Weekly Wrap-up

Master homophones (its/it's, who's/whose) & boost writing skills with fun prompts!

Let's start with some grammar! We will practice our homophones that we've learned so far, which are IT'S / ITS and WHO'S Below, please sort the homophones by putting the sentences with the correct usage. We'll start with It's and Its. It's _ a great day to be alive. Do you think _ going to be a hard test? I know _ too good to be true. To this day, _ my favorite memory of you. December is the best month because _ a time of giving. Its The horse lost _ way home. That book lost one of _ pages. _ floorboards creaked as I walked through the house. Friday came with _ usual excitement. The cold weather reared _ terrible head. Please sort the homophones for WHO'S and WHOSE. Who's Do you know _ going to be there? Mrs. Maughan, _ a big fan of books, read the entire weekend. I wonder if they guess _ behind this mask. I've never met someone _ so confident before. Whose _ purple car is parked out front? I never figured out _ rose that was. I almost forgot _ assignment it was. She knew _ choice it really was: hers. Which sentence is using the correct version of "it's"? Its been so long since I've seen you. It's growl echoed through the forest. It's already Friday, and I can't wait! Please select the sentence with the correct usage of "who's". Who's ready for football season? Who's junk is all over the table? I never saw who's shoes those were. Please select the sentence with the correct usage of "its". Its mighty walls stood as a defense against invaders. Its too soon for you to grow up, Wendy. Its Valentines Day! May the odds be ever in your favor. Please select the sentence with the correct usage of "whose". Whose ready to start the weekend, already? Whose backpack is that? Whose excited for fall coming soon? Writing Practice: You will be responding to a series of prompts. This is meant to practice various writing styles aside from RACES paragraphs. Please write your best (grammar, organizing, spelling, punctuation, etc.) and answer the prompts fully. You will be graded on basically if you can answer the question and write a decent response. Have fun, and do your best! Prompt #1: Describe your family for me. How many kids are there? What do your parents do for work? What do you like to do as a family? Tell me about them in at least 5 good sentences. Prompt #2: If your teachers were animals, what animals do you think they would be? Base your answers off of their physical traits, personality, habits, etc. Tell me five teachers, what animal they'd be, and explain why you chose that for them. Write five sentences, one for each teacher. Prompt #3:Describe your potential best day ever. What would you do? What would you eat? Who would you be with? What would the weather be like? (For your best day ever, don't worry about money.) It didn't have to actually happen. Just tell me what would make your best day ever in at least 6 sentences. Prompt #4: If you invented a video game, what kind of game would you create? What would gamers do in your video game? What would be the goal of the game (build a farm, eliminate terrorists, etc.)? What would it be called? Describe your new video game in at least 6 good sentences. Prompt #5: This is a creative writing exercise. I want at least 10 sentences for this one! (Don't worry, it will be easier than the others), and yes, you can go over 10 sentences if you want. I really want you to tell me a good story. Give me some characters, a setting, a plot, all that fun stuff. I would really love to have an enrapturing (gripping, captivating) story to read over the weekend. :)Use the sentence in the picture as your first line, then finish the story from there. The rest of the story is up to you! Now let's chat a little bit about your independent reading. What book are you currently reading right now? What's it about? Who are the characters? Write at least three sentences about your book.ORIf you don't have a book, please let me know here. Tell me about what kind of books you like, and maybe a title or two of some books you've really liked reading before. Let's check in briefly with your emotions at the beginning of the school year. Trust me, I have been all over this place on this chart. I just want to see how you're doing and if you're feeling okay. Please select three emotions on this Nicolas Cage chart that you have felt MOST these first few weeks of school. To select it, click on the dots and on the option to write, please put either "1", "2", or "3", "1" for your most common mood, "2" for your second common mood, and "3" for your third most common mood. I just want to see your three primary (main) emotions that you're feeling right now.Please be honest with your answers. You know my main emotion is probably BEEEEES! with how chaotic the day is for me, so please don't hesitate to let me know how you feel. :)