There, their and they're - what do they mean?

http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/quiz_results.asp
or
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/75.html
or
define each there, their and they're and use each in two different sentences.  Explain why each their, there or they're is used.

Complete the quiz or definition work and bring in the score printed or signed by a parent.

Over the Break...

Visit Quizlet - do some extra credit.
Read a book - post your review on the blog.
Watch the Movie - The Cay and compare it to the book.
We will be studying poetry soon - write a poem.
Scroll through and find another extra credit option!

It's I Love to Read month!

What are you reading?  Tell us your favorite book.  Write a sentence or two about why it's so good.  Each post will be worth extra credit.  Let's encourage reading! 

My favorite books are:  Where the Red Fern Grows and Tuesdays with Morrie.  I also love poetry - check out Robert Frost.

Pronouns - Know them!

Visit these interactive websites.  Print your results or have an adult initial that you were working on the sites and you'll earn extra credit.  Using pronouns and antecedents is one way you can improve your writing. 

http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/pronoun/balloon_game/
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/pronoun/quiz227.html
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/grammar/gr6/0606/04.html?qseq=4,1,5,2,3,0,8,6,9,7&at=0&curq=0&score=0
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/pronounsl.cfm
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sea_park/index_pre.html

If you find another great game on pronouns...let me know. 

Pronouns - KNOW THEM!

 Do you know what a pronoun is?  What's an antecedent? 
Practice makes perfect.  Visit these websites... print the proof or have a parent let me know via the agenda that you have been studying pronouns.  :)

https://sites.google.com/site/easygrammar4kids/pronouns
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en27pron-game-personal-pronouns-treasure-hunt
http://www.quia.com/pop/35480.html?AP_rand=963030344

Contests!

Tyler Maxwell had a 10 pound dictionary fall on his head.  Now he uses only the biggest and hardest words known to man.

Example - I disapprove of visiting the dental professional and feeling abashed about the grotesque microparasites that infect my chompers.   ~Jeffery Wang




Use a dictionary, thesaurus and your research skills to create a really difficult sentence.  Due by 2/14.  Let's have a winner of the Word Nerd Contest!  Scholastic

        or...

Words often have more than one meaning.  Find a word with three meanings and use it to create a scene.  Wild Word Contest

  Do you like my car?  It's in mint condition.  It cost me a mint to buy it!  The inside smells like mint.                                                                  ~Cassidy Schneider