Watch your vocabulary blossom, as you try this simple activity. Make new words from one root word. As you think about the new words, your knowledge of vocabulary and spelling will grow.Go Read and Write Blog Posts
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Looking for a fun site that uses pictures to explain common idioms? You might want to check out this site: https://thelanguagenerds.com/2022/funny-literal-illustrations-of-english-idioms-and-their-meanings/
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Write a descriptive paragraph about the picture of a male lion. Remember to start with a topic sentence that makes sense and then describe three details about the lion. The picture of the lion was taken at the Toronto Zoo . If you wish to use another animal, check out the zoo’s website for more
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Authors often use darkness and light to represent opposing concepts. Darkness is associated with the unknown, evil, death or chaos or even ignorance. You may have heard the idioms “I was kept in the dark” which means that I was ignorant of information. Sometimes, in a competition, one of the competitors is called the “dark
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Writers often use pictures or images to tell an “unsaid” part of a story. Let’s look at a few images and learn how they are used in literature. Rock A rock or a group of rocks can be used to suggest an obstacle that has to be overcome. An example of this meaning would be
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Here is a quick way to practice generating reasons.
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