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Dancing Rainbows Mrs. Campbell’s Third Grade Week of October 6 (Due Friday) Editor’s Hat

Tip: Good writers capitalize the names of places, people, and special events. The names of common nouns are called proper nouns. Proper nouns are capitalized.

1. a person place or thing is a noun

2. the name of a noun is a proper noun 3. did you know a proper noun is always capitalized 4. i saw the parthenon and it was amazing Word Study Hat Learn how to spell these words with long i patterns!

wild

fight

bright

die

mind

tie

tight

might

sight

child

lie

pie

Special Plurals: A plural is more than one. Can you change these words to plurals? Write the plural of the word in the right column. Base Word branch dish puppy box bus bird

Add -ies

Add -es

Add -s

Homonyms:. Illustrate each word in the boxes.

hi

high

Write one sentence that uses both words:

Crazy Compounds! Make a new compound word:

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Thinker’s Hat: hand

= shake

If this word is the answer, what is the question?

democracy Write the question here:

Now try this: circle the word that does not belong in each group. Use the box to explain why it doesn’t. citizen Olympics vote government

Use the following words to create an analogy Parthenon temple Mediterranean sea

_________ is to ___________ as ________ is to ___________.

Vocabulary Expert’s Hat Create a new sentence for each word that shows you know what the word means.

1. elders

2. ancestor

3. respect

4. imitate

Put the number of the word with the right meaning: _____ to honor someone with your politeness, care, and attention _____ to act like someone or something else _____ older people _____ a person in your family who lived long, long ago

Comprehension Hat This Week’s Skill: Main Idea and Supporting Details pp. 114-115 (attached)

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