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Cherie and Andrea
noticed that the new
student, Mandy, was
standing by herself
during recess. They
decided to go over and
coax her to join them in
practicing some TikTok
dances. It took a few minutes of convincing, but soon, all three of them were dancing and laughing.
to gently persuade someone to do something.
Alison wanted to try
something new, but she
was feeling anxious. She
wasn’t sure if she had
enough video editing
experience to take her
friend’s videos and turn
them into fun TikToks.
She decided to give it a
try, even though she
was nervous, and the
videos turned out
great!
nervous
April woke up to bad
news. She had gotten a
red alert blinking on her
phone that someone
had tried to hack her
TikTok account! She
was glad that she had
a password that
nobody would ever
guess, but she hoped
that this wasn’t going
to be difficult to sort
out.
a warning about a problem.
The Miller family had a
lot of baggage packed
for their trip to the
beach! They had four
suitcases, 3 duffel
bags, a garment bag,
and several beach bags
stuffed full of their
belongings. They hoped
that they would be
able to fit everything in
the car!
belongings packed in bags for travel
Grayson was panicking.
Try as she might, she
could not recall the
information that she
needed to complete
her test. She just could
not remember
anything about dividing
fractions! She hoped
that her teacher might
give her another
chance to take the test.
to remember
Noelle was very crafty and
wanted to find some
TikTok channels where
people demonstrated how
to scrapbook, knit, make
things from clay, and paint.
She tried using the search
feature but wasn’t finding
what she was looking for.
Finally, she stumbled upon
the channel
CrazyCraftyChristine and
saw previews of all kinds
of fun art projects. This
was just what she was
looking for!
interested in or good at crafts
One of Jacob’s favorite
things to do was to
entertain people with
his silly TikToks. He loved
making videos of
pranks, jokes, and skits
for his followers to
enjoy. A lot of people
thought that Jacob’s
channel was one of the
funniest on TikTok!
to provide amusement or enjoyment
Peyton was trying to
think of a good way to
convince her parents to
let her get TikTok on her
phone. She tried to think
of all the things that she
could learn from watching
TikTok videos about her
favorite subject,
astronomy. She made a
poster for her parents
to show them how much
this would help her with
her future job!
to make someone believe in something
Jason was doing a
report on simple
machines. He drew a
diagram of the wheel
and string on a pulley
system to show how it
worked. He hoped that
this would help to
increase his grade!
Kaitlyn was
disappointed. She was
listed as an alternate
on the relay team for
the upcoming track
meet. If one of the
other runners couldn’t
run, then she could
participate. If not,
then she could only
cheer from the
sidelines.
someone who acts as a substitute.
Reggie was a reliable
TikToker- you could
always count on him to
put out a video each day.
His fans were worried
when he didn’t post a
video for three days
straight, and they sent
him hundreds of
messages. Finally, he
posted a video and
explained what had
happened- his phone
had broken!
Dependable; consistent
Rob couldn’t wait to
try out his new device!
He had purchased a
new ring light with a
phone holder and
adjustable stand so
that he could take
videos for his TikTok
page from many
different angles. He
planned to shoot a few
videos and try it out tonight.
a thing made for a particular purpose
WHOOHOO!
Michelle’s family is
planning a party. Her
grandfather was going
to retire from his job
of 40 years. Now that
Grandpa was not going
to be working anymore,
he would have a lot of
time to spend with
Michelle and her siblings!
My gymnastics coach
says that having a
positive attitude is an
important part of being
successful. When we
come into the gym with
a smile on our face,
listen to the coach, and
keep trying even after
we fall down, that
makes a big difference
in our performance!
a way of thinking or feeling that shows somone's behavior
John had a TikTok
channel all about cars.
But what made John
special was that he had a
sign language interpreter
come on his videos and
translate what he was
saying into American Sign
Langauge. That way,
people who were Deaf or
hard of hearing could see
what he was saying
about all of the cars
that he worked on.
To express words in one language into another.
Grace had a baking
channel on TikTok, and
she was baking a
chocolate cake. She
wished her viewers
could smell the aroma
through the screen! It
smelled so good, and
she could hardly wait
to try it.
a pleasant smell
Amber’s science teacher
was showing the class
how to do today’s
experiment. She tried to
make the students see
how important it was to
take accurate
measurements when
pouring the chemicals
into the beakers. Even
going over by 1 millimeter
could cause an explosion!
exact, correct in all the details
Ryan was filled with
envy when her friend
Jill came into school
with a new pair of
Jordans. She had
wanted that same pair
of Jordans for such a
long time! It wasn’t fair
that Jill had gotten a
pair before she did.
feeling jealous of something that someone else has
Fred and Frank are
identical twins in my
class. Sometimes I
can’t tell them apart!
They both have short
brown hair, and brown
eyes and are the same
height. They even sound
the same when they
talk!
exactly alike
Amy was frustrated.
She was having trouble
with her new TikTok
video this morning and
struggled with her
timing, captions, filters,
and music. Nothing was
going right! Finally, she
decided to take a
break and save the
video to her drafts,
where she could
work on it later.
Having difficulty
Marisol has a lot of
talent when it comes to
making TikTok videos! She
plays different
characters in the videos,
does all the editing and
special effects, and even
mixes some of the music
that plays during the
videos. She is great at
making videos that
people like to watch.
a natural skill
Josie and Rachel
wanted to prepare for
their social studies
test. They made
flashcards, took notes,
and quizzed each other
on everything found in
the chapter. They were
sure that they would
do well on their tests!
to get ready for something
Grandma looked frail
after her surgery.
She was thin and
shaky and had to
use a cane to walk.
However, that didn’t
stop her from being
happy to see her
family when they
came to visit!
weak and delicate
We learned in Biology
class that water is
essential for humans.
Humans would die
without water! In fact,
between 55 and 60% of
the human body is
made of water.
necessary; needed very much