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Goal: Prioritize reasons in order of importance

In response to the Soviet military invasion of Afghanistan the previous month, the U.S. Olympic Committee decided to boycott the Olympic Games. Imagine you are on the committee and must explain to one of the athletes why this boycott is necessary, or imagine you are an athlete and try to convince the committee to change its stance. Write a letter that will convince the reader to agree with your opinion. To help you get ready to write, plan your letter below.1. Brainstorm a list of things the U.S. could do to make their point to the former Soviet Union.2. Now choose from the list above the one item that would best convey the U.S. stance to the former Soviet Union. This will be the topic sentence for your letter.3. What are your reasons for this choice? Do not worry about the length of your list or the quality of your reasons.4. Choose the three most convincing reasons from the list above. Write these reasons as clear sentences. List them in order of importance, writing your most important reason first.Write your letter. Convince the reader to agree with your position.

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describing words: curious cozy guiltyamusing scented classical

who or what? snack cook songtractor operator bridge

did what? nosed at the carrot took noteshelps teach difficult concepts shone

where? on the couch in school outside of townin the crib on the field in the corner

when? after lunch recentlywhen the power went out

Try to write 2 different sentences. Use some of the ideas from above.

1.

Which ideas did you use in your first sentence? Circle them.

2.

Which ideas did you use in your second sentence? Put a square around the ones you used.

Fill in the missing letters. Write io or ai.

un n ag n autob graphy

p nless pr rie foundat n

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Goal: Support your opinion with three convincing reasons

The Associated Press reported on January 11, 2006, that a recent survey reveals Americans' attitudes towards overweight people are shifting from rejection to acceptance. What do you think about this change of attitude? Do you think this is a good thing? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your position on why (or why not) it would (or would not) be a good thing if Americans' attitudes toward overweight people shifted to acceptance. Be sure to include convincing reasons. To help you get ready to write your essay, follow the steps below.

1. Write a topic sentence that states your opinion.2. Brainstorm a list of reasons that support your opinion. Do not worry about the length of your list or the quality of your reasons.3. Choose the three most convincing reasons from your list. Write these reasons as clear sentences. List them in order of importance, placing the most important reason first.

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Did you know that you don't always have to use the word intelligently in your writing? Try to use different

words for an overused word like intelligently. It will make your work more fun for others to read.

Circle words to the RIGHT or DOWN. Every letter is used exactly ONCE.

B R I L L I A N T L YC L E V E R L Y

I N G E N I O U S L YWrite the words found.

INGENIOUSLY CLEVERLY

Now rewrite this without using the word intelligently. Add one or two of your own sentences using some of the

words you found in the word search.

My mom intelligently figured out that I was not really sick. I guessed I would be going to my piano lesson after

all.

My favorite two words to use instead of intelligently are:

and

How many words do you think it takes to improve your writing?

Fifty. That's 50! There are about 50 overused words we often use in writing and conversations.

When you find yourself repeating, try something different. It doesn't take much work to sound amazing!

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Goal: Use sensory details

Describe the place in your home the most in need of being organized. What do you see, hear, smell, and feel? Describe this place using sensory details so the reader feels he is in your home with you. To help you get ready to write, plan your descriptive essay below.1. What do you see to the left of you?2. What do you see to the right of you?3. What do you see ahead of you?4. What do you hear?5. What do you smell?6. What do you feel?Use sensory details to clearly describe a place in your home that is most in need of organization.

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Use each of the blocks to spell nine words.Hint: The word transparent is a word in the blocks.

L EV

A NA

PG E

I D

I SD

T AE

FS

DN T

A R

RT R

A R

I LA

O R

RP E

I SS

O Y E S S

R

ES

G E U M I E P E U H E

A V

1. 2.

3.

4.

5. I S 6.

7. S

8. 9.

Circle the spelling words.

nearestmisspellhailedjusticelengthsupernaturaldear

lengthhailedthoughtnearestjusticesiegedearmisspell

supernaturalnearestsiegedearfearlessjusticelength

23 cm = mm 21 ÷ 7 =

For 28,988,988,320, write the digit that is in the hundred thousands place.

word root di can mean not or away digress, digression

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Write the hidden word. Start at one letter and then move either left or right. Continue in same direction.

a

b s e

n

ce

he

a

r

c

r

ad

l

e

Circle the spelling words.

absencelengthcheeredtriangularperennialhumid

humidcheeredcradlelengthtriangularabsencejustify

absencecheeredearachetriangularabsencelength

The product of two consecutive whole numbers is 56. What are the two consecutive whole numbers?

Can 852 be evenly divided by 5? Circle:852 is evenly divisible by 5852 is NOT evenly divisible by 5

Wendy rolls a die. What is the chance of her rolling a 1? 10 x 2 =

1 kg = 1,000 g

24 kg = g

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