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NEW UNIT!

Here is the link to the web quest:
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Narrative Writing NOTES:

Characters: Tell who the story is about __ Antagonist __ - cause conflict __ Protagonist- __ main character faced with conflict Setting- tells the where, when and description of the story. Plot- rising action, climax, falling action, resolution ¢ __ Initial incident: __ First conflict, or problem that can arise in a story. Also, it can be the first event that took place in the story. ¢ __ Impact: __ Solution to a problem, the characters could have learned something at the end of the story, or a moral could be presented at the end.

Nouns and Pronouns Unit

From the school wide search today - using the nouns that you found- create 15 sentences.
 * __Sentence RULES:__**
 * 1) Make sure that your sentences have 8 or more words in them.
 * 2) Create 10 - COMMON noun sentences
 * 3) Create 5 - PROPER noun sentence
 * 4) BOX around each noun in the sentence -as many as you use !!
 * 5) NO PEN
 * 6) Don't start each sentence with the same WORD ... example: THE ... HE... IT

= Here is the link for the GLOGSTER: = []

Thankful letter information: Dear Mr. Blah Blah, I am very thankful for all you do. I really enjoy having you as my teacher for many reasons.

Your student,  Mike Mickey   Sincerely yours,

• Then you will __ tell the reasons and examplesfor __ the reasons why you are thankful for them as your teacher. * Helpful * Kind * Funny * Like sports *Accept late work *Help with quizzes and test * Use moodle *Seeing them at sporting events * Smiling * Says HI to you in the hallway ** Friendly Letter Form ** A friendly letter consists of **5 parts**. 1. The **heading** which includes your street address (line 1), the town or city, state and zip code (line 2) then the date (line 3). 2. The ** greeting ** which begins Dear_, 3. The **body** of the letter which contains your thoughts and ideas. 4. The ** closing ** which looks like this: Yours truly, Your friend, Love, Sincerely, Sincerely yours, *Notice that the second word is always lower case. Don't forget your comma! 5. Lastly, the **signature** which is how you sign your name. *** Commas: There is a comma after your city or town. (Ridge, New York 11772)** **There is a comma after the day of the month. (November 22, 2004)** **There is a comma after the Greeting. (Dear Susan,)** **There is a comma after the closing. (Your friend,)** ***When writing in the body always indent when writing a paragraph. Start under the letter 'r' in the word Dear. When you get to the next line remember to write under the 'D' in the word Dear.**

A Friendly Letter example:
**104 Woodlot Road** **Ridge, New York 11772** **November 22, 2004** **Dear Grandma,** ** I was so happy when you sent me the birthday card for my birthday. It made everyone laugh because it was so funny. Sometimes when you send the card I bring it into school to show my teacher.** ** W e are studying Indians in my classroom. There are so many things that I have learned. I can't wait to share them with you when you come for Thanksgiving. I even wrote you a cute poem.**


 * Love your grand-daughter,**

**Susan**

Verb Unit

Here is my example for the POP goes the verb paper: POP GOES THE VERB! Sitting, waiting and being bored was the least of my worries! After I heard the click, and the wheel start to move, I knew everything was about to change. After I was //__slammed__// from the machine into the bright sunlight, someone //__dropped__// me on the rough ground. “OUCH the ground **is** hard,” I said. I //__gasped__// for air. I looked around, but all I saw was a man who **looked** suspicious. I started to //__walk__// fast, but he was following me, so I started to //__run__//. Uh oh! A crack in the sidewalk, I //__slipped__// and fell again. “Oh //__look__// at my poor aluminum body!” I said in disbelief…..

Persuasion and Propaganda Unit