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Take a look at the many ways we learned about Africa this summer! --Ms. Neely's Group

Students:

     In tutoring this week, we have read about great leaders of Ancient Africa and discussed character traits of these leaders.  What do you think makes a great leader?  List all the positive character traits you can think of.  You may also tell about a great leadership trait you have, and give an example of when you used this trait. –Mrs. Neely

Ashunti, Camaryn, Kelsey, Omari, Phylicia, Rachel, Taylor, and Tricia:

     To complete this challenge, use the following words correctly in your own sentences.  I will check for proper capitalization, punctuation, and spelling, so be careful!  You can use the copy & paste feature you learned last week, to save yourself some time.  –Mrs. Neely

1.  They’re

2.  Their

3. There

4. You’re

5. Your

6. Too

7. To

8. Two

Click Here for more homophone practice.  (Scroll down to 3.3.10 in the green bar to the left.)

Ashunti, Camaryn, Kelsey, Omari, Phylicia, Rachel, Taylor, and Tricia:

     To complete this mission, please re-type the following sentences correctly, using the correct homophone(s) to complete each sentence:

Choose there, they’re, or their…

1.  ___________ going to learn a lot about Africa in tutoring.

2. The students used _________ Venn diagrams to compare pyramids.

3. ___________ are many books to read.

Choose your or you’re…

4.  _________ doing a great job in tutoring.

5.  Please stay focused when _________ reading.

Choose two, too, or to…

6.  She made _____ many mistakes.

7.  Her friend only made ____ mistakes.

8.  I wanted ___ help, but they were _____ upset to stay focused.

Ashunti, Camaryn, Kelsey, Omari, Phylicia, Rachel, Taylor, and Tricia:

     Aren’t you amazed at all the interesting facts we’re learning about Ancient Africa?  It’s time to show off the knowledge you have gained so far!  Post your responses here by 10:00 tonight.  To get full credit, be sure to use complete sentences, correct capitalization, and proper punctuation.

Choose any five (5) of the following terms to define or give an interesting fact about:  Nubia, hieroglyphics, apprentice, prospered, Egypt, Zimbabwe, pyramid, Nile River, Sahara Desert

Click here for a fun link to Ancient Egypt.  There’s even an area to type your name in hieroglyphics!  –Mrs. Neely

Enjoy Class of 3-04’s last video of the 08-09 school year. Have a great summer, and don’t forget to check in from time to time to say hello! –Mrs. Neely