I Love to read

I love to read! Reading is an Enjoyable thing for me to do. When I read, I like to imagine in my head the picture the author is trying to portray.  Suspense books are my favorite. I cloeyes and imagine I am in a far away place on a adventure. I can be the villain or the heroine.  Reading can take you anywhere you want to go. All you have to do is open the book.

Word Bank

Enjoyable Imagine Portray Suspense Adventure Villain Heroine

Definitions

1. Enjoyable = Fun

2. Imagine = To see a picture in your head

3. Portray = Show

4. Suspense = a feeling of worry or excitement

5. Adventure =journey

6. Villain = bad person

7. Heroine = a good person

                                         

                                    

                                    What time is it? It’s learning time!

1. A bank robber is a ________________ in the eyes of the law.

2. My teacher said tomorrow we are going on a __________________.

3. Superwoman is the ___________________ in the comic books.

4.Nicole likes to read, she says it’s __________________________.

5. Can you ________________ what the future will be like?

6. The clock is supposed to _____________________ time.

7.  I wish I knew the grade I received on my English test. The ___________________ is killing me.

Grammatical structure used: Present tense

The reason present tense was used in my story was because I wanted you all to see that a story can be interesting and fun to read when written in present tense. I want all of you to remember that present tense is equal to something happening now versus something that already happened.

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The Party

There was so much to do. Everything needed to be perfect. My work had to be Exemplary. This was to be the biggest job I ever completed. This party was going to be the colossal. It was going to be the most superlative party ever. I had to pick up chairs for everyone to sit on. I had to get tables for everyone to eat on. I had to get tablecloths and tableware. There’s food and cakes to make and, gifts to purchase. My mom was going to have the most amazing birthday party ever. My mother never had a birthday party before. This is going to be her first one. It’s going to be great.

                                                       

WORD BANK

Exemplary Colossal Superlative Tableware Purchase Amazing

  










DEFINITIONS:

1) Exemplary = Perfect

2) Colossal = Big

3) Superlative = best

4) Tableware = Dishes

5) Purchase = Buy

6) Amazing = Nice

                                                         What Time is it? It's learning time!

1) I went to the store to _______ milk.

2) The little girl had a ______ voice.

3) My Mother said to put the ___________ in the sink.

4) The building is __________.

5) My teacher said my work was__________.

6) Today is the _______ day of my life.

Grammatical structure used: Past tense

The reason past tense was used in my story was because I wanted you all to see that a story can be interesting and powerful when written in past tense. I want all of you to remember that past tense is equal to something that already happened.

Practice Exercise

1) I ________ to my friends last night. (talk, talked)

2) Why do they ________  so much?  (talk, talked)

3) Can I _______ to you? (talk, talks)

4) What time did he________ to you? (walk, walks)


Please visit the below link to play a fun interactive game testing your understanding of past tense.

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