Today’s Walking Classroom podcast talks about the superheroes and villains of good writing. Oxymorons, double negatives, superlatives and there, they’re and their are reviewed.
Character Value: Sense of Humor
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:L.3.1.g, L.3.5, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
L.4.5, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
L.5.5, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
L.6.5, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
L.7.5, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
L.8.3, L.8.5, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
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Quiz: (Make sure you're already logged into your Gmail account, then click to copy this Google form to your Google Drive. Quiz keys are here.)
Superheroes and Villains of Writing Google Quiz
Slide Deck:
Superheroes and Villains of Writing Slide Deck
Runs through examples of a few oxymorons.
Identity the correct double negative in this quiz from Northern Illinois University.
Identify and explain oxymorons in this k12reader.com worksheet.
Brainstorm comparatives and superlatives in this busyteacher.org activity.
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