1a. What is the speaker skimming?
2a. What does the speaker say in lines 7 and 8?
3a. What kind of "auto mobile" does the speaker claim to be?
1b. In what way does this surface suggest both skateboarding and a water sport?
2b. What does the speaker mean by this?
3b. How would you describe that "vehicle"? Check the dictionary for the meanings of auto and mobile.
4a. What motion words does the speaker use? What do these words have in common? What sort of motion do they describe?
4b. What do these words and phrases suggest about the speaker's feelings while skateboarding?
5a. How does the shape of this poem contribute to its meaning?
5b. What activity causes you to imagine you could just as easily be doing something bigger, stronger, faster, or more intense? What shape would you outline to represent this activity and your feelings about it?
Concrete Poem. How does the shape of this poem affect the way you read it?
Imagery. Describe the images you visualize as you read this poem. How does the poem's shape influence this imagery?
1. Imagine it is spring and write a shopping list of all the things you might need for spring cleaning, planting, and other activities.
2. Imagine that a close friend is moving to another town. Write a personal letter to the friend, sharing your thoughts on how the two of you can remain friends despite the distance between you.
3. With a partner, write an advice column question regarding a relationship and the response to that question.
Thesaurus. One way to build your vocabulary is to learn a new word with a meaning similar to a word you already know. Use a thesaurus to find other words with meanings similar to the words listed below. For each word that you find, write a sentence that uses the word. There may be subtle differences in the meanings of the words that correspond to the word. You may want to consult a dictionary to determine how each word should be used.
1. love =
2. perhaps =
3. arrange =
4. strange =
5. light =
6. close =
7. forget =
8. pass =
9. go =
Modifiers. Each modifier has a positive, comparative, and superlative form of comparison. Most one-syllable modifiers and some two-syllable modifiers form comparative and superlative degrees by adding –er and –est. Other two-syllable modifiers, and all modifiers of more than two syllables, use more and most to form these degrees. Fill in the following chart with the missing positive, comparative, and superlative forms.
Researching Greetings: Using library resources, research greetings in different languages. You may decide to focus on one greeting—such as hello or goodbye—or you may want to look at many types of greetings. Find words or phrases in other languages that correspond with the greeting or greetings you are researching. Share your findings with your class. Research Log. Use this log to keep track of the sources you use, the information you find, and your reactions to what you learn.
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Books and other print sources:
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