You Can Do It

There will come a time in your life when you will face adversity. You may feel like the whole world is against you. You may struggle with doing the right thing versus doing the wrong thing. To overcome adversity you first have to stop and breathe. Next remember that adversity is just another challenge waiting to be conquered. Finally, know that no matter what happens you already won because you did not back down. You faced adversity head on, looked it straight in the eyes, and told it you can not beat me. You already won.

Word Bank

Adversity Against Struggle Versus Remember Challenge Conquered

Definitions

1. Adversity = a difficult or hard situation

2. Against = disagreeing with somebody or something

3. Struggle = very hard to do

4. Versus = compares two different ideas or sides

5. Remember = to bring back to your mind a fact or piece of information

6. Challenge = test

7. Conquered = to defeat

                                                           

                        What time is it? It’s learning time!

1. _______ to bring back eggs from the grocery store.

2. John ___________ his fear of the dark.

3. The soccer game on tonight is Ecuador _________ Spain.

4. My teacher said to always be strong when faced with ________.

5. Did you take the taste test ______________?

6. Visiting my grandmother was a great ____________.

7.________ means to disagree with someone or something.

Grammatical structure used: Present Tense

The reason present tense is used is to convey a strong impact on the words used in the story and to convey a strong theme.

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Past to Present Part 2

Today I am getting married. The part of me that always seemed incomplete is about to become an impeccably finished masterpiece. The love of my life is going to be waiting for me in a garden surrounded by beautiful shades of white and green, red and blue, orange, yellow and even purple. He will be waiting for me there, in order to steal a quick moment of peace. A private moment created just for the two of us that was made of sugar and spice and everything nice; a moment of pure love. This will be the best experience of my life. I just know it.

Word Bank

Incomplete Impeccably Masterpiece Private Pure Experience

 Definitions

1. Incomplete = not finished

2. Impeccably = perfect

3. Masterpiece = something that is excellent

4. Private = not public, something no one else knows

5. Pure = not mixed with anything

6. Experience = an act or event that affects you.

                                                           

                        What time is it? It’s learning time!

1. Why is your work _________?

2. My mom says it’s important to be __________ dressed.

3. The picture the boy drew was a ___________

4. My teacher says the answers to the test should be kept _________.

5. ________ means not mixed with anything.

6. Visiting my grandmother was a great ____________.

Grammatical structure used: Present Tense

The reason present tense was used was to show how easy it can be to switch from writing past tense to present tense. When writing a story, you must always remember to be careful not to switch back and forth between tenses.

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Past to Present

It was a beautiful, bright and sunny day outside. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky. When I looked out the window and up into the air all I saw was blue. I looked at myself in the mirror and smiled at my reflection which smiled right back at me. I turned away from the mirror to start the water for the steaming hot shower I was going to take. I was looking forward to that hot shower. It was going to be the right start to a flawless day. However, when I stepped inside the shower the water was lukewarm. In fact, now that I think about it, it might have been borderline cold.

I quickly rushed through the shower, washing my body, hair, and face. I stepped out of the shower onto the cold marble floor, into a warm terry cloth robe. Despite the cool shower, I felt warm inside. I was calm. I walked out of the bathroom and turned right towards the closet. There right before my eyes hung my wedding dress. It was beautiful.

Word Bank

Reflection Steaming Flawless Lukewarm Borderline Quickly

Definitions

1. Reflection = an image seen in a mirror

2. Steaming = very hot

3. Flawless = perfect, no mistakes

4. Lukewarm = slightly warm

5. Borderline = not clear

6. Quickly = fast

                                                           

                        What time is it? It’s learning time!

1. The chicken crossed the road __________.

2. My mom like her coffee to be ___________ hot.

3. Why is the water ___________?

4. The boy looked at his ____________ in the mirror.

5. The teacher said my homework was __________.

6. ____________ means not clear.

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.

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Descriptive John and Jane

Descriptive John and Jane have a cute little puppy. The white puppy has a round shaped nose.  The puppy is tiny. Descriptive John and Jane named their puppy fluffy because of his big hair. Fluffy is energetic and jumps around lot. John and Janes’ fluffy puppy chases after cats and balls. They love their puppy. They believe he is the best puppy ever.

Word Bank

Descriptive Cute Fluffy Energetic Chase Believe

Definitions

1. Descriptive = saying what something is like

2. Cute = pretty
3. Fluffy = soft and light

4. Energetic = lots of energy; excited

5. Chase = run after something or someone

6. Believe = feel that something is true

                                                            

                        What time is it? It’s learning time!

1. The name of this story is __________ John and Jane.

2. Do you _________ in Santa?

3. The cop’s ___________ after criminals.

4. The girl looked ________ in her dress.

5. The boy was _____________.

6. The clouds look light and ______________.

Grammatical structure used: Present tense - Adjectives

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. Present tense is also a good way to show how descriptive adjectives can be used to describe anything.

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