"Mistakes Were Made" Rewrite

The prisoner stood before the court and said, "Mistakes were made," and "I'm sorry for what happened."

"The way he puts it, you'd hardly guess that he had anything to do with that burglary," muttered the woman whose store he broke into.

Rewrite the prisoner's words, to more accurately reflect what really happened.

Expectations:

• at least 6-10 sentences
• correct capitalization & punctuation
• stay on topic
• include details

Icky

What's icky?  Write 6-10 sentences describing 6-10 icky things.

Expectations:

• 6-10 complete sentences
• correct capitalization & punctuation
• stay on topic
• include details

Great Truck

It was a great truck, a fantastic truck, the truck of Carter's dreams.  No one had ever seen a truck like it.  It made Carter so happy.

Describe his truck.

Expectations:

-6-10 sentences

-correct capitalization and punctuation

-stay on topic

-include details

Doubles

Write a paragraph that includes twenty words with double letters.  Examples:  poodle, peep, needle, better

Story Elements

Yesterday you learned the Elements of a Story:  Plot, Setting, Conflict, Character, Theme, and Point of View.  Thinking of the story elements, write a short story from the following prompt:
A child finds an extraterrestrial in her backyard.  It’s not E.T. Who is it?  What is it like?  What does the child do?  What happens?  Explain.

Expectations:

-6-10 complete sentences-correct capitalization and punctuation-stay on topic-include details

Why?

Why?  Why?  Why?  A four-year-old wants to know why chairs have four legs.  You explain that it is for balance.  "Why else?" she asks.  She won't stop asking "Why?"  until you help her think of every reason imaginable.

List all the reasons you come up with, both serious and fanciful.

Expectations:

• 6-10 sentences
• correct capitalization and punctuation
• stay on topic
• include details

Urban, Suburban, Rural

On Wednesday we learned more about the differences between Urban, Suburban, and Rural.  Thinking about the physical and Human characteristics of each, which setting would you prefer to live in?  Why?  What type of job and recreational activities would you like to do in that setting?

Expectations:

• 6-10 complete sentences
• correct capitalization and punctuation
• stay on topic
• include details