• Ask students to identify the other word in the story that begins with the letter Ff(five).Have studentsworkingroupstobrainstormtogeneratealistofotherwordsthatbeginwiththe /f/sound.Invitevolunteerstoshareawordwiththerestoftheclass,andhaveotherstudents giveathumbs-upsignalifthewordbeginswiththeletter...
52、e words that name more than one person, place, or thing.Explain that a plural noun is usually created by adding the letter Ss to the end of the noun. Have students work with a partner to locate and circle all the plural nouns in the book. Remind students that plural nouns always...
I don't, however, get paralyzingly drunk. That's one, at least, of my father's vices that I eschew. I should gracefully end this letter now and fall silent for another sev- eral months. That's the formula, isn't it. But this time I'll risk boring you, my dear, dear jailer....
you introduced my eighth-grade class to the wonders of the written word. Your passion for stories and characters and your enthusiasm for words made me realize there was a world out there that made sense to me." And whether it was Miss Riggi's enormous smile when I finished the letter, ...