Correct the Sentence
Parts of Speech
Vocabulary
Past Tense Verbs
House on Mango Street
100

R U my frend

Are you my friend?

100

A person, place or thing

Noun

100

Extend out, over or beyond the main body or line of something. 

Jut (Jutting)

100

Use the following verb in the past tense: stop 

Example 1

I stopped at the red light and waited until it was green. 

100

What is the theme of our novel, "The House on Mango Street?"

Identity

200

Ariel very like to eat ice creams. Today she mom buy ice cream. 

Ariel really likes to eat ice cream. Today, her mom bought her ice cream. 

200

Give an example of an adverb and use it in a sentence correctly. 

The big green snake slithered quickly through the grass.

200

Awkward in movement or in handling things. 

Clumsy

200

Use the following verb in the past tense: begin

Example 1

I began the Do Now when I entered the classroom. 

200

Read the following passage from "Meme Ortiz":

    Meme Ortiz moved into Cathy's house after her family moved away. His name isn't really Meme. His name is Juan. But when we asked him what his name was he said Meme, and that's what everybody calls him except his mother.

How does Meme Ortiz identify himself?

Meme Ortiz identifies himself by a nickname. In the text it states, "His name isn't really Meme. His name is Juan." 

300
the studnt move to the seat over they're. he didnt wanted to sat their but he talk to much. 

The student was moved to the seat over there. He didn't want to sit there, but he was talking (talked) too much. 

300

Identify all of the parts of speech in the sentence below:

The humongous red wall crumbled slowly to the floor. 

Adjective = humongous, red

Noun = wall, floor

Verb = crumbled

Adverb = slowly

Preposition = to

Prepositional Phrase = to the floor

300

Identity or feeling of belonging to a group and is related to nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class, age, location etc. 

Provide an example of the vocab word in a sentence. 

Cultural Identity

Example 

I was born in America, so my nationality is American. 

300

Use the following verb in the past tense: buy

Example 1

They bought their movie tickets online. 

300

Read the following passage from "Hairs":

Everybody in our family has different hair. My Papa's hair is like a broom, all up in the air. And me, my hair is lazy. It never obeys barrettes or bands. Carlos's hair is thick and straight. He doesn't need to comb it. Nenny's hair is slippery- slides out of your hand. And Kiki, who is the youngest, has hair like fur.

Identify two similes in the text?

1. "My Papa's hair is like a broom."

2. "And Kiki, who is the youngest, has hair like fur."

400
the cow big jumpt over fence and begin running tord the streat

The big cow jumped over the fence and began running toward the street. 

400

Give an example of a preposition

Give an example of a prepositional phrase

between

The squirrels run between the bushes. 

400

Write a sentence using the vocab word: descend.

Write a sentence using the vocab word: inherit.

Example 1

I descended down the mountain after the hike.

Example 2

I inherited my mothers bad eye sight. 

400

Use the following verb in the past tense: go

Use the following verb in the past tense: put

Example 1

I went to the grocery store to buy food for the week.

Example 2

The teacher put the book on the shelf in the back of the classroom. 

400

Read the following passage from "The House on Mango Street":

But the house on Mango Street is not the way they told it at all. It's small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath. Bricks are crumbling in places, and the  front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in. There is no front yard, only four little elms the city planted by the curb. Out back is a small garage for the car we don't own yet and a small yard that looks smaller between the two buildings.

What are two examples of personification?

1. "It's small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath.

2. "Bricks are crumbling in places and the front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in."

500

global warming is a threat to today's citizens. their are verious hurting effects of global warming. in order to reduce the global warming, several methods are been introduced One is to use public traffic. 

Global warming is a threat to today's citizens. There are various harmful (hurtful) effects of Global warming. In order to reduce Global warming, several methods are being introduced. One is to use public transportation.

500

What are all of the hand motions that are associated with the parts of speech? 

Adjective Adjective Noun Verb Adverb Prepositional Phrase

500

Awareness and understanding of ones own thought process. 

Metacognition
500

Use the following verb in the past tense: say

Use the following verb in the past tense: think

Use the following verb in the past tense: tear

Example 1

The student said he would come up for help at lunch.

Example 2

The girl thought about her vacation last summer.

Example 3

Mr. Daylan tore the piece of paper and put it in the recycle bin. 

500

Read the following passage from "There Was an Old Woman She Had So Many Children She Didn't Know What to Do": 

     The kids bend trees and bounce between cars and dangle upside down from knees and almost break fancy museum vases you can't replace. They think it's funny. They are without respect for all things living, including themselves.

     But after a while you get tired of being worried about kids who aren't even yours. One day they are playing chicken on Mr. Benny's roof. Mr. Benny says, "Ain't you kids know better than to be swinging up there?" "Come down, you come down right now." Then they just spit. 

What is the reputation that the Vargas kids have? Use textual evidence.


The reputation of the Vargas kids is bad because of their behavior in the neighborhood. According to the text, "The kids bend trees and bounce between cars and dangle upside down from knees and almost break fancy museum vases you can't replace. They think it's funny."