What kind of boat was it? What materials did you have for it? What fun did you have with it? Tell about something else that you have made. 1. A hockey stick. 2. A playhouse. 3. A scrap book. 4. Stilts. 5. A target. 6. A doll's dress. 7. A bow and arrow. 8. A skato-mobile. 9. A sling shot. Be sure always to tell: 1. What materials you had for your work. 2. What tools you used. 3. What you did first; what next, etc. 4. What use you made of this work of your hands. 104 WRITING A PARAGRAPH Write a short paragraph, telling how you made one of the things named in the list above. Keep in mind that you must make a good beginning and a good ending sentence. Be sure also to make each sentence help along the paragraph thought. You will notice that the words in the second and third lists are exactly alike. Sometimes, they are helped by have, has, or had, and sometimes they are used alone. In the following sentences, put the correct word in each blank. The word drowned has only one syllable. Be sure to pronounce it correctly. 1. Yesterday mother 2. She has me how to make a cake. me to sew, too. 3. What have you for your brother's birthday? him a baseball and bat this morning. 4. I 5. The boy 6. Fred has 7. I 8. We have before the rescuers could reach him. all the little kittens. what he said to you a moment ago. the good news. Write other sentences, using the words in the second and third lists. Read your sentences to the class. 106 LEARNING TO WRITE LETTERS THE STORY-LETTER The friendly letters you have written so far have been short letters of thanks or of invitation. Sometimes you want to tell a friend a story in a letter. below, Bill tells Jack the story of his pets. In the letter 114 Pennington Avenue Dear Jack, Passaic, N. J. February 16, 1918 Take You tell me you are going to get a pet but are undecided whether to buy a rabbit or a guinea pig. my advice and don't get either. Get rats. I have had cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, guinea pigs, rats, turtles, and gold fish as pets. I would have had a snake and an alligator, but my mother said, “No!” I will tell you something about my pets. My first one was a small kitten that did not stay small very long. She grew to be a very large cat and could whip any dog in the neighborhood. The first dog I had was Bill, my namesake, a small fox terrier. We used to keep Bill locked up in the kitchen at night, and in the morning when we came down, he was the happiest dog I have ever seen. That dog would actually laugh. Bill got away one night and never came back. My next dog was a small poodle. We called her Pink because of her pink ears. That old cat of mine led poor Pink a dog's life! Finally, my cat, after living to be eight years old, died, and Pink spent the rest of her days in peace. Last Sunday she ran away, and although I have searched everywhere, I have not found a trace of her. I Rabbits are fine pets, but take my advice and do not buy one of them, for they are lots of trouble. have tried them, and I know. Birds are good pets, too, but if I were you I would not invest money in them, for they also need a great deal of care. Don't buy guinea pigs, either. built a cage and bought several and oats, they turn in and die. Just after you have dimes' worth of hay But rats are good pets, and they need very little care. All you have to do is to throw in a piece of bread and cheese, and the rats do the rest. They will learn tricks after some training. So, I would suggest that you buy a pair of white rats. I have decided that the next pet for me is a monkey. But monkeys cost fifteen dollars apiece! I wonder where I am going to get the money. Perhaps you are rich enough to buy a monkey now. Are you? Yours sincerely, Read again Bill's letter to Jack. Bill Write Jack's answer to Bill, telling what pet he finally bought and what came of it. Where do you write the heading? How do you punctuate the heading? What capital letters do you use in the heading? Where do you write the salutation? What mark of punctuation do you place at the end of the salutation? Where do you begin your letter? Where do you use capital letters in the complimentary close? What mark of punctuation do you use at the end of the complimentary close? Address the envelope. 107 WRITING OTHER STORY LETTERS Write a letter to a friend, telling him about the most interesting thing you have done lately. Write a letter to a friend, telling him how you spent the money given you as a Christmas present. 108 REVIEWING TROUBLESOME WORDS Copy the sentences, putting the correct word in each blank. |