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Introductory & Interrupting Commas

Preposition Remix

Preposition Remix

Preposition Dance

Preposition Songs

Using Transitions the Fun Way!!

Using Transition Words

Krissi Dallas, local author, visits!

Krissi Dallas spoke to my students today about her books. Check them out out http://krissidallas.tateauthor.com/ She has a new release coming this spring.

Sentence Focus-Rhetorical Questions

As I observed Boomer, my adorable boxer puppy, a smile began to form and a slight giggle erupted. I wondered to myself, "How can he be so clumsy? And how can he be so incredibly cute? What if we traded places just for a day? I could run and run and run! I could sun on the porch all day and play fetch with the kids.

Sentence Focus-Infinitives

Today we wrote about a fear that we had. The sentence type we were learning about was "the infinitive phrase". Here's a preview:

To ride the Titan at Six Flags Over Texas was quite the nightmare! I never really intended to ride it but junior made me, so I hopped on, clutched the metal bar in front of me and held on for dear life. As the cars began to rail themselves upward, I closed my eyes and braced for the inevitable. Soon, we would make the treacherous descent downward. Junior teasingly coerced me to open my eyes, but I refused, not wanting to watch any of it. Before I knew it, my car leaned over the edge and down we raced, and I
thought my little heart was going to stop.

Weekly Plan

We will continue work on commas-beginning, interrupting, and ending uses. The new STARR rubric will be discussed and previewed and we will apply what we've learned to an expository paper!