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Ms. Moon likes to paint. She likes the pretty colors. She draws a picture first. Then she uses her paints. She gives her pictures to her son.

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An important farm crop in the United States is cotton. Cotton is used for making clothing. Cotton is still a popular choice for clothes because it is easy to clean and lasts a long time.

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Winnie the Pooh loves to eat honey. He likes it because it is sweet. Pooh looks for honey in the woods. He climbs trees to get it. He will eat the honey he finds.

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Leilani likes to jump rope at recess with her friends. She can jump fast. She can do some tricks.Leilani likes to jump a lot. She is the best jumper at Bush Elementary.

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Alexa likes to eat apples. Apples are a fruit. There are many kinds of apples. Alexa likes green apples the best. She also likes apple pie.

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There are 22 students in Ms. Van Zandt's class. They are good students. They study and learn everyday. They improve their social skills. Sometimes they make a lot of noise.

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I take care of my brother a lot. He is four years old. He likes to watch T.V. He likes to color. He likes to hear stories. He is usually a good boy.

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Isabella had a picture of her class. Everyone was in the picture. The teacher looked happy. It was a nice picture to have.

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Growing vegetables can be fun. Brodie grew cabbage and tomatoes in his garden. Brodie took good care of the plants in his garden. The best part was eating them.

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I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!

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If you are feeling sad, you can make yourself feel better by doing a few simple things. You can take a walk (or get another form of exercise), you can talk to a friend, or you can write down your feelings. Writing down the good things in your life will help too. Doing something good for someone else will also help you feel better. If you still feel a little sad, act happy. It works like magic to make you feel better!

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Mark wanted to be a great skater. But he didn't want to spend the hours practicing. He wished he could just do the tricks easily. Mark's dream was to have everyone stop and stare when he entered the skate park. He wanted them to say, "Mark is the best skater in the whole world."

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Rian started to reel in his line. The fish tugged and pulled hard. Judging by the weight of his catch, this fish could feed his family for three days. Rian struggled to stay in the boat and not be pulled over the side. Finally his catch came into view. He had snagged a snapping turtle!

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During a baseball game, Graham tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Graham immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Graham’s baseball games. Graham was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Graham didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Graham’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Graham. When Graham told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.

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A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.

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One summer's day, a merry Grasshopper was dancing, singing and playing his violin with all his heart. He saw an Ant passing by working hard to store food for the winter. “Come and sing with me instead of working so hard,” said the Grasshopper “Let’s have fun together.” “I must store food for the winter,” said the Ant,“ and I advise you to do the same.” “Don’t worry about winter, it’s still very far away,” said the Grasshopper, laughing at him. But the Ant wouldn’t listen and continued to work. When winter came, the starving Grasshopper went to the Ant’s house and humbly begged for something to eat. “If you had listened to my advice in the summer you would not now be in need,” said the Ant. “I am afraid I can only share one meal with you, because I only stored up enough food for one."

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In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as if he would die of thirst. Then an idea came to him. Picking up some small pebbles, he dropped them into the pitcher one by one. With each pebble the water rose a little higher until at last it was near enough so he could drink.

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Money Mark was born rich. He never had to work a day in his life and he got everything handed to him on a silver platter. When he was six, Money Mark wanted to go to a basketball game. His father paid the starting five of the Bulls and Celtics to play a private game of Nerf-ball in Money Mark’s bedroom. When Money Mark turned thirteen, he wanted to start a band. His father hired the Rolling Stones to play with him every Saturday at the family’s private concert hall, though his family was never there. By the time he was twenty-one, Money Mark was bored with life. He was surrounded by a bunch of possessions that he didn’t appreciate and Money Mark could find anything new or exciting in his life. Despite his vast wealth, Money Mark never found happiness. Penny Petal was born poor. Her family hardly had anything to eat, but they loved each other. Penny Petal appreciated every thing she got. When she was six, her father walked her around the United Center before the Bulls played the Celtics. She was excited by the crazy fans and feeling in the air. She looked forward to the day that she could see a real game. When she was thirteen, she learned to play the buckets. She was an extremely talented musician, a natural percussionist, and everyone on the block loved the rhythms that poured from her palms. By the time she was twenty-one, Penny was a successful businesswoman. Now she had everything that she had ever dreamed of and she truly loved to share her wealth and happiness with her family who supported her through all of the hard times.

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Tammy and Sammy were both students in Mr. Morton’s reading class. Mr. Morton wasn’t too strict about deadlines, and Sammy took advantage of that. He did all of his homework in his other classes but never bothered to complete Mr. Morton’s reading assignments, figuring that he could complete them later. Tammy, on the other hand, completed each assignment Mr. Morton assigned the night that he assigned it. She had to stay up a little later, but she didn’t want to get a penalty for turning in her reading work late. Tammy knew reading was a core subject and that she had to keep “C” average for the entire year or she would have to go to summer school. When the end of the quarter came, Tammy and Sammy had both planned on going to the Enchanted Castle amusement park, but Mr. Morton called Sammy’s mother, and she grounded Sammy until he turned in all of his work. That weekend was horrible for Sammy. He stayed up until 2:00 AM each night and still couldn’t complete all of the assignments. The whole while, Tammy had a great time eating pizza at Enchanted Castle, watching movies late at night, and enjoying her weekend free of stress and pressure. At the end of the quarter, Sammy was lucky to

squeak by with a “C” minus in reading while Tammy earned an “A.”

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In his sophomore year of high school, Michael Jordan tried out for the varsity basketball team at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. But at five feet and eleven inches tall, the coach believed that Jordan was too short to play at that level, so Jordan was cut from the team. Jordan didn’t let this obstacle defeat him. In fact, it pushed him to work even harder. He trained vigorously and grew another four inches the following summer. When he finally made the varsity squad, Jordan averaged 25 points a game and went on to become one of the greatest basketball players in history!

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Is this sentence written in first person or third person?

I told my friend that I would be at the party.

Are these sentences written in first person or third person?

They had pizza for lunch. Everyone smiled as they ate. "Boy, that was a great lunch," sighed Clark.

Are these sentences written in first person or third person?

Sam ran to the kitchen to get a snack. Thankfully, he found his favorite popcorn. "I bet I can eat all this popcorn in 5 minutes!" Sam exclaimed.

If the person telling the story is not in the story, the story is written in _______ .

Are these sentences written in first person or third person?

My shoelace came untied when I walked to my classroom. I tripped and dropped all my books on the floor.

If the person telling the story is in the story, the story is written in _______ .

Are these sentences written in first person or third person?

I was late for school this morning. I felt really worried about not having enough time to unpack.

Are these sentences written in first person or third person?

We are going to the movies with Soren. I can't wait to see Endgame!

The recurring use of a word, a phrase, or a line is called _____.

What is the main message of a poem called?

To describe by comparing two things using “like” or “as” is called a _____.

Words that sound alike at the end _____.

To describe by comparing two things, using the word "is" is called a ____.

When words share the same beginning sounds, the author is using _____.

"My love for you is a rose" is an example of a _____.

"The rain danced on the roof" is an example of which item below?