Capitalization
Commas
Spelling Vocabulary
Quotation Marks
The Sign of the Beaver
100

1. my favorite books are green eggs and ham and horton hears a who.

2. on sunday, i will see the movie star wars and eat at taco bell.

  1. My favorite books are Green Eggs and Ham and Horton Hears a Who.

  2. On Sunday, I will see the movie Star Wars and eat at Taco Bell.

100

1. I need sugar butter and eggs from the grocery store.

1. I need sugar, butter, and eggs from the grocery store.

100

Spell: (1)

report
100

1. If my dog could talk, he would say, More bones please!

1. If my dog could talk, he would say, "More bones please!"

100

Why did Matt's father leave him alone at the cabin?

He went back to their home in Massachusetts to get Matthew’s mom, sister and new baby and bring them to the new cabin

200
  1. terry and louis went to central park last july.

  2. she has a friend from london, england.

  1. Terry and Louis went to Central Park last July.

  2. She has a friend from London, England.

200

Is it essential or nonessential?

Ms. Dunn, the English teacher, is going to Yellowstone for fall break.

Nonessential.

200

Spell: (2)

1. Great

2. Likely


200

1. Did Abraham Lincoln really say, Four score and seven years ago?

1. Did Abraham Lincoln really say, "Four score and seven years ago?"

200

Why did Saknis want Matt to teach Attean to read?

So he could understand what the white man writes; the white man has fooled the Indians because the Indians haven’t understood their writing

300

1. Big Ben of London is a clock.

2. My family supports the American cancer society.

1. Correct

2. My family supports the American Cancer Society.

300
1. The cytoplasm a clear thick jelly-like material is used to protect and support all organelles.

1. The cytoplasm, a clear, thick, jelly-like material, is used to protect and support all organelles.

300

Spell: (3)

1. Autograph

2. Famous

3. Important

300

1. If you don't go clean your room now, shouted Mom, You're grounded for a week!

1. "If you don't go clean your room now," shouted Mom, "You're grounded for a week!"

300

Why couldn’t Attean and Matt save the fox or let it go?  

It was on the Turtle Clan territory and the Beaver clan don’t take animals on the Turtle Clan territory

400
  1. She is a republican and proud of it.

  2. We traveled north for 300 miles before reaching the pacific northwest.

  3. Spring is my favorite season, though I do love the Fall because we celebrate thanksgiving.

1. She is a Republican and proud of it.

2. We traveled north for 300 miles before reaching the Pacific Northwest.

3. Spring is my favorite season, though I do love the fall because we celebrate Thanksgiving.

400

1.In 2012 people believed that the world would end.

2. John Adams the vice president became the the second president.

3. Have you been to the Grand Canyon Greg?

1.In 2012, people believed that the world would end.

2. John Adams, the vice president, became the the second president.

3. Have you been to the Grand Canyon, Greg?

400

Spell: (4)

1. Television

2. Expensive

3. Imagination

4. Portable

400

1. The great philosopher Aristotle once said, It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

2. Have you ever heard the song Jump by Van Halen? asked Sarah.

1. The great philosopher Aristotle once said, "It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."

2. "Have you ever heard the song 'Jump' by Van Halen?" asked Sarah.

400

1. Where did Attean take Matt the evening they killed the bear? 

2. How did Matt get the dog out of the trap? 

1. To his home to participate in the bear feast 

2. He had gone for help at Attean’s home; Attean’s sister Marie came with Matt; she put a blanket over the dog’s head and Matt was able to get the trap open 

500
  1. The Sydney Opera House is a Gorgeous Building.

  2. Mary bought a set of Tiffany China for our mom’s birthday.

  3. did you know that abraham lincoln was the sixteenth President?

1. The Sydney Opera House is a gorgeous building.

2. Mary bought a set of Tiffany china for our mom's birthday.

3. Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president?

500

1. Montgomery the capital of Alabama is where my sister lives.

2. On Wednesday we heard that there would be thunderstorms in the afternoon.

3. No the party is not until Saturday Jill.

1. Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, is where my sister lives.

2. On Wednesday, we heard that there would be thunderstorms in the afternoon.

3. No, the party is not until Saturday, Jill.

500

Spell: (5)

1. Replacement

2. Transform

3. Photographer

4. Misspell

5. Usage

500

1. We had to read The Sign of the Beaver in my English class this year, said Ms. Dunn.

2. In her paper on moon phases, Dr. Celeste claims, Each moon phase looks like one of the steps in eating a round cookie.

1. "We had to read The Sign of the Beaver in my English class this year," said Ms. Dunn.

2. In her paper on moon phases, Dr. Celeste claims, “Each moon phase looks like one of the steps in eating a round cookie.”

500

1. Why didn’t Attean’s grandmother want Matt to come to the feast? 

2. What’s a manitou? 

3. What did Matt do to finally earn Attean’s respect? 

1. She doesn’t like white man; they shot Attean’s mother. Then Attean’s father went to find the man who killed his mother and never came back.

2. A spirit that comes in a dream; all Indian boys need to have one 

3. Stay at the cabin and wait for his father instead of going with Attean and Saknis.

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