Grammar
Correct the sentence:
The pacific ocean is along the coast of california. We have visit that state.
Pacific Ocean
coast
California
visited
These are stories that are made up, but could happen in real life.
Realistic Fiction
You may sometimes wonder if rules were made to keep you from having fun and tell you what to do. But what if we had no rules at all?
Second person point of view
What is the cause? Which word signals cause and effect?
We will have a pizza party because everyone turned in their homework in the month of March.
Cause: everyone turned in their homework
An agreement reached by two different sides.
compromise
We went to monterey bay aquarium. I touch a stingray, and a seastar.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
touched
stingray and (no comma)
Told in the form of a story. Includes facts and text features. May express the author's opinion or view.
Narrative Nonfiction
Camel, Giraffe, and Monkey stood behind some brush and watched elephant. He drank form the water hole and then lay down for a nap.
Third person
What is the effect?
Without rules, you can have cookies for breakfast.
you can have cookies for breakfast
A special right that someone has
Adam throwed the ball to ysabella she catched it.
threw
Ysabella.
She
caught
Stories that are made up and include ideas that could not happen in real life, such as talking animals.
Fantasy
I ran to the door to see what the commotion was. I couldn't see past the crowd.
First person
What is the effect?
Without traffic laws, cars zip by at an alarming speed.
cars zip by at an alarming speed
A synonym for finally
Find the subject and the verb:
The students at Junipero Serra practice kindness by helping others.
Subject: The students at Junipero Serra
Verb: practice
An account of someone's life written by another person. Usually presented in chronological order.
Biography
Every Fourth of July, Americans celebrate the birthday of the United States. Fireworks and parades remind us that the thirteen colonies declared independence from Great Britain on July 4,1776.
Third person
What is the cause? What is the signal word that helps you identify a cause and effect relationship?
There is no one to clean the parks, and therefore, trash cans overflow with plastic bottles, snack wrappers, and paper bags.
Cause: there is no one to clean the parks
Signal word: therefore
Laws made or passed
legislation
They exclaimed we be exciteed to go to the tech museum.
They exclaimed, "We are excited to go to the Tech Museum."
In this genre, verses are written to evoke a feeling from the reader. Verses may or may not rhyme.
Poetry
If you see a problem in your community or have an idea of how to make things better, get active. Give a government leader a piece of your mind.
Second person
What is the cause? Signal word?
As a result of all state and federal services being gone, nobody is in charge of taking care of the playground.
Cause: as a result of all state and federal services being gone
Signal word: as a result of
A system of government where the people decide what happens
democracy