9.04.2007

Reading Comprehension, or "Get out your #2 pencils."

This summer we had a record-setting heat wave. There were ten days in
a row with a high temperature over 100 degrees. It didn't rain for three weeks
at my house now everything in my yard is brown. The leaves fell off the trees,
even though it's still summer. The flowers are dried up. The grass crunches
under my feet. The bushes are like dried twigs stuck in the ground. I hope it
rains a lot this fall my yard really needs the water!


The paragraph above:

(a) sounds like Jennie hasn't had enough sleep this week.
(b) was a sample paragraph written for a 3rd grade class editing exercise.
(c) naturally leads into a discussion of global-warming. Again.
(d) gives Jennie an excuse to complain about yardwork.

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Heat Wave

This summer we had a record-setting heat wave. There were ten days in
a row with a high temperature over 100 degrees. It didn't rain for three
weeks at my house and now everything in my yard is brown. The leaves
fell off the trees. Even though it's still summer, the flowers are dried up.
The grass crunches under my feet and the bushes are like dried twigs
stuck in the ground. I hope it rains a lot this fall. My yard really needs
the water!


The paragraph above:

(a) sounds like Jennie got some sleep and finally edited her blog entry.
(b) sounds like Jennie got SUPER SMART THIRD GRADERS to edit her blog entry.
(c) makes you wonder if global warming begins at home.
(d) reads like a subtle invitation for family, friends and neighbors to help with yardwork.





PS - I'll give you a hint: "be" smart about picking your answers.

PPS - THANK YOU, KIDS! THIRD GRADE RULES!

3 comments:

Sara said...

Uh, choice (e) would be - Jennie forgot to water her yard. There are these things called hoses and sprinklers that they sell at The Home Depot. Or you can even get what's called a sprinkler system that will water the lawn for you (these come highly recommended!)

Love ya,
Sara

PS - I told my mom about January, but I can't be responsible for her from here on out.

Jennie said...

Yes, Sara, unlike your town, we're under some kind of lame water restriction with the lack of rain. Because your town got all of the rain this summer. ALL OF IT.

Anonymous said...

Reason number 45 for living in Maine :)
jpt