down their nose, stand on the kitchen chair & say the sentence in an
>>imperious voice. If any one of these things were missing, it didn't count
>>& the race was on.
>>Exclamatory: Explain to your children what silent movies were like (i.e.,
>>over dramatic, over done sign language, etc.) Have your children over
>>emphasize gestures of joy, fear, excitement, anger, etc., but add in an
>>appropriate voice --- whatever the sentence called for.
>>Recommendations: Upon completing 2 types of sentences and each time
>>thereafter, test your children from the books they are reading to
>>identify each sentence as it comes along. As your children learn all four
>>sentences, it becomes a total riot listening to them read a paragraph as
>>they will first read one sentence in the paragraph in their normal
>>speaking voice and, then, re-read the sentence with its proper accent and
>>gestures. This process becomes absolutely hilarious!
"The game is not what things "look like". The game is organizing, as accurately and with as deep discrimination as one can, states of feeling." - Robert Motherwell