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=**Welcome to the Language Arts Page**=

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 * Poetry Work[[file:Poetry.doc]]**


 * Grammar Practice**

Simple eg: The house is red.
 * Sentence Types**

Combining eg: John is short and smart

Serial Comma eg: Mother went to the store and bought apples, oranges, milk, and eggs.

Quotations eg: Sue asked politely, "Are you there?"

Interrupter eg: Henry, winner of the spelling bee, was a very interesting person.

Sensory eg: The thunder clapped in the night. eg: The garbage smelled like rotten eggs.


 * Book Report Outline**




 * Narrative Story Writing Format**

What does it look like?
 * Paragraph 1: Setting**

What does it feel like? Mood?

Is there going to be any foreshadowing

Who is the main character?
 * Paragraph 2: Character**

What do they look like?

What is there personality?

What is the main problem in your story?
 * Problem**

How is the problem going to be solved? Think of at least three attempts to solve the problem.
 * Solutions (3)**

How is your story going to end?
 * Ending**

Be sure to include a lot of variety in your sentence types and vocabulary.

Halloween Story Example Halloween Story Rubric


 * Novel Studies**

Narnia- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

Holes Review

**Newspaper Article Format**

1. Headline- short, bold, attention grabbing. 2. Byline- author of the article and newspaper or location.

3. Intro Paragraph- short paragraph that answers the Who, What, Where, Why, When, and How? 4. Body Paragraphs- go into detail with the 5 W’s and 1 H.

5. Ending Paragraph- short summary.


 * Poetry**


 * Idiom Poster Assignment**


 * Troll Story**




 * Elements of a fairy tale book.**

Fractured Fairy Tale []

** Book Review Expectations ** __ Part 1- About the Author __ Who is he? Where does he live? How long has he been writing for? Has he gotten any awards? What other books has he written?

__ Part 2-Summary of the book __ What happened in the book? Summary, but do not give away the ending. What was the setting? Who were the main characters? What was the plot? What happened?

__ Part 3- Book Review __ What was your favorite part and why? Who was your favorite character and why? Who should read this book and why?