Time for a new story and some new VOCABULARY!  Here is the link; just follow the directions.  This is due Tuesday, 9/24.

Also, we talked about imagery and how our 5 senses (sight, taste, touch, smell, and hearing) can be used to add interest to our writing.  To help access the 5 senses, create a 5 senses chart in your notebook.  See me for the details. 

Lastly, in your notebook, under the title of IMAGERY, copy the following paragraph, then circle the words that create an image in your mind and identify what sense (sight, taste, touch, smell, hearing) is being mentally stimulated. 

                                                                   IMAGERY
          He leaped upon the rail and balanced himself there, to get greater elevation; his pipe, striking a rope, was knocked from his mouth.  He lunged for it; a short, hoarse cry came from his lips as he realized he had reached too far and had lost his balance.  The cry was pinched off short as the blood-warm waters of the Caribbean Sea closed over his head.