FSW Review and Holiday Challenge

PENS

100

What are the steps of the Strategy?

Pick a formula, explore the words, note the words, search and check

200

In what step do you think of the words you'll write?

Explore the words

300

In what step do you decide what kind of sentence to write?

Pick a formula

400

In what step do you write your sentence down?

Note the words

500

What step is like editing your sentence?

Search and check

MARK

100

What does MARK stand for?

Mark out imposters, ask is there a verb, root out the subject and key into beginning middle end

200

In what step are you finding infinitives and prepositional phrases?

Mark out imposters

300

In what step are you making sure you have a capital and an endmark?

Key into the beginning, middle, and end

400

In what step do you find who or what the sentence is about?

Root out the subject

500

In what step do you find the action or state of being word?

Ask"is there a verb?"

Subjects and Verbs

100

Sophie and Blaze ran through the woods.

Sophie, Blaze ran

200

Our family likes to camp in the woods.

family likes

300

The bottle fell and broke into a million pieces.

bottle fell, broke

400

Marcie and her brother are at the fair and are going on rides.

Marcie, brother, are, are going

500

The bread and muffins rose and baked in the oven.

bread, muffins, rose, baked

Holiday Movies

100

This 1990 holiday classic follows Kevin McCallister as he outsmarts two burglars after being accidentally left behind.

Home Alone

200

This 2003 comedy stars Will Ferrell as a human raised by elves who travels to New York to find his real father.

Elf

300

In A Christmas Story, Ralphie desperately wants this specific gift, despite repeated warnings that he’ll “shoot his eye out.”

Red Ryder BB Gun

400

In this classic story, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three ghosts who teach him the true meaning of Christmas.

A Christmas Carol

500

This 1946 Frank Capra film follows George Bailey as he learns what life would be like if he had never been born.

It's a Wonderful Life

Pick the Formula

100

John swam in the pond.

SV

200

Jamal and Nia swam in the pond.

SSV

300

Sofia splashed and played in the pond. 

SVV

400

Mei and Raj splashed and swam in the pond. 

SSVV

500

Jordan splashed in the pond, but Tariq stayed inside the house. 

I,cI

Fast Food

100

This fast-food chain is famous for its golden arches and its Big Mac.

McDonald's

200

This restaurant’s slogan is “Eat Mor Chikin,” spelled by cows on billboards.

Chik-fil-A

300

Known for its frosty and square burgers, this chain was founded by Dave Thomas.

Wendy's

400

This pizza chain is known for its $5 Hot-N-Ready pizzas and the slogan “Pizza! Pizza!”

Little Caesars

500

This chain started in Louisiana and is known for its red beans & rice, biscuits, and spicy fried chicken.

Popeyes

Weird but True

100

This common classroom insect can lift objects more than 50 times its own weight.

ant

200

This fruit floats in water because it contains 25% air.

apple

300

This type of crab has blue blood because it uses copper instead of iron to carry oxygen.

horseshoe

400

This common fruit loved by monkeys is actually considered a berry. 

banana

500

This is known as the world's largest and driest desert, but don't pack your bathing suit. You'll actually need a parka. 

Antarctica