Spelling and Punctuation Final

Your spelling and punctuation final has three parts. It is on Tuesday.

Part 1 is 10 sentences that you need to correct. Please remember that in English we NEVER put a puncutation symbol like a question mark or exclamation point at the beginning of a sentence, only the end. If you put it at the beginning I will mark it wrong. That is only a Spanish form.

Here is a link to your previous punctuation quiz to help you study:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B3Gs8USRVEoYMGU2ZmJjMmUtZTIyZC00NGIxLTkwMjAtYmVhZDUzZTg2MzY2&hl=en&authkey=CL3RwqML

I will put the answers up on Monday. (No school!)

The next part of the final is spelling. You need to memorize 50 words.

Here are the spelling words you need to study:
screamed
whispered
asked
suddenly
photosynthesis
cartography
satisfaction
ecosystem
children
climate
after
yelled
author
genre
transportation
imagination
adventurous
nutritious
exercise
universe
they're
there
their
language
resource
chores
pollution
siblings
Explorer
civilization
Discovery
simile
metaphor
tradition
Writer
Literature
Painter
Musician
Architect
Photographer
Halloween
ghost
pumpkin
witch
vampire
costume
haunted
spooky
protagonist
antagonist

The last part of your final is fill-in-the-blank. 15 questions, using 1 of the 50 words from your spelling list.

Here is a practice exercise. Answers posted on Monday.
1.The time after the Middle Ages is called the Age of _____________________________ because many people were finding new places.
2. My brother and sister are my ____________________.
3.I am learning English because it is good to speak another ___________________________.
4. Every Christmas we decorate a Christmas tree because it is a __________________.
5. Van Gogh was a ___________________________.
6.The ____________________________ of Matilda is Roald Dahl.
7.My mother is an _______________________________, which means she designs buildings.
8. Some people believe that when you die you become a ______________________.
9. _______________________ my best friends.
10. That is ________________________ dog.
Luis Miguel plays guitar and piano. He is a ______________________________.
11.______________________________ is caused when we throw trash on the ground, put smoke in the air, or put chemicals in our rivers.
12. "HELP!" ________________________ Juan Luis.
13.______________________________ is a holiday on October 31st.
14. When I write stories or poems I need to use my __________________________ and be creative.
15.Water is a valuable and renewable _____________________________________.
16.Rome and Greece were ancient ______________________________.
17.There are many _____________________________ in Little School.
18. I have many _______________________ like cleaning my room, doing my homework, and washing the dishes.
19.Mystery and realistic fiction are my favorite ________________________.
20.Vegetables and fruit are very _____________________________________.
21. Buses and trains are forms of ________________________________.
22.In P.E. we _______________________________ because it is good for our bodies and our heart.
23.A person who likes to climb mountains is very ___________________________________.
24. In the United States, people care ______________________________ with scary faces for Halloween.
25.Our solar system is only one small part of the _________________________________.

The blog is going to be working during finals!

Hi class,

I just wanted to let you know that I will be posting reviews for your finals. I am using my very old Sony computer. I had to get it back from a friend.

So... make sure you bring your book report book to school on Monday. I've decided to collect your journals on Tuesday instead of Monday, and I'm going to give you time in class to work on your journals on Monday while I am doing oral interviews. You need to have your book report journals, your worksheet, and your presentation ready for Tuesday morning.

Your oral interview is on Monday. To practice, try to speak in English this weekend. If you can, find a friend and practice asking each other questions and answering them. Use good grammar and pronunciation! To help you, watch movies and T.V. in English.

Your writing exam is Tuesday. We will talk about it in class on Monday. You need to draw and label the robot structure and explain how we use it. Here is an old blog post with the robot structure: http://hoyengradoquinto.blogspot.com/2010/09/writing-week.html. You also need to know the differences between expository, narrative, and persuasive writing.

Here are the definitions:
Expository: Non-fiction, informational writing, like an essay about lions.
Narrative: Non-fiction or fiction, but it tells a story. If you wrote about your favorite vacation, that would be narrative.
Persuasive: Non-fiction writing that is trying to make someone believe something. For example, you could write an essay about why sushi is better than pizza.

You also need to be able to write a letter.

You will write a five paragraph essay, with five sentences in each paragraph, on your final. You will have four choices about what you have to write about. You will need to use good transitions, good structure, good grammar, good spelling, and have good information. I will give you the questions on Monday so you can practice at home.

Finally, here are your spelling words. Your spelling final is Thursday. You should practice these words and know their definitions.
screamed
whispered
asked
suddenly
photosynthesis
cartography
satisfaction
ecosystem
children
asked
climate
after
yelled
author
genre
transportation
imagination
adventurous
nutritious
exercise
universe
they're
there
their
language
resource
chores
pollution
siblings
Explorer
civilization
Discovery
simile
metaphor
tradition
language
Writer
Literature
Painter
Musician
Architect
Photographer
Halloween
ghost
pumpkin
witch
vampire
costume
haunted
spooky

I will post a grammar review tomorrow and a math review on Monday.

Spelling Words Fill-in-the-Blank Practice

Use the words below to fill in the blanks.

fiction, protagonist, antagonist, plot, conflict, climax, character, narrator, author, genre, photosynthesis, structure, chlorophyll, chloroplast, transpiration, foreshadow, flashback, vegetation, topographic, climate, ecosystem, habitat, cartography, contraction, satisfaction, apostrophe, mouse, mice, child, children, After, before, later, then, because, once, suddenly, next, finally, dialogue, quotation, said, yelled, screamed, whispered, asked

1. _________ snack on Thursday, we have sociales and Spanish.
2. “COOL!!!!" _________________________ Pablo.
3. A place where animals live is their ____________________.
4. ______________________________ is the study of and making of maps.
5. Judy Blue is the _________________ of the Fudge books.
6. Plants are green because of _________________________.
7. We need an __________________________ when we make contractions.
8. In fiction, the ___________________________ is the main character.
9. My favorite _________________ to read are mysteries.
10. The problem in a story is the _______________________.

Now, to practice, write sentences using the words that you DID NOT use in the fill-in-the-blanks.

You can email your sentences or answers to me and I will check them. I will post the real answers tonight.

Spelling Words for your Final

Fiction WOrds
1. fiction
2. protagonist
3. antagonist
4. plot
5. conflict
6. climax
7. character
8. narrator
9. author
10. genre

Science and Social Studies Words:
1. photosynthesis
2. structure
3. chlorophyll
4. chloroplast
5. transpiration
6. foreshadow
7. flashback
8. vegetation
9. topographic
10. climate

Science, Social Studies, and Musical words
1. ecosystem
2. habitat
3. cartography
4. contraction
5. satisfaction
6. apostrophe
7. mouse
8. mice
9. child
10. children

Transitions and Dialogue Words
1. After
2. before
3. later
4. then
5. because
6. once
7. suddenly
8. next
9. finally
10. dialogue
11. quotation
12. said
13. yelled
14. screamed
15. whispered
16. asked

L.A. Final: Spelling Words Fill-in-the-Blank Answers

Fill in the blank (practice):

1. My friends like to play with their Nintendo DS's.
2. If the sun is hidden behind the moon it is called an eclipse.
3. The largest planet in the solar system is Jupiter.
4. Pluto is a dwarf planet.
5. When asteroids hit the moon they leave craters.
6. When I write a letter, I sign it "Sincerely, Melody."
7. The Department of Transportation builds roads in Colombia.
8. My friends are going to Missouri this summer; I hope I can go there someday, too.
9. It is our job to protect people from persecution.
10. If a person doesn't have parents she is an orphan.
11. A student who does his homework quickly and gets all the answers correct is efficient.
12. When I write stories I use my imagination.
13. A group of stars that makes a picture is a constellation.
14. Melody and Warren were adventurous when they went to Ecuador because they went bike riding down a volcano!
15. Fruits and vegetables are nutritious and that is why Miss Melody wants us to eat them at lunch.
16. We use the Hubble Telescope to take pictures of the universe.
17. Miss Melody likes to exercise at a gym in Circunvalar.
18. My friends like to dance, but I think they're crazy.
19. The place where the sky meets the ground is the horizon.
20. I want to learn English because it is good to speak a different
language.

For extra credit: Write a story using 5 spelling words that were not used in the fill-in-the-blank. Email it to me or post it as a comment. I will give you TEN bonus points on your language arts final!

Spelling Word Practice: Fill in the Blank

adjective, adventurous, adverb, algebraic, alien, asteroid, astronaut, automobile
comet, constellation, crater, crescent, determine, distance, division, divisor, dwarf, Earth, eclipse, efficient, evaluate, exercise, exploration, expression, freedom, galaxy, gibbous, gravity, horizon, imagination, introduce, Jupiter, language, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, numerical, nutritious, orphan, persecution, people, planet, Pluto, predicate, preposition, protection, remainder, Saturn, shuttle, sincerely, solar, spaceship, surface, transportation, their, there, they're, universe, Uranus, vacation, Venus, waning, waxing

Fill in the blank (practice):

1. My friends like to play with _____________ Nintendo DS's.
2. If the sun is hidden behind the moon it is called an ________________.
3. The largest planet in the solar system is _____________.
4. Pluto is a ____________ planet.
5. When ________________ hit the moon they leave __________________.
6. When I write a letter, I sign it "____________________, Melody."
7. The Department of _______________________ builds roads in Colombia.
8. My friends are going to Missouri this summer; I hope I can go _______________ someday, too.
9. It is our job to protect people from ___________________.
10. If a person doesn't have parents she is a _______________________.
11. A student who does his homework quickly and gets all the answers correct is ________________.
12. When I write stories I use my __________________.
13. A group of stars that makes a picture is a _____________________________.
14. Melody and Warren were _______________________ when they went to Ecuador because they went bike riding down a volcano!
15. Fruits and vegetables are ________________________ and that is why Miss Melody wants us to eat them at lunch.
16. We use the Hubble Telescope to take pictures of the ____________________.
17. Miss Melody likes to ___________________ at a gym in Circunvalar.
18. My friends like to dance, but I think _______________________ crazy.
19. The place where the sky meets the ground is the ____________________.
20. I want to learn English because it is good to speak a different
_________________.

(answers posted tomorrow)

Spelling Words

SPELLING WORDS!!

You need to spell these CORRECTLY (duh) and know their definitions. I'll have a Fill-in-the-blank section using these words! Also, I'm only going to have 30 spelling words on the final, but you need to study all of these! : )

adjective, adventurous, adverb, algebraic, alien, asteroid, astronaut, automobile

comet, constellation, crater, crescent

determine, distance, division, divisor, dwarf

Earth, eclipse, efficient, evaluate, exercise, exploration, expression

freedom

galaxy, gibbous, gravity

horizon

imagination, introduce

Jupiter

language

Mars
Mercury

Neptune, numerical, nutritious

orphan

persecution, people, planet, Pluto, predicate, preposition, protection

remainder

Saturn, shuttle, sincerely, solar, spaceship, surface

transportation, their, there, they're

universe, Uranus

vacation, Venus

waning, waxing

p.s. I hope you are ALL asleep right now!