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Sentence craft and academic register — Take-Home — 8th Grade Varies sentence structure deliberately and writes in an appropriate register without sounding stilted. This one-page 8th Grade take-home carries the two-minute check that tells you whether the skill is wobbly, then "Three Sentence Shapes" — 20 minutes with a draft, paper — plus what to say when it…
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Sentence craft and academic register LITERACY · 8TH GRADE Name Date TAKE-HOME PRACTICE Writing · 8th Grade 20 minutes WHAT THIS BUILDS Varies sentence structure deliberately and writes in an appropriate register without sounding stilted. 1 THE TWO-MINUTE CHECK ASK "Read this paragraph aloud. Does it sound like a person who knows what they're talking about?" A SOLID ANSWER Clear, varied, no words they couldn't define. Not yet Getting there Solid 2 THREE SENTENCE SHAPES You need: A draft, Paper Teach three shapes: simple, one with a subordinate clause first, one with a colon or dash. Rewrite one paragraph using each shape at least once. Ban every word they can't define without looking it up. Read aloud and mark anything that sounds like it's trying too hard. Compare with a well-written published paragraph on a similar topic. SAY THIS WHEN IT STALLS "Do you actually know what that word means? If not, use the one you do know — it'll read better." Combine choppy sentences using one subordinate clause. Rewrite a paragraph in three registers — formal, plain, conversational — and say which fits the task. IF IT'S TOO HARD IF IT'S TOO EASY Did it M T W T F Full year of take-homes: www.littleactivity.com/takehome/grade-8 www.littleactivity.com 8th Grade · Literacy
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Sentence craft and academic register LITERACY · 8TH GRADE Name Date TAKE-HOME PRACTICE Writing · 8th Grade 20 minutes WHAT THIS BUILDS Varies sentence structure deliberately and writes in an appropriate register without sounding stilted. 1 THE TWO-MINUTE CHECK ASK "Read this paragraph aloud. Does it sound like a person who knows what they're talking about?" A SOLID ANSWER Clear, varied, no words they couldn't define. Not yet Getting there Solid 2 THREE SENTENCE SHAPES You need: A draft, Paper Teach three shapes: simple, one with a subordinate clause first, one with a colon or dash. Rewrite one paragraph using each shape at least once. Ban every word they can't define without looking it up. Read aloud and mark anything that sounds like it's trying too hard. Compare with a well-written published paragraph on a similar topic. SAY THIS WHEN IT STALLS "Do you actually know what that word means? If not, use the one you do know — it'll read better." Combine choppy sentences using one subordinate clause. Rewrite a paragraph in three registers — formal, plain, conversational — and say which fits the task. IF IT'S TOO HARD IF IT'S TOO EASY Did it M T W T F Full year of take-homes: www.littleactivity.com/takehome/grade-8 www.littleactivity.com 8th Grade · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Riddles LITERACY · 2ND GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 I have hands but cannot clap. What am I? Hint: Tick tock! Answer: 2 What has a head and a tail but no body? Hint: You flip it. Answer: 3 What gets wetter the more it dries? Hint: You use it after a bath. Answer: 4 A farmer has 5 chickens. All but 3 run away. How many are left? Hint: "All but 3"... Answer: 5 I have legs but never walk. What am I? Hint: You sit at me. Answer: 6 What has an eye but cannot see? Hint: You use it to sew. Answer: www.littleactivity.com 2nd Grade · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Lateral Thinking LITERACY · 2ND GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 A man walks into a bar and asks for water. The bartender pulls out a gun. The man says 'Thank you' and leaves. Why? Hint: He had the hiccups. Answer: 2 A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for 5 minutes. They go out to dinner. How? Hint: She's a photographer. Answer: 3 How can a man go 8 days without sleep? Hint: He sleeps at night. Answer: 4 A truck driver goes the wrong way on a one-way street. He passes a police officer who does nothing. Why? Hint: He's walking. Answer: 5 What breaks but never falls, and falls but never breaks? Hint: Day and night. Answer: 6 A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays 3 days, and leaves on Friday. How? Hint: His horse's name... Answer: www.littleactivity.com 2nd Grade · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Riddles LITERACY · 3RD GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 I have hands but cannot clap. What am I? Hint: Tick tock! Answer: 2 What has a head and a tail but no body? Hint: You flip it. Answer: 3 What gets wetter the more it dries? Hint: You use it after a bath. Answer: 4 A farmer has 5 chickens. All but 3 run away. How many are left? Hint: "All but 3"... Answer: 5 I have legs but never walk. What am I? Hint: You sit at me. Answer: 6 What has an eye but cannot see? Hint: You use it to sew. Answer: www.littleactivity.com 3rd Grade · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Lateral Thinking LITERACY · 3RD GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 A man walks into a bar and asks for water. The bartender pulls out a gun. The man says 'Thank you' and leaves. Why? Hint: He had the hiccups. Answer: 2 A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for 5 minutes. They go out to dinner. How? Hint: She's a photographer. Answer: 3 How can a man go 8 days without sleep? Hint: He sleeps at night. Answer: 4 A truck driver goes the wrong way on a one-way street. He passes a police officer who does nothing. Why? Hint: He's walking. Answer: 5 What breaks but never falls, and falls but never breaks? Hint: Day and night. Answer: 6 A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays 3 days, and leaves on Friday. How? Hint: His horse's name... Answer: www.littleactivity.com 3rd Grade · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Riddles LITERACY · 4TH GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 I have hands but cannot clap. What am I? Hint: Tick tock! Answer: 2 What has a head and a tail but no body? Hint: You flip it. Answer: 3 What gets wetter the more it dries? Hint: You use it after a bath. Answer: 4 A farmer has 5 chickens. All but 3 run away. How many are left? Hint: "All but 3"... Answer: 5 I have legs but never walk. What am I? Hint: You sit at me. Answer: 6 What has an eye but cannot see? Hint: You use it to sew. Answer: www.littleactivity.com 4th Grade · Literacy
Brain Teaser — Lateral Thinking LITERACY · 4TH GRADE Name Date Read each riddle carefully. Think before you answer! 1 A man walks into a bar and asks for water. The bartender pulls out a gun. The man says 'Thank you' and leaves. Why? Hint: He had the hiccups. Answer: 2 A woman shoots her husband, then holds him underwater for 5 minutes. They go out to dinner. How? Hint: She's a photographer. Answer: 3 How can a man go 8 days without sleep? Hint: He sleeps at night. Answer: 4 A truck driver goes the wrong way on a one-way street. He passes a police officer who does nothing. Why? Hint: He's walking. Answer: 5 What breaks but never falls, and falls but never breaks? Hint: Day and night. Answer: 6 A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays 3 days, and leaves on Friday. How? Hint: His horse's name... Answer: www.littleactivity.com 4th Grade · Literacy
