Transcript Starter #1 - 6LAStarters

Starter #1
• Tell me about a book you loved
that you have read or someone
has read to you. Why did you
like it so much?
Starter #2
Identify the verbs in this sentence:
“Kim ran to the park and slid down
the slide.”
Starter #3
• Identify the subject in this
sentence:
“Tom likes to go swinging in the
park.”
Starter #4
• What is the first thing you do
when a teacher tells you to write
a story?
Starter #5
• Is the following sentence written in
the past, present or the future verb
tense? How can you tell?
“Last night I went to town to buy some
new shoes and I also wanted to buy a
new Wii game.”
Starter #6
• Do you like to read? What do
you like to read about?
Starter #7
• Fix the errors in the following
sentence (hint – there are 5
errors).
when i whent to school I hit
the teecher and I got in trouble
Starter #8
• Put the proper punctuation in the following
sentences (hint: there are three
punctuation marks needed).
Can I go to the dance on Friday night Mom
Wow You are the best dancer I have ever
seen
Starter #9
• Combine these two sentences to
make one good sentence.
Mike wants a pair of sneaker from
West 49. His mother told him no.
Starter #10
• Make the following sentences so
they are in the present tense.
“When I was at the mall I saw a lot
of my friends.”
Starter #11
• Write a paragraph that has at
least four sentences.
Starter #12
• Put these sentences in order to make
a paragraph.
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I went to the store.
Mom asked me to buy some milk.
I saw a lost dog wandering the streets.
My money had fallen out of my pockets.
I found a hole in my pocket.
The lost dog followed me home.
Starter #13
• Choose the proper word for each
sentence.
1. I found a (piece, peace) of
paper on the floor.
2. (Your, You’re) my best friend.
3. Can you put the plant (here,
hear).
Starter #14
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Add periods, question marks or
exclamation points to these
sentences
Do you want to go to the party
Wow I love to skateboard
Please sit in your seat
Jim asked which car he should buy
Starter #15
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Choose “lie, lay or laid” to fill in the
verb for each sentence.
1. The mechanic ____ under the car.
2. My cat will _____ on the windowsill
when she can’t go outside.
3. Please ____ that book on the table.
Starter #16
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Write “complete” or “incomplete” beside
each sentence.
From the other room.
I love to hear the birds sing.
I swim.
Come here.
Ate a late dinner.
Starter #17
• What types of books do you like
to read (fiction, non-fiction,
fantasy, mystery etc)? What
gets you excited about reading a
book?
Starter #18
• If you could choose one part of
Language Arts to get rid of, what
would it be? What don’t you like
about this part of Language
Arts?
Starter #19
• Who is your favourite musical
artist? Tell me something
about him/her/the group.
Starter #20
• Write me one good sentence
that tells me what you like to
do in your spare time. Your
sentence should have at least
10 words.