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I hand out sheets that detail a few spelling rules, and then cover them about two at a time. After covering the spelling rules, I give out a worksheet for homework that has a very short story or passage which targets those particular rules. The following little story targets three rules: i before e, dropping the final e, and the homophones there, their, and they're. The students have to correct the errors for homework. There are 25 of them in this little story.
The Theif was rideing a stolen bicycle he had gotten from the Clown Cheif. The fameous Cheif had said that it was absolutly the safest ride in town. The clowns had decieved the theif, however. The bike was not the safest ride at all; it was a hopeless peice of junk. There idea of a joke was going to leave the theif sitting they’re on the side of the road. Although the theif beleived that it was a well-mad bike, the wheels were becomeing a problem. The rubber was wasteing away as he rode. Soon, he was sitting in the gutter, hopeing to recieve a bit of timly luck. Fortunatly, a nieghbor was driveing by at that very moment. They threw the bike into the trash and went looking for thier freinds the clowns.
You can find the first post in this series here. And no cheating!
This looks like a great lesson. Found your blog from Donna's. Nice to meet you!
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you, too, Lydia! Thanks for dropping in. The next one goes up tomorrow. :)
ReplyDeleteI don't consider using word cheating ;)
ReplyDeleteFine, I'll correct it hear - uh, here. .
The Thief was riding a stolen bicycle he had gotten from the Clown Chief. The famous Chief had said that it was absolutly the safest ride in town. The clowns had deceived the thief, however. The bike was not the safest ride at all; it was a hopeless piece of junk. Their idea of a joke was going to leave the thief sitting there on the side of the road. Although the thief believed that it was a well-made bike, the wheels were becoming a problem. The rubber was wasting away as he rode. Soon, he was sitting in the gutter, hoping to receive a bit of timly luck. Fortunatly, a neighbor was driving by at that very moment. They threw the bike into the trash and went looking for their friends the clowns.
I had to read it at least 3 times to be sure. A tough one :)
.......dhole
Excellent try, Donna. You got an 88. You missed Timely, absolutely, and Fortunately. Have to watch those -ly suffixes!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing. :)