5th Grade

Writing

June 1-4

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Writing Packet Directions

June 1-4

1- Monday - Thursday Daily Language (Do what you can in

5-10 minutes/day)

2- Complete Elementary School Memories

3- Complete Read All About ....

4- Choose three memorable things that happened during

this year and write three articles/illustrate for School

News pages 50-51.

Monday ~b Correct these sentences.

1. during his trip to the zoo paul observed the monkeys apes and chimpanzees

2. does they want to come to aerobics class with shown and i

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What part of speech is the underlined word in this sentence?

3. The hailstones pounded the roof during the storm. --- ---------

Give the plural noun for this singular noun.

4. blueberry

Identify where the apostrophe is not used correctly. I '

5. can't has'nt they've it's

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Which word is not spelled correctly?

1. calender dollar visitor thirsty

Correct these sentences.

2. the play was very good because them actors performed sew good

--·-·--·•--------------------------------3. aunt gertie rushed in shouting lets have a adventure

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the bolded word below.

4. The driver was seriously injured when his car went out of control and plunged down a 100-foot precipice.

Simile or metaphor?

5. His new cousin was as cute as a bug in a rug. 62

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correct these sentences. 1. did you no the colorado river run through the grand canyon

.. -.. --·-·· --------------------------2. mrs arnold my third-grade teacher read us charlotte's web

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Circle the cause and underline the effect.

5. Bernie's diligent practice paid off when he won the trophy.

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Which word would come last in alphabetical order? ('.)

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Give a homophone for "paws." :::, Ol C:

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3. well you certainly done a good job on you re science report 0

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4. the rich tropical rainforests of brazil is disappearing 8 N @

Which words are adverbs?

5. very here flew gently

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Elementary School Memories IN KINDERGARTEN I REMEMBER WHEN _______ _

IN 1ST GRADE I REMEMBER WHEN _________ _

IN 2ND GRADE I REMEMBER WHEN _________ _

IN 3RD GRADE I REMEMBER WHEN _________ _

IN 4TH GRADE I REMEMBER WHEN _________ _

IN 5TH GRADE I REMEMBER WHEN _ _ _ ______ _

I think the most interesting thing we studied this yeµr was

because

A happy time was

Read All About My Year In ___ Grade

Me (drawn by me!) ,

What I liked best about my teacher was

One thing I'll always remember about this year is

A sad time was

---*******---My advice to students entering this grade next year is

Something I wish I could do over again is

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SCHOOL NEWS These are the things that made news at our school.

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