This week is Thanksgiving. Everyone has many different traditions when this time of the year comes around. Describe what your family may do for Thanksgiving. Be specific in your description and give plenty of details. After you write about your traditions, tell what Thanksgiving means to you.
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This week is Thanksgiving. Everyone has many different traditions when this time of the year comes around. Describe what your family may do for Thanksgiving. Be specific in your description and give plenty of details. After you write about your traditions, tell what Thanksgiving means to you.
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*You response must include at least 20 sentences, compound and complex sentences to receive full credit.
Suppose you could wish for a gift for someone else this Christmas, and you knew that your wish would be granted in a special or magical way. Your gift could be an object, or it might be for something to happen, or for someone to have a special ability. Your wish may involve money, but only if it is used to bring about happiness for someone else. Brainstorm a list of at least 5 things you might wish for someone else. Choose one wish to use as the topic for your paragraph. Tell what you would wish for, who would be the receiver of your gift, and why you would wish for that person to receive this gift. If you answered this statement last week, you do not have to complete this one. You have earned a "fre
*YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 20 SENTENCES (SIMPLE, COMPOUND, AND COMPLEX). Have you ever wondered what it would be like to discover something that no one has ever seen before? Perhaps you wish you could discover a new planet. If so, you might have felt like Clyde Tombaugh, a young American astronomer, who was certain there was a ninth planet in our solar system. For many years he had searched and searched the heavens for a sign of this mysterious planet. Then in 1930 he discovered Pluto, a planet less than two-thirds the size of our Earth (and yes, I am aware that Pluto is no longer considered a planet). Pretend that you, like Clyde Tombaugh, have discovered a new planet. You will be writing a description of this planet. You should include the following things in your writing: * name of the planet * description of the terrain * length of average day/year * diameter and surface temperature * atmospheric makeup * life forms (if any) * distance from Earth * interesting facts |
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