worked on gerunds...
We discussed parallell structure and articles
adj insidious v
dissuade v writhe
adj interim adj
distraught n zenith
adj intransigent n
somnambulist adj despicable
adj intrepid v
divulge n destitution
we talked about active and passive voice adj inscrutable
n dissonance
You may have heard someone say, "Write about your feelings." While that is good advice, it may not be an easy task for every individual. A less threatening place to start might be with the senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. Using the senses is an excellent strategy for descriptive writing.
There are five senses. Let's try five assignments.
- SOUND -
Imagine that you were surfing when a storm blew in. The waves
crashed in around you as you tried desperately to get back to
shore. You couldn't see anything. All you could hear was the roar
of the waves. Describe that sound to someone who has never been
surfing.
- SIGHT -
Describe a sunset to a blind man.
- SMELL - You
are lying in bed on Saturday morning when you awaken to the aroma
of coffee percolating and bacon frying. The phone rings and you
begin to tell your friend about the smells of breakfast cooking.
- TASTE - You
and your sister decide to concoct a new drink. You mix all the
carbonated drinks in the refrigerator into your mom's blender.
Then you add strawberries, bananas, tomatoes, and last night's
leftover meatloaf. Last, you throw in a raw egg, a cup of milk,
and some ice. As the blender crushes the mixture into a drink, you
and your sister argue over who will have to taste it first. You
lose. Describe the taste of that first swallow.
- TOUCH - Ever touch a baby's skin? Describe how it feels. If you'd like, compare it to your own skin. How is it different?
Write
one paragraph on each topic.
Use verbs that are descriptive, not just adjectives.
Example: The scorching sun made our skin sweaty. ("made" isn't a very exciting verb.)
Example: The scorching sun sizzled the sweat on our skin. ("sizzled" paints a more graphic picture.)
v permeate adj
shoddy
adj diminutive
n etymology
n shrew
adj discordant
n gyration adj discursive
n anathema
adj nefarious
v sidle v revered
adj gregarious v
disheveled n anomaly
v ostracize v
disparage adj chronic
adj officious n
disparity n reverie
n stereotype adj
sinister adj lucid
adj stilted v
dissemble adj ludicrous
adv askance n
sobriety v malign
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Kirt is 13, attends
Meadow Park Middle School, and is in the 7th grade.
Medow Park
is at 14100 SW Downing Street, Beaverton, OR 97006
t. 503.672.3660 fline:
503.259.6182
We covered apostrophe's at our first meeting
possessive, contractions, plurals, etc...
7th Grade Vocabulary Word List
7th Grade Master Vocabulary List
7th Grade Language Arts Skills
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_7th_lang.htm
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Seventh Grade Writing - Read the introduction and the passage that
follows. Then read each question and mark the circle next to the correct
answer.
7th Grade Language Arts
