First Six Weeks A- Z Questions August 25 – October 3, 2015

Make a list of ten things that you think the new 5 th graders should know about being here at Mary Orr. A

Explain the following in complete sentences: How do you get the vocabulary terms? Where do you go to get them? Where do you write them down? What exactly do you have to write? When and how do I grade your vocabulary terms? B

For today’s warm up, provide a few examples of something that can be considered innate. Explain your reasoning. C

For today’s warm up, provide a few examples of what assertive behavior would be. C

wher’re finishing up are first week of skool i should of knowd it be going by to fast b4 you no it it’ll will be time for summer again! D

Nouns are people, places, or things. Make a list of 25 different nouns. E

Adjectives are words that describe nouns. Make a list of 25 different adjectives, one for each noun from yesterday. F

Verbs are action words. Verbs can be actions you see, like jump and eat. Verbs can also be actions you cannot see, like think and dream. Make a list of 25 different verbs. G

Adverbs are words that tell more about the verb. Adverbs describe HOW the action was. Adverbs usually end in ly. If your verb is run, then the adverb describes HOW you run (slowly, quickly, fast). Make a list of 25 adverbs, one for each verb from yesterday. H

Look at your first five nouns from last week. Write five sentences using those first five nouns. Each sentence should have the noun, the adjective, the verb, and the adverb. I

Write five more sentences like what you did yesterday. Each sentence should have the noun, the adjective, the verb, and the adverb. J

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Start working on the “color sheet” on your desk. You need four colors. Example: yellow= noun pink= adjective blue= verb green= adverb L

Set a timer for three minutes and keep your pencil moving the entire time. You will begin by copying the quote shown here and you will write everything and anything that it makes you think about. M

Set a timer for three minutes and keep your pencil moving the entire time. You will begin by describing the image shown here and you will write everything and anything that it makes you think about. N

What do you need to be creative? How do you show your creativity? O

1) Explain the difference between a THEME and a TOPIC. 2) After you explain, give an example of something you have read in class. Explain the theme in that story and also explain the topic in that story. P

1) Explain the difference between a DIALECT and DIALOGUE. 2) After you explain, give an example of something you have read in class. Explain the DIALECT in that story and also explain the DIOLOGUE in that story. Q

Explain the usual elements of a myth/legend/folktale. Hint: Look in the literature section of your spiral R

S Explain the rules we’ve learned about punctuating the titles of short stories and longer stories, like books and novels.

Write a sentence with as many of your vocabulary words in that one sentence as you possibly can!! You may use new and old words. Be creative and have fun with it!!! T

Number your paper 1-7 and see if you can correctly spell and punctuate the seven days of the week! U

Number your paper 1-12 and see if you can correctly spell and punctuate the twelve months of the year! V

What’s is your’s favrit break fast mines is Pancake’s with lot’s of syrup poord all over it expesally if its all still like really hot from the stove and then I eat it up superquick. W

Explain the various reasons why writers use ellipses. X

Explain the various reasons why writers use italics. Y

Explain what your favorite genre is… For movies For music For books/stories Z