Grammar Exercise

1. The team won (its) (it's) game. Did you win (yours) (your's), (to)(too) (two)?
2. They left (their) (there) books (there) (their) (they're).
3. I hear (your) (you're) about to graduate.
4. Its) (It's) nice that (there) (their) (they're) friendly.
5. Although I get (alot) (a lot) of colds, I feel (all right) (alright) now.
6. (Whose) (Who's) prettier (then) (than) you?
7. Are you tired? I'm out of (breathe) (breath), (too) (to) (two).
8. Run back and (fourth) (forth) from (hear) (here) to (their) (there).
9. (Your) (You're) about to (loose) (lose) (your) (you're) book.
10. Everyone will (accept) (except) the prize (accept) (except) you.
11. Do you know (weather) (whether) or not he will give me the prize?
12. Many people (choose) (chose) to live in large cities.
13. Is the doctor (through) (thorough) (threw) with my exam?
14. What (affect) (effect) does the school (principle) (principal) have on you?
15. What did he (advice) (advise) you to do? Did you take his (advice)(advise)?
16. (There) (Their) (They're) are (alot) (a lot) of (your) you're) friends in the boat.
17. I will (buy) (by) a book (buy) (by) Ray Bradbury.

1.  The team won its game. Did you win yours, too?
2. They left their books there.
3. I hear you're about to graduate.
4. It's nice that they're friendly.
5. Although I get a lot of colds, I feel alright now.
6. Who's prettier than you?
7. Are you tired? I'm out of breath, too.
8. Run back and forth from here to there.
9. You're about to lose your book.
10. Everyone will accept the prize except you.
11. Do you know whether or not he will give me the prize?
12. Many people choose to live in large cities.
13. Is the doctor through with my exam?
14. What affect does the school principal have on you?
15. What did he advise you to do? Did you take his advice?
16. There are a lot of your friends in the boat.
17. I will buy a book by Ray Bradbury.

Time Capsule

If our community decided to store a Time Capsule that would be open 100 years from now, 5 items I would like to put in it would be:

1. The latest iPhone
2. Pictures of our school
3. A picture of myself
4. The latest vehicle
5. The latest style of clothing

The latest iPhone:

I think the first item I would put in the time capsule would be the latest iPhone so people in the future can see what technology was like in our day. The latest iPhone today is the iPhone SE. In my opinion obviously technology is going to upgrade in the future especially in 100 years from now. Technology in 100 years will be totally different then it is now and people in the future would probably be amazed to see how much technology has changed. I would also leave a phone charger with the phone so maybe someone could charge it up and learn how to use it and they could keep it.

Pictures of our School:

I think that the second item, I would put in would be pictures of our school. I think I’d include this because eventually in the future there will be a different school around here or our school will keep renovating over the years. I think that people in the future would like to see what school was like for us and see how much school has advanced since our day.

A picture of myself:

The third item I would include would be a picture of myself because I would want people to know what I looked like and maybe how people looked around here. Such as  how they dressed and did their hair and make-up. I would also want people to know a little about myself too. In my picture of myself I would include a vision of my house in the background and a few of our everyday items.

The latest Vehicle:

My fourth item I would put in would be pictures of the latest vehicle of 2016. I would put this in the time capsule because new vehicles are being invented everyday. I can only imagine what kind of cars they will have in 100 years from now. I think people in the future would be interested to see what vehicles were like in our day. We think we have some pretty high-tech vehicles right now considering the latest car that has wifi in it. But people in the future 100 years from now will probably think that vehicles in our day were nothing compared to theirs.

The latest style of clothing:

The last item I would like to include would be one of the latest pieces of clothing in 2016. This item would be very interesting for people in the future especially girls because fashion is would of girls’ favourite things. The style of clothing would be so much different in 100 years. Thinking back to just few years ago I realized how much the style of clothing has changed. I would probably leave a womens t-shirt of mine and maybe someone in the future who is my size could fit into it and try to bring back our style of fashion.

Dear people of the future,

My name is Jaime. I am 15 years old and you will receive my letter in about 100 years and I will be 115 and most likely be dead.  I live in  the village of Blackville along with my awesome family. I have two brothers my older one being Jansen and my youngest one being Jaden. I also have two wonderful parents who make my life complete, my mother Diana and my father Scott. My favourite thing to do is play sports and hangout with my friends who live around my community. In this letter I am writing to you I would like to inform you on things happening today in our community as of 2016.

Recently in our generation, on  April 21st 2016 the Queen Elizabeth of England turned 90 years old. Many people celebrated and it was a great mark in history. Something else that has recently occurred would be how Isis attacked Europe. It was quite scary considering it happened pretty close to us. In good news, I think the future generations would find it important to know how in demand the children of the of past generations were. The intelligence of our decade skyrocketed once more children were interested in technology and their future lifestyles. Though the technology and knowledge must have increased within the hundred years I still find it important to capture how the children of our decade were so informed with knowledge. I believe what is happening in the world today will be greatly marked in history in the future. The future generations that gain information on today's society will learn that there were not only positive influences on our world. There were explosions, bombs, and also many new drugs were introduced causing drug addiction and causes of drug overdose.

Our generation made many memories and had many historical events. I wish that I could eventually know what life will be like in 100 years from now. I would love to see you guys open our time capsule and listen to your thoughts and opinions on what the life I live today is like.

Sincerely,

           Jaime

Writing your own Children Story (Cathy's Crazy Adventure)

Cathy’s Crazy Adventure

On a nice warm afternoon Cathy the caterpillar got a phone call from her friend Chloe the caterpillar. Chloe said “Hey Cathy! Want to meet me at the giant Tricky Oak tree to play with the other caterpillars?” Cathy shouted with excitement “Of course Chloe! I will see you there soon!”

Suddenly as Cathy was squirming down the path to meet up with her friends she could hear THUMP THUMP THUMP!! A human was coming behind her running. “Oh no!” Cathy roared I am going to get trampled by this human!  

Next thing you know  Brittany the butterfly came dashing in and picked up Cathy and flew away with her. Cathy cried “Thanks so much Brittany that human almost killed me!” Brittany said “No trouble Cathy just make sure you travel more carefully next time!”

After Brittany dropped Cathy off at the tree Cathy told her friends what had happened.

“I can’t wait to become a butterfly so I can fly” said Cathy to her friends. Her friends agreed they hated being caterpillars they think it is too scary and dangerous.

After that, Cathy, Chloe and their friends traveled and played in the tree. They were laughing and having a wonderful time!

Cathy made it back home without seeing any humans along the way. Once she got home she said “phew that was a scary but exciting day I am so tired!” and she peacefully went to bed.

The End

Tips on writing children stories

The information I found particularly helpful was the information about having dialogue. I did not realize how important dialogue could be, I thought it was just a good adder some writers use. Dialogue can be used to help explain a situation and I probably wouldn't have thought to use dialogue if I didn't read this tip. Some information that is similar to what I wrote in my previous blog is the importance of dialogue. If I had done this before, I probably wouldn't have used this excellent technique. I found the examples they put in the article helped a lot with explaining how to use dialogue properly and also showing how enthusiasm can make something sound a lot better. I think being graded on how unique the story is should be a part of the rubric because children stories should be how imaginable and interesting so it can keep their attention.

Analyzing Children Stories

The first children story I read was "The Farm Animals." The main character(s) in this story is the farm animals. There isn't any dialogue in the story because farm animals usually don't talk but their is a narrator who reads the story. The narrator helps describe the story and bring feeling and more imagination to the story. There wasn't necessarily a conflict. The story was just describing the farm animals and what they do and the sounds they make.

Another children story I read was "Pirates Treasure." The main character in this story was the little boy named Jimmy. He is a young boy with blonde hair who was dreaming about a pirate and treasure in his back yard. There is dialogue in his dream where the pirate is telling him where the treasure is in his backyard. This dialogue helps describe the story because there is also a narrator who is reading the story and you can hear the pirates voice in the story which brings the story to life. The conflict in this story is when Jimmy didn't find any treasure only his dog Woofy's bone. I think young children could understand the conflict because they would be upset when they're reading along and find out there is no treasure. The conflict is resolved when Jimmy's mom gives him $5 for digging the whole because she wanted to plant something there, The message/lesson would be to believe in what you dream at night because they may come true.

The third children story I read was "The Bitaba Bird." The main character of this story was the Bitaba Bird which is a fake bird that flies around the sky. There isn't any dialogue in this story but once again there was a narrator who brought the story more to life and helped you imagine the story happening. The conflict would be how there was a bad lighting storm that was scary. It had a good ending though because more Bitaba Birds were hatched. I don't really think children would understand this conflict because they probably wouldn't even realize it was a conflict because the birds were hatching. This story was a good learning story because it gives good information on the Bitaba Bird even though it isn't real.

These 3 stories weren't very similar. "The Farm Animals" story and "The Bitaba Bird" story were kind of similar because they're both referring to animals. These 3 stories are different because they all have a different theme and message. They are all very good entertaining children stories.

These 3 stories are appealing to young children because they are interesting, entertaining and imaginable. "The Farm Animals" story is educational because it helps children learn their animal sounds and about the animals.

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