Students brainstormed important homonyms that they need to know and learn how to use properly when they are writing stories.
Homonym List
Important Words to know
1) Where/were/we’re
2) Witch/which
3) There/their/they’re
4) Allowed/aloud
5) Hear/here
6) Write/right
7) To/too/two
8) Through/threw
9) Bye/by/buy
10) No/know
ASSIGNMENT
Students were asked to supply random locations, moods, and characters. They then had to pick number between 1-5, for each category. The following is the list of what must be in the story they will be writing tomorrow. They must use 10 homonyms correctly from the list above and the randomly chosen item from the categories below.
Next week:
Students will be going to the computer lab to type out the good copy of their story. Stay tuned for a copy of the proper formatting for typing out the assignment (no jumbo font and short margins)
8-22
Location
1) Saskatchewan
2) Disneyland
3) The Moon
4) North Pole
5) The Beach
Mood
1) Science Fiction
2) Action Adventure
3) Horror
4) Romance
5) Comedy
Character
1) Chris Brown
2) Siri (Apple Iphone voice)
3) Electrician
4) Lifeguard
5) Pizza Delivery Guy
8-26
Location
1) Zoo
2) Pluto
3) Hockey Arena
4) KFC
5) The Bus
Mood
1) Nostalgic
2) Horror
3) Suspense
4) Craving
5) Happy
Character
1) Astronaut
2) Janitor
3) Kenny Rogers
4) Engineer
5) Ninja
