Week #3: United States President

Week #3: United States President
This week, the challenge is worth more but will take a little more effort. With the 4th of July coming up, I thought it would be an appropriate challenge to find out 10 facts about a past or current United States president. Do a little research and then write a "Top 10 List"  for your chosen president. Below are the stipulations and bonus points.
*Your 10 facts must each be a sentence of at least 8 words (Remember that names count as one word even with the last names attached. For example - Obama =1 word and Barack Obama= 1 word).
*Each fact must begin with a different word.
*Each fact is worth .4 making this challenge worth 4 bonus points. 

Week #2 Answers

Week #2 Answers: Thank you to all who participated. #7 was the most frequently missed because it had the helper "has." Below are the answers.
1. CS- Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Sing
2. CV- gives and donates
3. CV- plays and acts
4. CS- musicians and ushers
5. CS- clarinetists, flutists, and oboists
6. CV- vary and enrich
7. CV- has toured and has appeared
8. CS- symphony and concerto
9. CS- harp and piano
10. CV- plans and conducts

Week #2: Compound Subjects or Verbs

WEEK #2: COMPOUND SUBJECTS AND VERBS

Read each sentence and decide whether it has a compound subject or verb. Write CS for a compound subject and CV for a compound verb. Then, list the compounds. For example, if the sentence was, "The boy and girl played outside," you would answer, CS- boy and girl. Each question is worth .3, making this week's activity worth 3 bonus points. 

1. Ms. Reynolds and Mr. Sing play in the local orchestra.

2. The orchestra gives concerts and also donates its services for charity events.

3. Mr. Sing plays the violin and acts as the concertmaster.

4. The musicians and ushers are volunteers.

5. Clarinetists, flutists, and oboists play in the woodwind section.

6. Percussion instruments such as drums vary and enrich the orchestra's sound.

7. The orchestra has toured our state and has appeared in several major cities.

8. Either a symphony or concerto is played during the orchestra's programs.

9. A harp or piano may be added to the orchestra in order to vary the selection.

10. Ms. Johnson plans the schedule and conducts the orchestra.

Week #1 Answers

Week #1 Answers: Thank you to all those of you who participated this first week. Number 8 was the trickiest since the entire verb had to be changed. Congratulations to Grace for earning a perfect 3.
1. will give = gave
2. will strike= struck
3. used= use
4. alternated= alternate
5. were= are
6. was= is
7. shared= will share
8. had= will
9. made= makes
10. give= will give

Week #1 Summer 2016- VERB TENSE CORRECTIONS

WEEK #1: VERB TENSE CORRECTIONS
Below are 10 sentences with the wrong tense of verb. Write the verb that is used incorrectly in each sentence and correct it. Each question is worth .3, making this activity worth 3 bonus points. 
1. In the past, weather officials will give hurricanes the names of girls.
2. For example, Gloria, a very destructive storm, will strike in 1985.
3. Now, however, officials also used boys' names for the storms.
4. Today, they alternated boys' and girls' names in alphabetical order- for example, Alberto, Beryl, Chris, Debby, and Ernesto.
5. Which names were on the list this year?
6. My name, Wynona, was unlikely to be used.
7. Maybe someday my friend Zilpha and I shared our names with future hurricanes.
8. Had the weather officials use all of the names by 2020?
9. Naming hurricanes made them seem alive, doesn't it?
10. Perhaps officials give hurricanes numbers someday.