Week #9: Summer Poetry

This week's challenge is poetry. Write a poem of at least 8 lines incorporating 2 of the following poetic techniques: simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, rhyme, repetition, and onomatopoeia. Your poem should be original and about a summer topic. Some examples include but are not limited to the Olympics, the weather, sports, vacation, and the beach.

Be sure to include what techniques you used in your e-mail. Your poem will be graded on three traits: Fluency, Conventions, and Ideas and Content. Each trait is worth 1 point making this activity worth 3 bonus points. I look forward to reading your creative poems!

Week #8 Answers

Week #8 Answers
1. good
2. well
3. well
4. good
5. well
6. good
7. well
8. good
9. good
10. well
11. well
12. good

Week #8: Good or Well

Week #8: Good or Well

Good and well can be difficult to choose between in a sentence. Good is an adjective. It usually follows forms of be like is, are, was, and were. Well is an adverb and usually describes a person's health and performance. Complete each of the following sentences with good or well. Each is worth .25 making this activity worth 3 bonus points.

1. I feel _____ about how the team played.
2. The team played the game ______.
3. Nancy is not feeling _______ today.
4. Luna is a _______ pet.
5. We scored _______ while playing darts.
6. Marvin did a _______ deed.
7. Marlon always does _____ on the weekly spelling test.
8. Amanda is ________ at playing many sports.
9. Jamie's hearing is _______.
10. The wires are not connected _______, and that's why the reception is bad.
11. If you want to stay ________, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.
12. The singers sound ________ from the back row of the auditorium.

Week #7 Answers

Great job to the 19 people who took the challenge this week. Nice job! I hope your summer has been relaxing and fun!
Week #7 Answers for Analogies
1. C-stream
2. D- verify
3. D- frieze
4. C- clear
5. C- color
6. A- merciful
7. D- purse
8. A- grain
9. D- sorrow
10. B- rye
11. C- beverage
12. A- shave

Week #7: Analogies

Abigail had suggested that I do a week of analogies, so here it is. Each is worth .25, making this activity worth 3 bonus points. Good luck!

1. Stallion is to stable as salmon is to _______

A. mare    B. barn    C. stream    D. pool

2. Morose is to gloomy as vouch is to ____

A. unhappy   B. scratch   C. disregard   D. verify

3. Plum is to plumb as freeze is to _____

A. fruit B. wrench C. cold D. frieze

4. Sheperd is to tend as busboy is to _____

A. sheep    B. bus   C. clear   D. order

5. Paper clip is to attach as crayon is to ______

A. wax    B. paint    C. color   D. chalk
6. Benign is to malignant as ruthless is to _______

A. merciful   B. difficult   C. ready    D. illegal

7. Pliers is to toolbox as wallet is to _______

A. hammer    B. money    C. suitcase    D. purse

8. Cilantro is to herb as oats is to ______

A. grain    B. wheat   C. wood    D. salad

9. Corrupt is to upstanding as bliss is to _______

A. bless    B. genteel   C. vicious    D. sorrow

10. Seas is to seize as wry is to ______

A. ocean   B. rye   C. why    D. grab

11. ring is to jewelry as juice is to _______

A. lemonade   B. apples    C. beverage    D. water

12. Axe is to chop as razor is to _______

A. shave    B. blade   C. sharp     D. tool

Week #6 Answers

Here are the answers to Week #6. Thank you to all who participated. You did a great job.
1. Dumber, because
2. Stacey, since
3. Madagascar 3, so
4. Hoodwinked, although
5. books, until
6. Arrest, because
7. Juliet, so
8. movie, since
9. much, whenever
10. Avengers, because

Week #6: Commas with subordinate conjunctions

Week #5 was writing a movie review, so there will be no answers, but I will be using the reviews to write this week's challenge. This week's challenge comes as a result of the conventional errors I noticed in the movie reviews. Many students neglected to put commas BEFORE subordinate conjunctions. Subordinate conjunctions include the following words: because, so that, after, whenever, before, although, even though, since, and until. Read each sentence below and write the word that comes before the comma, the comma, and the word that comes after the comma. Each sentence is worth .25 points totalling 2.5 bonus points.

1. Austin enjoys the movie Dumb and Dumber because he says it makes him laugh.

2. Grace says she is most like Gwen Stacey since she is brave and smart.

3. Marty watches Madagascar 3 so that he can hear his name and feel like an animated star. 

4. Genieve would like to add a chipmunk to the movie Hoodwinked although she likes the movie the way it is too.

5. Megan did not think she would enjoy the Twilight movies and books until she decided to give them a chance.

6. Aeryk did not like the costumes in the movie House Arrest because they were a bit old fashioned.

7. Megan wishes Juliet would have had a motherly figure in the movie Gnomeo and Juliet so that she could have had a character to confide in throughout the movie

8. Baily feels that Katy Perry should have reviewed the divorce scene in her movie since she felt it was a bit too personal and depressing to show to millions of people.

9. Matthew loves Star Trek so much whenever he is bored he rents one of their movies at Family Video.

10. Jack recommends people go to the theaters to see The Avengers because he says it is a fantastic summer release.

Week #5: Movie Review

Week #5: Movie Review

With the weather being so miserable and new movies coming out in the theater, you have watched or gone to see many movies this summer. Right? If not, watch one. It is supposed to be in the high 90's the rest of this week giving you an opportunity to relax in front of the boobtube. This week's challenge is to write a 5-7 sentence paragraph critiquing a movie. The movie can be current and in the theaters now, or it can be a DVD you recently watched this summer. Your paragraph will be graded on 3 traits. Each trait will count as 1 point. The traits include Ideas and Content, Word Choice, and Conventions. Here are a list of questions you may want to include answers to in your paragraph.

*Who was your favorite character? Why?
*What character are you most like? Why?
*What was your favorite scene? Why?
*What scene do you wish was not in the movie? Why?
*How many stars would you give it? Why?
*If you could add a character, who would you add? What would he/she do?
*What did you think of the costumes? Makeup? Music?
*If it was a book first, which did you like better? Why?

Week #4 Answers

Week #4 Collective Noun Answers
1. audience

2. choir

3. class
4. none
5. herd
6. Congress
7. none
8. flock
9. army
10. team
11. family
12. none