The Fun They Had
What are 3 differences between education in Margie's time and education in the past?
Many possible answers
I am tired of ______ (walk). I want to sit down and rest.
Walking (after a preposition)
Have you eaten lunch?
1. Interrogative, declarative, exclamatory, imperative
2. Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex
Interrogative, simple
Write a complex sentence
ISAWAWABUB: If, since, as, when, although, while, after, before, until, because
Why does Tommy laugh at Margie when she says, "I wouldn't want a strange man in my house to teach me"?
he is making fun of her because she doesn't understand that the children went to school instead of having the teacher in their homes.
Remember _________ (bring) your CJ to class everyday.
to bring
I like to drink coffee and tea.
Simple
I ate bread and milk so I'm not hungry.
Compound
What are 3 different kinds of conflict in the story?
Character vs. Self
Character vs. society
Character vs. character
_________ (read) is an easy way to get information.
Reading
Write a compound, declarative sentence about The Fun they Had.
In the future, students are taught by a robot so they can study one on one. (many possible answers)
You need to take a shower before you go to bed tonight.
Simple, compound, complex
Complex (before)
What is the inciting incident in the story's plot?
Tommy finds the old book. (if this didn't happen, the story wouldn't happen.)
My dog is too old ________ (climb) the stairs.
My dog is too old to climb the stairs.
The grade 6 English teachers are the most handsome people in the world and they work so hard everyday!
1. Interrogative, declarative, exclamatory, imperative
2. Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex
Exclamatory, Compound
Timmy, sit down now!
1. Interrogative, declarative, exclamatory, imperative
2. Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex
Imperative, simple
What is something positive about how students learn in the future?
The mechanical teachers can teach students at their level.
I'm not interested in _______ (do) Mr. Kevin's homework tonight.
doing (after preposition)
Write a declarative, complex sentence about bananas.
Before people can eat a banana, they need to peel it.
Although Gimkit is fun, the students prefer to write RACE paragraphs.
1. Declarative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory
2. Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex
Complex