Edit the Paragraph Below

4th Grade Editing

Week of March 24

Edit the paragraph below

1. i love to eat at the park it is fun i also like to run at the park it is fun to watch the

birds fly in the trees while i swing i think the park is the best part of spring

2. WRITING Follow the directions below!

1. Read the article below

2. Write a summary

Achoo! by Cynthia Sherwood

Achoo! We all sneeze sometimes. Sneezing is a reflex that your body does automatically. that means you cannot make yourself sneeze or stop one once it has started. When you sneeze, your body is trying to get rid of bad things in your nose, such as bacteria. You have extra germs when you have a cold, so sneeze a lot more. You might also sneeze when you smell pepper!

Inside your nose, there are hundreds of tiny hairs. These hairs filter the air you breathe. Sometimes dust and pollen find their way through these hairs and bother your nasal passages. The nerves in the lining of your nose tell your brain that something is invading your body.

Your brain, lungs, nose, mouth and the muscles of your upper body work together to blow away the invaders with a sneeze. When you sneeze, germs from your nose get blown into the air. Using a tissue or "sneezing into your sleeve" captures most of these germs. It is very important to wash your hands after you sneeze into them, especially during cold and flu season.

Do you ever sneeze when you walk into bright sunlight? Some people say that happens to them often. Scientists believe the UV rays of the sun irritate the nose lining of these people so they sneeze.

If someone nearby sneezes, remember to tell them "Gesundheit!" That is a funny-looking word which is pronounced "gezz-oont-hite". It is the German word that wishes someone good health after sneezing.

Write one paragraph summarizing the information you read about sneezing.

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3. WRITING Follow the directions! Write one paragraph describing your least favorite activity. Highlight the adjectives!

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4. Label all of the parts of speech then use them in a sentence

wildly when joke Rosie was into her hand giggling Isla told a silly

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5. Answer the question, be sure you RESTATE THE QUESTION!

What is the hardest thing you have ever done? Explain why it was hard.

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7. Relative Pronouns

A relative pronoun introduces a dependent clause that modifies (gives more information about) a word, phrase, or idea in the independent clause.

The most common relative pronouns are: who whom whose that which

Underline the relative clause in each sentence. Circle the relative pronoun that introduces the clause.

a. The book that I got from the library is due tomorrow.

b. My father, whom I respect, congratulated me on a job well done.

c. I am always frustrated by people who talk while watching a movie.

d. The store no longer sold the computer that I wanted.

e. We walked past the church in which I was baptized.

8. Use the WORD OF THE WEEK in a sentence and write in the part of speech

Logical ______

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Part of Speech ______

9.Tell what the below quote means.

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends with them?

~Abraham Lincoln ~

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Spelling B 71-75

-atch, -itch, -otch, -etch

stitch, notch, sketch, pitch, match, catch,

-ch

pinch, punch, reach, porch

Write what each morphograph means

un=______mis=______

re=______ing=______

est=______less=______

ness=______able=______

ed=______pre=

Write each morphograph on the line

report______portable______

unworkable______roughness______

untrusting______unbreakable______

Write the meaning of each word

valueless______valuing______

valuable______quietness______

misjudge______valued______

helped______darkness______

workable______restless______

unhappy______misspell______

Add the morphographs together to make words

pre+taught______

cure+able______

stage+ing______

shame+less______

Write the sentences you hear on the lines below.

1.______

2.______

3.______

Fill in the blanks with the below words:

feet feat where right wood meet meat write

1. He performed a daring ______of strength.

2. ______did you put the pencil?

3. He will ______a story about his life.

4. This ______is very hard.

5. Let's ______before school.

6. The opposite or wrong is ______.

7. He does not eat ______, he is a vegetarian.

8. They are burning ______in the fireplace.

Spelling Words

wood meet darkness hoping preview search switch reviewed freshest useless brushing teach writing lunch racing stitch sketch wondering remark match children judge round several misspelling

5th Grade Editing

Week of March 24

Edit the paragraph below

1. the best part of spring is no mud i hate mud mom mom also hates mud she says

take off your shoes your tracking! other than that I think spring is ok

2. WRITING Follow the directions below!

1. Read the article below

2. Write a summary

Achoo! by Cynthia Sherwood

Do you ever sneeze when you walk into bright sunlight? Some people say that happens to them often. Scientists believe the UV rays of the sun irritate the nose lining of these people so they sneeze.

If someone nearby sneezes, remember to tell them "Gesundheit!" That is a funny-looking word which is pronounced "gezz-oont-hite". It is the German word that wishes someone good health after sneezing.

Write one paragraph summarizing the information you read about sneezing.

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3. Describe the ugliest thing you have ever seen. HIGHLIGHT YOUR DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE (WORD CHOICE)

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4.Read the word. Think of a word of synonyms and antonyms for the boring word

stop

Synonyms______

Antonyms______

5. Choose the correct transitions in the sentences below

however in short in other words in any case in fact as a result

I enjoy going to the park. ______it is one of my favorite places to go. ______, after it rains, it is kind of messy. ______I get really muddy. ______I get mud all over my clothes. ______the park is a fun place; unless it rains.

6. Books are better than TV! A book is unique even though many read the same copy, each person imagines the elements of the book differently. Books are a source of entertainment that can REALLY be paused. You can put down a book wherever/whenever you want. Not so with devices or televisions. Books have no reruns unless you yourself decided that yes, I want to visit that adventure again. A book that you read will ALWAYS be in 3-D without any glasses or special theater or television. You imagine all the images in your head in living color! Reading creates connections between absolute strangers. Sharing the interest and passion of a book creates camaraderie and friendship because you have something in common. Books also take you to places that of course you would never go. They create imaginary worlds and take us on adventures simply with the cracking of a book spine. In conclusion, books are the best exploration when it comes to any kind of entertainment that the world has to offer.

Do you agree or disagree? Explain why.

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7. Poetry

a. Read the following excerpt and answer the question you find after the poem.

Cynthia in the Snow

by Gwendolyn Brooks What type of Figurative Language is being used?

It SHUSHES. ______

It hushes

The loudness in the road.

It flitter-twitters,

And laughs away from me...

b. Write your own poem using personification!

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8. Use the WORD OF THE WEEK in a sentence and write in the part of speech

Logical ______

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Part of Speech ______

9.Tell what the below quote means.

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends with them?

~Abraham Lincoln ~

Spelling- P11-15

a. Write the meaning for:

re______un______est______

less______mis______ness______

able______pre______er______

ly______de______ful______

en______age______al______

b. Write the meaning of each word

lightly______coldly______

quietly______define______

delight______depart______

passage______wreckage______

rental______verbal______

formal______

c. Final e Rule- When a word ends in an e and you add a morphograph that begins with a vowel letter, you must drop the final e.

quote+ing= ______care+less=______

ripe+est=______like+ness=______

stage+ing=______choke+ing=______

fine+est=______sore+ness=______

d. CVC RULE- Double the final consonant when a short word (4 letters or fewer) ends consonant-vowel-consonant and the next morphograph begins with a vowel

run+er=______author+ing=______

sad+ly=______sad+est=______

swim+ing=______mad+ly=______

stop+ed=______farm+er=______

e. Break these words back into morphographs

thoughtlessly______lighten______

departed______straighten______

delightful______unequally______

f. What is the difference between the two words?

Clothes & Close ______

g. Write the correct word in each blank

clothes here feat write feet hear close right

I will write the ______answer on the line.

Please______the door when you leave.

Can you ______the music?

His boots keep his ______warm.

I will ______these words on paper.

He performed an act of great skill and we called it a daring ______.

Bill will come ______tomorrow.

We will wear extra ______because it is cold outside.

h. Write the sentences on the lines below

1.______

2.______

Spelling Study List

clothes close package delightful biggest soreness helpful thoughtful

choice person sailboat unlikely school choking final sketch

mistake fitness lightly different running stopped quietly wreck

hopelessly

6th Grade Editing

Week of March 24

1. Edit the paragraph below

school is almost over yeah i am extremely excited to go on vacation this summer my family will see the

grand canoyn it is really deep hopefully no one falls in

2. Poetry

a. Read the following excerpt and answer the questions.

PAUL REVERE’S RIDE- Part 2
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A hurry of hoofs in a village street,
A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark,
And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing, a spark
Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet;
That was all! And yet, through the gloom and the light,
The fate of a nation was riding that night;
And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight,
Kindled the land into flame with its heat.
He has left the village and mounted the steep,
And beneath him, tranquil and broad and deep,
Is the Mystic, meeting the ocean tides;
And under the alders that skirt its edge,
Now soft on the sand, now loud on the ledge,
Is heard the tramp of his steed as he rides.
It was twelve by the village clock
When he crossed the bridge into Medford town.
He heard the crowing of the cock,
And the barking of the farmer’s dog,
And felt the damp of the river fog,
That rises after the sun goes down.
It was one by the village clock,
When he galloped into Lexington.
He saw the gilded weathercock
Swim in the moonlight as he passed,
And the meeting-house windows, black and bare,
Gaze at him with a spectral glare,
As if they already stood aghast
At the bloody work they would look upon. / It was two by the village clock,
When he came to the bridge in Concord town.
He heard the bleating of the flock,
And the twitter of birds among the trees,
And felt the breath of the morning breeze
Blowing over the meadow brown.
And one was safe and asleep in his bed
Who at the bridge would be first to fall,
Who that day would be lying dead,
Pierced by a British musket ball.
You know the rest. In the books you have read
How the British Regulars fired and fled,—
How the farmers gave them ball for ball,
From behind each fence and farmyard wall,
Chasing the redcoats down the lane,
Then crossing the fields to emerge again
Under the trees at the turn of the road,
And only pausing to fire and load.
So through the night rode Paul Revere;
And so through the night went his cry of alarm
To every Middlesex village and farm,—
A cry of defiance, and not of fear,
A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door,
And a word that shall echo for evermore!
For, borne on the night-wind of the Past,
Through all our history, to the last,
In the hour of darkness and peril and need,
The people will waken and listen to hear
The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed,
And the midnight message of Paul Revere.

b. Pick three words you don't know- write them and define them based on context clues

1.______

2.______

3.______

c. What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

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d. What is one thing you learned that you didn't know before after reading this poem?

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e. Write five words or phrases that show vivid imagery.

1.______

2.______

3.______

4.______

5.______

f. What message does the poem tell?

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3. When criminals are convicted of a violet crime is the death penalty fair?

Explain if you agree or disagree with the death penalty. Tell why!

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8. Use the WORD OF THE WEEK in a sentence and write in the part of speech

Logical ______

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Part of Speech ______

9.Tell what the below quote means.

Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends with them?