Listen to the sound of the nature and smell it. This morning the cold air was refreshing and nipped at your skin. Jane has thirty-six monkeys and thirty-three bears. Even the big animals like bears cowered away into their caves from the stingy wind. Its wet, soppy nose still smelt faintly of cookies and mint, remnants of the past that the bear desperately clung on to. Show all your mathematical thinking.
To reach Merit, the ideas need further development beyond the one sentence description of each item of the scene. How many dogs does Jane have? Errors in the use of written text conventions are evident, but do not form an intrusive pattern. The sun now was towering over the hills and trees, making them seem like the smallest things in the frozen land before them. Then my eye traveled to the tracks, where two lines of glittering steel — the only positively clean objects in the whole place — ran out of darkness into darkness above an unspeakable mass of congealed oil, puddles of dubious liquid, and a mishmash of old cigarette packets, mutilated and filthy newspapers, and the debris that filtered down from the street above through a barred grating in the roof. It ran on a giant network of tracks that seemed to levitate magically in midair, without any support at all. It looks into the water as if looking at its own reflection, a big, furry, and tough animal.
It tests the waters temperature by dipping its nose into the water. A bison stops by water as clear as glass. The snow on the trees start melting to, reliving the branches of the weight. Describe the interior of the shop and the things on sale there. I could hear the quiet rumbling of the engine, which seemed to have a quiet yet determined voice of its own, sometimes giving off bursts of high-pitched squeals and sometimes resorting to a low, husky rumble. Exemplars Task-Specific Evidence This task requires students to use properties of operations and place value to add three two-digit numbers. Behind the giant network of tracks lay a small wooden puppet that sat on its own in a dim, dark corner of the room that received nearly no light at all.
Was there anything they didn't understand? The writing should use appropriate vocabulary, syntax, stylistic features and written text conventions without intrusive error patterns. My mother worked in it all day long, we ate in it almost all meals except the , I did my homework and first writing at the kitchen table, and in winter I often had a bed made up for me on three kitchen chairs near the stove. Explore our latest K-5 math material and begin using it in your classroom. It made a humming sound, like a telephone pole, or an idle, throbbing , and although the switch cord vibrated it was cluttered with flies. Only one tree that is shining through the darkness greeted him.
Show all your mathematical thinking. This involves the generally credible and connected development of ideas and structure. The weather was freezing, but the gloring sunlight gave it warmth. Stuffed Animal Collection Task Joe and Jane collect the same kinds of stuffed animals. After wiping her hands, she placed her heavy arms, as if they tired her, on the shelf.
Purpose Descriptive writing is often used in conjunction with other styles of writing e. The ideas are compelling and well organised. The snow below the feet of the bison are starting to melt making it look like slush, as the sun slowly moves further up into the sky. More Challenging Version Solution Jane has 38 dogs. I moved along the rows and rows of broken toys, stacked carelessly on top of each other, all fighting to see the light of day. The walls were a fiercely stippled whitewash, so often re-whitened by my father in slack seasons that the paint looked as if it had been squeezed and cracked into the walls. It moves on but looks back as if having second thoughts of going back and actually drinking the water that was as cold as the snow on the ground itself.
The student uses a variety of language features with some control. The piece is structured by the different timeframes, and ideas are connected by linking and contrasting details such as the railings 1 , the view 2 and the contents of the treehouse 3. Our teacher-friendly tasks are designed to support both the Common Core and Citywide instructional expectations. At that point, I had to find a solution quickly. This involves the generally credible and connected development of ideas and structure. For a more secure Merit, there should be a more credible description of Winnie The Pooh in the second paragraph.
Do they have any suggestions that would improve your description? More Accessible Version Solution Jane has 60 dogs. This involves building on a single idea by adding details or examples, linking that idea to other ideas and details. Click the diagram to download this graphic Digital Tools to enhance the learning Online thesaurus: Brainstorming tools and free free free free trial only , , 30 day free trial only Character tools has a that may assist writers with thinking about their characters. The air was sticky and damp. Students are also expected to use their understanding that the equal sign represents a relationship in which expressions on either side of the equal sign represent the same value s. It had a life of its own: it could perform dance routines, albeit being slightly clumsily has he performed a full twirl and spin.
Fortunately, the Internet is full of sources, so I scoured the bowels of Google to find examples. The student develops and structures ideas about the river Avon, day and night. After all, I had a deadline to meet, and it was only a few hours away. The student develops and structures ideas about camping 1 and the changes that a flood brings to a favourite camping spot 2. Stylistic features and written text conventions including spelling, punctuation, syntax and grammar are generally accurate.
He was sleeping heavily, but his breathing was labored and heavy, as if he was struggling to take in air. I could hear the quiet sounds of rats scuttling across the hardwood floors, its paws scampering across the assortment of toys on the floor. Among the snowy trees, an unexpected visitor arrived to this peaceful land. This gives the audience a clear sense of the type of person Grandad is. The student uses language features such as selection of vocabulary with control 5 , linking to the intended purpose portrait of Grandad and audience. You enter, and are amazed at what you see.