
Activity: Look at a scene in a book and write down all the times the author describes things with sensory details, uses strong verbs, or shows instead of tells. If you can't find many examples, try rewriting a sentence by adding in your own imagery.
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Activity: Look at a scene in a book and write down all the times the author describes things with sensory details, uses strong verbs, or shows instead of tells. If you can't find many examples, try rewriting a sentence by adding in your own imagery.
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Pick a challenge from your awards page and try to earn it!
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Pick a challenge from your awards page and try to earn it!
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Activity: Write your own alternate ending to a famous story.
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Activity: Write your own alternate ending to a famous story.
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Use the Real-Time Diagnostic for 20 minutes.
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Use the Real-Time Diagnostic for 20 minutes.
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Activity: Read a chapter of a book, then try to guess what will happen in the next chapter. Now read the chapter. Were you right?
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Activity: Read a chapter of a book, then try to guess what will happen in the next chapter. Now read the chapter. Were you right?
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Pick two "Grammar and mechanics" skills to practice.
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Pick two "Grammar and mechanics" skills to practice.
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Use the Real-Time Diagnostic for 20 minutes.
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Use the Real-Time Diagnostic for 20 minutes.
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Activity: Imagine you find a magic bottle that contains a genie. The genie offers to grant you three wishes. Write about what you would wish for and why.
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Activity: Imagine you find a magic bottle that contains a genie. The genie offers to grant you three wishes. Write about what you would wish for and why.
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