1. Irregular Verbs & Adverbs
Day 1
Grammar Study
Irregular Verbs & Adverbs
Editing Invitation

2. Irregular Verbs & Adverbs
Invitation to Notice
Day 1
Patsy also gave herself a long start as she wheeled toward the side street. She was going incredibly fast, as Juliet knew she’d never be able to stop if a car came. And, Juliet suddenly realized, one was coming. She and Annette both screamed just as Patsy leaped off the curb, brought both legs up to the sides to touch her outstretched fingers, then landed and skated off not twenty yards in front of the approaching vehicle. The driver slammed on the brakes and stuck his head out the window.
Irregular Verbs & Adverbs
Excerpt from This Means War by Ellen Wittlinger (page 134)

3. Invitation to Notice & Imitate
Irregular Verbs
Instead of adding –ed, the spelling of the word changes in different tenses.
I speak. Yesterday I spoke. I have spoken.

4. Invitation to Notice
Adverbs are words that describe verbs, other adverbs, or adjectives.
The softball team practices faithfully.
(faithfully describes the verb practices)
Last night the players slept quite soundly.
(quite describes the adverb soundly)
Yesterday’s practice was extra long.
(extra describes the adjective long)

5. Irregular Verbs & Adverbs
Day 2
Grammar Study
Irregular Verbs & Adverbs
Editing Invitation

6. Invitation to Notice & Imitate
Good vs. Well
Are you describing the noun or something else?
He did a good job.
(good is an adjective modifying the noun job)
He did his job well.
(well is an adverb modifying the verb did)

7. Let’s try it out! Use adverbs & irregular verbs!
Day 2
Juliet suddenly realized, one was coming.
Give it a try…
Juliet ______________ realized, one was coming.
Share Time!
Let’s hear some revised sentences with adverbs!
Find a piece of writing where you used an irregular verb. Circle the irregular verb.
Share Time!
Let’s SAY some irregular verbs we found!

8. Irregular Verbs & Adverbs
Day 3
Grammar Study
Irregular Verbs & Adverbs
Editing Invitation

9. Test Talk: We Try It Together
Day 3
James wrote this story about the unique relationship he has with his brothers that forces him to make an exceptional choice. Read James’s paper and look for any corrections he should make. When you finish reading, answer the questions that follow.
(1) Having your own room seems like heaven to anyone who has ever had to share a bedroom. (2) Nothing is worse than putting up with a little brother or sister who makes a mess of your things. (3) For years I fighted a battle with my younger brothers over making noise, picking up dirty clothing, and staying out of my things. (4) Yet, one day, I thought I will miss them when we move to a new house next week. (5) This all started when my father lost his job. (6) We had to move to Kansas City, Missouri into a house with only two bedrooms. (7) I was forced to share a room with Jorge and Ivan. (8) I was not feeling that this was a good decision.
1 What change, if any, is needed in sentence 3?
A Change battle to batle
B Change fighted to fought
C Delete the comma after noise
D Make no change
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10. Test Talk: We Try It Together
Day 3
(1) Having your own room seems like heaven to anyone who has ever had to share a bedroom. (2) Nothing is worse than putting up with a little brother or sister who makes a mess of your things. (3) For years I fighted a battle with my younger brothers over making noise, picking up dirty clothing, and staying out of my things. (4) Yet, one day, I thought I will miss them when we move to a new house next week. (5) This all started when my father lost his job. (6) We had to move to Kansas City, Missouri into a house with only two bedrooms. (7) I was forced to share a room with Jorge and Ivan. (8) I was not feeling that this was a good decision.
2 What is the BEST way to revise sentence 4?
A Yet, one day I thought I will miss them next week sadly when we move to a new house next week.
B Yet, one day, I thought I will miss them. When we move to a new house next week.
C Yet, one day, I suddenly realized I will miss them when we move to a new house next week.
D Yet, one day. I thought I will miss them when we move to a new house next week
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11. Test Talk: We Try It Together
Day 3
(1) Having your own room seems like heaven to anyone who has ever had to share a bedroom. (2) Nothing is worse than putting up with a little brother or sister who makes a mess of your things. (3) For years I fighted a battle with my younger brothers over making noise, picking up dirty clothing, and staying out of my things. (4) Yet, one day, I thought I will miss them when we move to a new house next week.
(5) This all started when my father lost his job. (6) We had to move to Kansas City, Missouri into a house with only two bedrooms. (7) I was forced to share a room with Jorge and Ivan. (8) I was not feeling that this was a good decision.
3 What change, if any, is needed in sentence 8?
A Change this to those
B Change feeling to felt
C Change good to well
D Sentence 8 does not need to be changed.
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12. Irregular Verbs & Adverbs
Day 4
Grammar Study
Irregular Verbs & Adverbs
Editing Invitation

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Test Talk: I Try It!
Day 4
James wrote this story about the unique relationship he has with his brothers that forces him to make an exceptional choice. Read James’s paper and look for any corrections he should make. When you finish reading, answer the questions that follow.
(11) Luckily, not long after this we moved to a new house and I got my own room back. (12) Suddenly, I was lonely. (13) There was no one to talk to late at night. (14) My room was clean but boring. (15) And worse, they sounded like they were having fun in their room. (16) I marched in and commanded them, “Move it, now.” (17) I telled them, “We are going back to being roommates!” (18)They looked at me like I was crazy, but we all crowded into one room again. (19) And we talked loud most of the night!
1 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 17?
A Change telled to told
B Change being to be
C Change roommates to roomates
D Sentence 17 should not be changed.
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Test Talk: I Try It!
Day 3
(11) Luckily, not long after this we moved to a new house and I got my own room back. (12) Suddenly, I was lonely. (13) There was no one to talk to late at night. (14) My room was clean but boring. (15) And worse, they sounded like they were having fun in their room. (16) I marched in and commanded them, “Move it, now.” (17) I telled them, “We are going back to being roommates!” (18) They looked at me like I was crazy, but we all crowded into one room again. (19) And we talked loud most of the night!
2 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 19?
A Change most to more
B Change the exclamation point to a question mark
C Change loud to loudly
D No change should be made.
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