Monday 11/14/2021

Monday 11/14/2021

by Mista Neugent

​Spiral TEKS

​3.8(C) analyze plot elements,  including the sequence of  events, the conflict, and the  resolution

3.8(B) explain the relationships among the major and minor characters;

​3.6(F) make inferences and use evidence to support understanding;

​3.3(B) use context within and beyond a sentence to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and multiple-meaning words;

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​LA.3.11(C) revise drafts to improve sentence structure and word choice by adding, deleting, combining, and rearranging ideas for coherence and clarity;

​LA.3.11(Di) complete simple and compound sentences with subject-verb agreement;

​LA.3.11(Dii) past, present, and future verb tense;

Open Ended

How was your weekend? Tell us about it!

Poll

What do you feel most comfortable doing?

• Inferencing

• Context Clues with Unknown words

• Grammar

• Finding the Main Idea

​3.11 Grammar

​I love __________ smoothies. (they're, there, or their)

​_______ the best team in the NFL. (They're, There, or Their)

​LAND HOE! It is just over __________. (they're, there, or their)

​3.11 Grammar

​I love their smoothies. (they're, there, or they're)

​They're the best team in the NFL. (They're, There, or They're)

​LAND HOE! It is just over there. (they're, there, or they're)

Multiple Choice

3.11

Choose the word that best completes each sentence.

I love Marvel and all of _____ movies.

• their

• they're

• there

Multiple Choice

3.11

Choose the word that best completes each sentence.

_______ is going to be the most beautiful parade on Thanksgiving.

• Their
• They're
• There

Multiple Choice

3.11

Choose the word that best completes each sentence.

_______ going to the movies tonight.

• Their
• They're
• There

​3.11 Grammar

Focus on run on sentences.

​1. Don't be choppy

​2. Don't be repetitive - leave it for the poems

​3. Use commas and punctuation

Multiple Choice

3.11

What is the BEST way to write this sentence?

• A. Yesterday it was too loud and busy to go shopping my brother said.

• B. Yesterday my brother said it was too loud and busy to go shopping.

• C. Yesterday it was too loud and too busy my brother said to go shopping.

• D. Yesterday my brother said it was too loud and way too busy to go shopping.

Multiple Choice

3.11

Which is the BEST way to combine the following sentences?

I love to play basketball. So does Jayden.

• A. I love to play basketball, but so does Jayden.

• B. I love to play basketball, and so does Jayden, too.

• C. I love to play basketball, and Jayden does, too.

• D. No change is needed

Multiple Choice

3.11

What is the correct way to write the following sentence?

Some of our Thoughtful Thursday ideas have been meditating together, playing outside together, and talking about our feelings together.

• A. Some of our Thoughtful Thursday ideas have been meditating together, playing outside, and talking about our feelings.

• B. Thursday ideas has been meditating together, playing outside together, and talking about our feelings together, for something thoughtful.

• C. Some of our Thoughtful Thursday ideas had been meditating, playing outside, and talking about our feelings.

• D. Talking about our feelings, some of our Thoughtful Thursday ideas having been meditating together, and playing outside together.

​3.11 Grammar

Tenses -

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I will sing with the carolers after Thanksgiving.

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​He played basketball with his friends last weekend.

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​You will write several paragraphs in your notebook.

Multiple Choice

3.11

What change should be made in the following sentence?

Next week my friends and I play football at the park.

• A. Change play to playing

• B. Change play to played

• C. Change play to will play

• D. No change is needed.

Multiple Choice

3.11

What change should be made in the following sentence?

Last year Mr. Neugent learns how to speak Portuguese.

• A. Change learns to learning

• B. Change learns to learned

• C. Change learns to will learn

• D. No change is needed.

​3.8(C) Plot Elements

Multiple Choice

Deion forgot his lunch at home so his mom brought it to him.

The red part of the sentence is the

• problem

• solution

Multiple Choice

3.8(C) Alice can't reach the package of lightbulbs in the garage.

This is probably important to the story’s plot because --

• A. it introduces the main setting.

• B. it introduces the minor characters.

• C. it introduces the problem.

• D. it introduces the solution to the story.

Multiple Choice

3.8(C) La'Mael used glue on his skateboard.

This is probably important to the story’s plot because --

• A. it introduces the main setting.

• B. it introduces the minor characters.

• C. it introduces the problem.

• D. it introduces the solution to the story.

Multiple Choice

3.8(C) Ted used glue on his skateboard.

This is probably important to the story’s plot because --

• A. it introduces the main setting.

• B. it introduces the minor characters.

• C. it introduces the problem.

• D. it introduces the solution to the story.

Multiple Choice

3.8(C) Wild chimpanzees are rapidly disappearing. Their homes have been destroyed and moved for human purposes. In many ways humans could save the chimp population. Sadly, chimpanzees may one day exist only in zoos.

This is probably important to the story’s plot because --

• A. it introduces the main setting.

• B. it introduces the minor characters.

• C. it introduces the problem.

• D. it introduces the solution to the story.

Multiple Choice

3.8(C) “I found my shoe,” I said. Josephine looked at me and grinned, but she didn’t say anything. My shoe stuck between the wall and my cabinet in my my bedroom. I grabbed a broom and pulled the shoe out. I had my shoe, but we still had a bigger problem — how to make it to the field on time.

This is probably important to the story’s plot because --

• A. it introduces the main setting.

• B. it introduces the minor characters.

• C. it introduces the problem.

• D. it introduces the solution to the story.

​3.8(B) Characters

Multiple Choice

3.8(B) Which sentence best shows that Mr. Neugent and Mrs. Childs did not let being fans of different teams stop them from being friends?

• A. He knew she was a fan of his least favorite team.

• B. Although they knew they didn't like the same teams, it didn't stop them from watching the games together.

• C. Mrs. Childs looked at him in disgust, but she didn’t say anything.

• D. Neugent spoke both Portuguese and English.

Multiple Choice

3.8(B) Which sentence best shows that Samantha and Josephine did not let speaking different languages stop them from playing together?

• A. He knew I only spoke a few words of Spanish.

• B. Although we couldn’t really speak to each other, we still became good friends.

• C. Samantha looked at me and smiled, but she didn’t say anything.

• D. Chris spoke both Spanish and English.

​3.3(B) Context Clues

​Jacob couldn’t see the school building; it was shrouded by smoke and dust.” What does the word shrouded mean?

Multiple Choice

3.3(B)

Context Clues:

After getting caught in the rain, I came home drenched.

• Sad

• Angry

• Wet

• Dry

Multiple Choice

3.3(B)

Animals live in diverse and varied communities. What is the meaning of the word diverse?  

• very different
• the same
• weird
• muggy

Multiple Choice

3.3(B)

Ryleigh couldn’t see the school building; it was shrouded by smoke and dust.” What does the word shrouded mean?

• Covered
• ruined
• bounced
• invisible

Multiple Choice

3.3(B)

We thought that Mrs. Ruff would be very distraught when told that Chelsea broke Mr. Neugent's yard stick; however, she took the news very calmly. What does the word distraught mean? .

• anxious
• upset
• happy
• fearful

Multiple Choice

3.3(B)

Read the following sentence: "My little brother is so tiny he can fit through the dog door." What is a word that means the same as tiny?

• small
• huge
• gigantic
• fun

Multiple Choice

3.3(B)

Read the following paragraph. At the end of the battle, everyone helps to tidy up the ankle-deep tomato mess in the streets.  The streets are hosed down and people can clean off in specially built outdoor showers.  In a couple of hours, the city is spic and span again, and everyone parties until late at night. What is the meaning of the word tidy?

• eat
• mess up
• destroy
• clean up

Multiple Choice

3.3(B) Matthew and his family had moved from Mexico to Dallas at the end of the school year because her mom wanted to relocate closer to family.

In the paragraph above, the word relocate means to--

• A. move back into an old house.

• B. learn to do something new.

• C. go live in a new place.

• D. start doing a harder job.