1. D ECEMBER 15 TH -19 TH W ARM - UPS One more week before vacation!

2. M ONDAY, D ECEMBER 15 TH W ARM - UPS Locate the verb in each of these sentences. Then, using the first letter of each verb, find the answer to the question at the bottom of the slide. 1. The man watered his flowers every morning. 2. Happiness has its many pleasures. 3. Eventually Eddie enlisted in the army. 4. Neither a borrower nor a lender needs additional advice. 5. A cat inched its way toward the mouse. 6. These creatures terrified the smaller rodent. 7. Many players intimidate their opponents before the game. 8. Our coach shuffled the players in and out of the game. 9. The humorous teacher added the numbers on the blackboard. 10. Joseph justified his actions to the committee members. 11. She answered the questions on the difficult examination. 12. Mary replied quite readily. WHEN IS A DOOR NOT A DOOR? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. T UESDAY, D ECEMBER 16 TH W ARM - UP Most Superheroes have cool powers. Invisibility, the power of flight, super strength…… Make a list of the most uncool Superheroes, and their very, very uncool super strengths or abilities.

4. W EDNESDAY, D ECEMBER 17 TH W ARM - UP Principal Parts A verb has four principal parts: present, present participle, past, and past participle. PRESENT: walk PRESENT PARTICIPLE: is/am/are walking PAST: walked PAST PARTICPLE: has/have/had walked Choose two verbs from the list below. Write the verb’s four principal parts. Then use each of the parts in a sentence. play wrestlestop rainbakeswim

5. T HURSDAY, D ECEMBER 18 TH W ARM - UP Locate the twenty adverbs in these sentences. 1. He crudely grabbed the paper from her hands. 2. Yesterday you readily helped with the project. 3. Michael usually does his work silently. 4. Alaina meekly asked if he could casually mention the fact. 5. Cautiously I approached the closed door. 6. Ashley openly admitted that Austin rashly hit the wall. 7. Rachel merely said that you acted insanely and cowardly. 8. She keenly pointed to the guilty man. 9. Rarely will you see a player exactly like Gary. 10. Apparently the paper will precisely print the news item. 11. The players were distributed evenly. 12. The class members stood rigidly awaiting the results.

6. F RIDAY, D ECEMBER 19 TH 1. Does Greenland belong to Canada, Denmark or the United Kingdom? 2. What invention helped Martin Luther to spread his ideas? 3. What is a “silent letter”? 4. What did Sophocles, Aeschylus and Aristophanes have in common? 5. On a history test, Connor got 19 out of 20 questions right. What is his score percentage? 6. What is melted rock deep in the earth called? 7. What city is the capital of India? 8. The Stone Age had the largest, most dangerous dinosaurs. True or false? 9. “Katelyn bent over backwards to help.” What was Katelyn doing? 10. When cats jump, how do they land? (On all fours? One foot at a time? Two feet at a time?)