Hello Writing Workshop Students!
Since today is a fun holiday, we will be doing some activities involving the valentine and its origin. 1. We will first use Newsela.com to read a story on the valentine capital of the world and complete several activities. One will include new vocabulary words that will be introduced prior to reading the story, and another will talk about our latest Greek root and how it applies to words we will be reading today! We will also complete a short quiz following our reading to ensure we understood the main points of the article. 2. Next, we will read a short article that talks about the beginning days and theories of how Valentine's Day came to be. Will you agree with any of these theories? We will set up our Writer's Notebooks and copy a few details or quotes down; we will then write our own opinions or ideas that corresponds to each one. 3. We will end our Valentine activities with a quick crossword puzzle for your enjoyment. I encourage you to do crossword puzzles whenever possible because they are a wonderful way to learn more vocabulary, to brush up on your spelling, and to reinforce words you already know! After this section of class is complete, we will check homework assignments and complete step two of our expository essay! In addition, we may complete another analogy and even write one more expository piece, if time permits! I look forward to seeing you all in class on Thursday!! Thank you for being so attentive during these first few weeks of class as we all adjust to each other as well as a new curriculum!!
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Directions: The following questions provide a checkpoint for many of the skills we talked about this week. Please answer each one as best you can! Good luck!
1. Which one is an example of chronological order? a. James, Hall, O'Toole, Thompson, b. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 c. 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980 2. Aerobic exercise helps the body take in and send out a. hydrogen b. oxygen c. nitrogen 3. An heir could be a. a son or daughter b. your partner at work c. a favorite pet 4. You could inherit (genetically) a. clothes b. hair color c. hair style 5. DNA is an a. acronym b. initialism c. a type of lemonade 6. You have _________________chromosomes in all. a. 23 b. 24 c. 46 d. 47 7. DNA looks like a. your front steps b. a spiral staircase c. a broken ladder d. a step stool 8. DNA is located in the cell a. nucleus b. mitochondria c. wall d. membrane 9. The quarter landed on (its, it's) side. 10. (Your, You're) a great class! 11. Which person may have a chip on his shoulder? a. an infant b. an inspirational guidance counselor c. a young man who has had family problems d. a clown at the circus 12. Why would you want to cross that bridge when you come to it? a. You love bridges. b. You have a fear of bridges. c. You don't want to deal with a problem just yet. d. You would rather find a different route. 13. Which sentence is written in active voice? a. He climbed the tree. b. The tree was climbed by him. 14. Which sentence is incomplete? a. The other day, while I was shopping b. She's a great cook! c. The music sounded great! d. I won! 15. Try a Punnett Square!! Jean has blue eyes, noted as bb. Billy has brown eyes but carries a blue-eyed gene, noted as Bb. Draw a square and figure out the percentage of times their children would have blue eyes and brown eyes. ______________________ out of 4, which is _________________%, the children would be brown eyes. ______________________out of 4, which is _________________%, the children would be blue eyes. Writing: Now, write a short news article (expository writing) about a snowstorm in Madison, Wisconsin. Give at least three details about the storm. For example:
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