Thrid Grade, Grammar, Set Four

We started out this set of weeks by completing her essay on the water slide she invented. K. completed a senses word web and used the thesaurus. This is the final copy:

     The big Silly Slippery Slide is the most thrilling water ride in the world! You will go flying down the 20 foot slide, and water splashes on your face as you zoom over the 6 foot hill round two curves, and float, bob, and splash in the pool you land in.
     If you ride the Silly Slippery Slide, you will find it so thrilling, it's the only water ride you will want to ride!

We completed chapter 4 in Painless Jr. Grammar -- prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.

Writing Project: Persuasive Letter

• I wrote a letter to K. from a pretend girl telling her that the book club I was in was going to read A Bear Called Paddington. I told her I thought the book silly and wondered if she thought I should read it.
• I had K. write three reasons she likes the book.
• Then she did word webs on two of the ideas.
• She used them to write a persuasive letter back to the girl.