• Watch "Schoolhouse Rock: Unpack Your Adjectives."  

• Use the arrow below the screen to advance this slide show. Be patient and wait for the animations to finish before you advance on to the next slide:  http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/sbalic13-348584-comparative-superlative-adjectives-education-ppt-powerpoint/

• Wow! This site covers EVERYTHING about adjectives. Check this out! //http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/Grammar/adjectives.htm// 

• See the PowerPoint below to review using adjectives in positive, comparative, and superlative degrees.

• Watch "Schoolhouse Rock: Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here."  

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Cendrillon from the Caribbean

Ye-Shen from China

Adelita from Mexico

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters from Africa

The Rough-Face Girl from North America

Tattercoat from England

This article offers great suggestions for improving reading comprehension by Donald Martin. 

https://wow.boomlearning.com/play/iQ7WMGh7ciZP8ZAwG/1%E2%80%8B 

http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000144.htm

Click "More on Personal Letters" to get a description of each part of a friendly letter. 

http://www.letterwritingguide.com/friendlyletterformat.htm

This has a nice 1 page visual with descriptions. Be sure to click the "Sample Friendly Letter" link at the bottome to see an example. 

• http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-hyperbole-for-kids.html

Hyperboles for kids.  :)

Resources:

These sites have great lists of idioms.  Check them out!

• http://www.idiomsite.com/ 

• http://www.idiomconnection.com/

Pick an idiom and illustrate it.

Inferencing is "reading between the lines" and paying attention to details to figure out what the author is trying to share.  Consider these inferencing questions as you watch "Taking Flight."  

• Why does Tony's father include a first aid kit with his backpack when he drops Tony off at his grandpa's house?

• Why do you think Tony is upset that his father can't be with him today?

• Why does Tony's father stop scolding when he sees the Radio Flyer wagon?

How did you use your imagination today? (This is not an inferencing question, but I'm curious.  :D  It's more of a question related to the theme of the story.  See "Theme: Reading/Writing" below for more information.)

• Keep a list of examples of favorite author "leads."  You'll find a variety and good examples to use as models.

Follow this formula for writing a strong lead:  Ba-Da-Bing from well-known Writing teacher, Barry Lane.  I learned a lot from him.  

BRAIN POP

https://www.brainpop.com/   Sign in using Beverly School's access info (see Mrs. Pardington if you don't know).  Choose English, then Grammar, then Nouns.

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-personification-for-kids.html 

This site provides some nice examples of personification.

National Punctuation Day (September 24)

http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/

Check out each type of punctuation.

Punctuation: Commas

//http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/01///

Here's a quick guide to commas from the same source as the site above (Purdue University).

https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/commas/ 

Nice source, again, with rules for commas use. They also include some myths about using commas.

//http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm//

This site reviews the rules and it has some quizzes on the bottom where you can test your knowledge.

https://www.slideshare.net/assessmentspecialist/commas-7744532

Slide Share by Charles Darling, PhD, Professor of English and webmaster at Capital Community College.

Punctuation: Quotation Marks

//http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/quotes.asp//

Rules to learn

//http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/j/quotationmarksl.cfm//

Very kid friendly 

Check out these resources below:

/**http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/engramja/elements.html#CONFLICT**//

Classroom teacher, Mrs. Engram, shares excellent comprehensive information about each story element.

http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/index.html 

You can make and print a Character Map, conflict Map, Resolution map, or Setting Map. The only drawback is that you can't save them, so be sure they are proofread and edited before you print it up. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/storymap/ 

https://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/antonymssynonymsandhomonyms/ 

This site does a nice job of explaining the meaning of synonym, antonym, and homonym. This video is currently

free to view. If a subscription is required later on, it's worth the family investment.  See Mrs. Pardington for our school subscription info.

What is the theme of this video story?  OLD VIDEO STORY WAS TAKEN OFF: NEED TO ADD NEW ONE

• Watch "Schoolhouse Rock: Verb: That's What's Happening."