Week #8 How Many Words?

For the final challenge, I decided to keep it light and fun. Below is a Boggle board. Create as many words as you can from the following combination. 
Rules
-Words must be at least 3 letters in length
-Words may NOT be proper nouns or abbreviations
-You may only use a letter one time per word 
-To make your words, just be sure the letters touch either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally
-3 points will be given for those who can create at least 12 words- points will be adjusted for fewer or more words created

GOOD LUCK!

Week #7 Answers

1. Simile- ground to sponge
2. Simile- face to hot coals
3. Simile- legs to leaves
4. Metaphor- smile to beacon
5. Metaphor- sound or music to intoxicant
6. Simile- voice to bell
7. Metaphor- he to heart of a lion
8. Simile- sorrow to cloud
9. Simile- he to wind
10. Simile- days of summer to dream

Week #7:SIMILES AND METAPHORS

Week #7: Similes and Metaphors

Read each sentence and decide whether each is a simile or metaphor. Then tell what two items are being compared. Each item is worth .3 making this activity worth 3 bonus points.

1. The wet ground was as soft as a sponge.
2. She was so embarrassed, her face glowed like hot coals.
3. He was so frightened that his legs shook like leaves in the wind.
4. Her smile was a beacon in the unfriendly surroundings.
5. The sound of the natives' music was an intoxicant to our ears.
6. Her voice was as clear as a bell.
7. Although he was quite small, we knew he had the heart of a lion.
8. Her sorrow hung like a cloud over the entire room.
9. He couldn't shoot baskets, but he could run like the wind.
10. The carefree days of summer vanished like a dream when school started in August.

Week #6 Answers

Collective Nouns
1. flocks
2. groups
3. committee
4. crowd
5. classes

Mass Nouns
6. bread
7. jelly
8. dust
9. rain
10. electricity

Week #6 NOUNS

COLLECTIVE NOUNS- common nouns that name a group with more than one member - jury, staff, team
What is the collective noun in each sentence?
1. Flocks of penguins live only in the Southern Hemisphere.
2. Many scientific groups have studied the birds carefully.
3. A committee of biologists is studying the penguins living in New Zealand.
4. A large crowd is expected at the event on Friday.
5. They plan to talk to the science classes at each of the high schools.

MASS NOUNS- common nouns that cannot be easily separated into countable units- water, sand, wood, air
What is the mass noun in each sentence?
6. When you go to the grocery store, don't forget to pick up some bread.
7. Get a large jar of grape jelly, too.
8. The fine, yellow dust is causing me to sneeze.
9. The rain came down so hard the sewers couldn't keep up.
10. When the electricity went out, we had to search blindly for a flashlight.

Each question is worth .3 making this activity worth 3 bonus points. 

WEEK #5: WHICH IS BETTER?

Choose one of the following topics below and write a paragraph explaining why one is better than the other. You must have at least 9 sentences and 3 reasons (explained) within your paragraph. This week's activity is worth 5 bonus points. You will be graded on the following traits: Ideas and Content, Organization, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions. Each trait will be worth 1 point each.

TOPICS:

*Amusement park or water park

*Swimming pool or the beach

*Dairy Queen or Steak and Shake

*Spotify or Pandora

*Water Tubing or sledding

Week #4 Answers

Week #4 Answers
1. brake
2. accept
3. altar
4. all together (yes, the sentence should have said "hockey team" and not "game"- sorry)
5. break
6. alright
7. advice
8. meat
9. advise
10. effects

WEEK #4 CONFUSED WORDS

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. Each is worth .3 making this activity worth 3 bonus points. 
1. When the school bus driver applied her air (brake / break), she heard a hissing noise.
2. Will you (accept / except) my sincere apology?
3. The bride wanted yellow flowers on the (altar / alter) on her wedding day.
4. My hockey game is finally (all together / altogether), and we can go now.
5. In ancient times, a person would (break / brake) bread with others to show trust and friendship.
6. After crashing into Frank on my skateboard, I asked, "Are you (all right / alright)?"
7. My (advice / advise) is that you wear protective gloves when using bleach.
8. Do you think you can pick up some (meet / meat) for the barbecue?
9. Did Coach Crowe (advice / advise) the players to drink water during the game?
10. The (affects / effects) of the fire were catastrophic.

Week #3 Answers

Analogy answers
1. B - truthful is to deceptive
2. C- planet is to Mars
3. C- footbal is to pass
4. B- decorated is to adorned
5. B- falsehood is to truth
6. A- amuse is to entertain
7. A- mouse is to quiet
8. A- accept is to reject
9. C- sluggish is to slow
10. B- food is to carrot

Week #3 Analogies

The analogies below will have many one of the following relationships: synonyms, antonyms, object/function, and  category/example. First, you will see an complete analogy which will determine the relationship for the next analogy. Then, read the three options and choose the analogy that has the same relationship as the first one presented. The activity is worth 3 bonus points, making each worth .3. 
1. DURABLE IS TO FRAGILE as ... A. agreement is to accord  B. truthful is to deceptive  C. clever is to bright
2. SEASON IS TO SPRING as ... A. fall is to autumn  B. weather is to climate   C. planet is to Mars
3. BASKETBALL IS TO DRIBBLE as ... A. tennis is to squash   B. volleyball is to net    C. football is to pass
4. PLAIN IS TO ORDINARY as ... A. simple is to complicated   B. decorated is to adorned   C. remarkable is to common
5. FANTASY IS TO REALITY as ... A. novel is to fiction   B. falsehood is to truth    C. incorrect is to wrong
6. PREDICT IS TO FORETELL as ... A.amuse is to entertain   B. excite is to calm   C. accept is to protest
7. FEATHER IS TO LIGHT as ... A. mouse is to quiet   B. fluffy is to heavy    C. enormous is to huge
8. SURRENDER IS TO RESIST as  ... A. accept is to reject    B. informal is to relaxed    C. argue is to disagree
9. VIBRANT IS TO BRILLIANT as ... A. moving is to still   B. sensible is to silly    C. sluggish is to slow
10. COLOR IS TO PURPLE as ...  A. apple is to red   B. food is to carrot    C. hue is to shade

Week #2 Answers

This past week was very difficult for you. Congratulations to Braden for being the only student to earn all 3 bonus points.

Simple subjects are usually just a word. They do not include adjectives or prepositional phrases. I bet if you went back and looked at your errors, you would notice you included these two items as part of the simple subject. Here are the answers for last week's activity.
1. man
2. Kelli and Phil
3. place
4. book
5. you 
6. mailman
7. he
8. Some
9. game
10. Sammy and dogs

Week #2: Simple Subjects

SIMPLE SUBJECTS
Read each sentence and identify the simple subject(s) of each sentence. Each sentence is worth .3, making this activity worth 3 bonus points.
1. Although he forgot about the appointment, the young man was able to reschedule for a different time.
2. Since their car broke down, Kelli and Phil had to walk to school.
3. The best place for pizza is that little place on Fifth Street.
4.This book about World War II is overdue at the library.
5. Did you see Inside Out yet?
6. In the morning, the mailman delivered my brand new shoes that I had been waiting for since last month.
7. Because Ben is trying to eat more healthy, he is buying all organic fruits and vegetables.
8. Some of the macaroni and cheese burned and had to be thrown away.
9. If it lightnings, the soccer game will have to be canceled.
10. Without air conditioning, Sammy and her dogs are overheated.

Week #1 Answers

1. 1938
2. Africa
3. Fishing nets
4. A young lady
5. 50 million years
6. 14 years
7. A telegram
8. A missing link
9. Various answers were accepted
10. Various answers were accepted

Week #1 2015 Summer

Sorry for the late Wednesday post. I was having trouble with Blogger yesterday. Here is the first installment

of this year's summer blog. There is an article to read and 10 questions to answer. Each question is worth .3, making this week's blog worth 3 bonus points. Please e-mail me your answers by next Tuesday, 11:00P.M., to summerblog1@gmail.com. Thank you, and I look forward to keeping in touch with you these next weeks of summer. This is my first time trying to embed a PDF, so let me know if it is not working.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3X4aZ2Tx-HPel81dG1WY1dsaXc/view?usp=sharing