Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Sentences stalked by my 5th graders with active verbs

First of all close your eyes and take three deep cleansing breaths. --Star Struck --stalked by Catalina
Dameon took the rollcard and walked out the door. -- Wayside School is Falling Down --stalked by Asne
Children came and went some were taken in or adopted. -- Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech - stalked by Claire
Miss Blimp raps her pointer stick so hard, practically breaking it before people settle down. --Al Capone Does My Shirts --stalked by Daniela
She said this in a cheery voice, but afterwards in the small silence, when no one commented on her pies, she gave a soft sigh and looked down on her plate. -- Walk Two Moons -- stalked by Carlos Javier
Ladies in the court had screamed; one had fainted. --Graceling --stalked by Luis
He came through the trees and saw the two dogs - Big shaggy Beelzebub and petite well groomed Hecate. -- Once Upon a Marigold -- stalked by Mabel
When Christy finished, he bellowed "Yes! and turned his attention to Raymond. -- The 6th Grade Nickname Game - stalked by Sooji
As the stupefied highschoolers left the scene they looked back. --Maniac Magee - stalked by Antoine
So there you stand, poor Mr. Steenwilly, tapping your foot and waving your baton while sweat runs through your thinning hair, and in your mind you are hearing lovely John Philip Sousa. --You Don't Know Me --stalked by Dylan
He pointed his thumb in the direction of his own house, and then wiped his hair off his forehead. -- Bridge to Terabithia - stalked by Andrea
Then, in one sudden movement he reached down and struck Klaus across the face. --The Bad Beginning -- stalked by Laura
He did not let go and she snapped at him. -- Julie of the Wolves --stalked by Salvador
Mrs. Zarves assigns us lots of busy work so we don't have time to think. -- Wayside School is Falling Down -- stalked by Daniel

1 comment:

Esme Raji Codell said...

What a cool concept! Thanks for sharing!