Mentor Sentences UNIT 3€¦ · Substitute Groundhog p. 13-17 past tense irregular verbs Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink p. 18-22 proper nouns. Duck For President p. 23-27

MentorSentences

UNIT 3Third Ten Weeks

of School

Table of ContentsIntroduction to Mentor Sentences p. 3-5

Homework p. 6

Book List p. 7

100th Day Worries p. 8-12

past tense irregular verbs

Substitute Groundhog p. 13-17

past tense irregular verbs

Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink p. 18-22

proper nouns

Duck For President p. 23-27

proper nouns

What If You Had Animal Teeth!? p. 28-32

apostrophes in contractions and possessives

Sweet Tooth p. 33-37

irregular plural nouns

Moosetache p. 38-42

adjectives – shades of meaning

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs p. 43-47

reflexive pronouns

The Umbrella p. 48-52

onomatopoeia

Michael Recycle p. 53-57

past tense verbs

What are mentor sentences?Mentor sentences are well-written sentences that show off author’s craft from books we are reading in the classroom. They are chosen based on style, language, organization, and conventions.

How can I use mentor sentences in my classroom?Mentor sentences are a wonderful way to show students how writing should look, as opposed to some programs that fill a sentence with mistakes for the students to find. The idea behind mentor sentences is that students will notice all the good things about a sentence and use those techniques in their own writing. It is also a great way to present grammar in a spiral method.

Is this unit the only way to incorporate mentor sentences in my teaching?Not at all! This unit presents the way I use them in my room. I adapted ideas from an awesome author, former teacher, writing guru named Jeff Anderson. If you are interested, you can check out his books for more information and more ways to incorporate these sentences into your own room!

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As I mentioned, there are so many other things to do with mentor sentences. This unit simply scratches the surface, but it’s an easy way for you to get started and get comfortable using them! It will be slow-going at first, but keep at it and I promise you will see the results. Consistency is key!

It is important to note that you should not be using these sentences in isolation from the book. In other words, the book the sentence comes from should be a part of your reading or writing lessons for that week as well. This helps them become familiar with the author and the context of the sentence.

On the next page, I have included a page you can use as student homework. I don’t have them do it every week, but it’s good practice and reinforcement of Monday’s and Tuesday’s work.

In the lessons that follow, I have given possible answers for the sentences I provided. The asterisk* found in the Monday notice is the focus (why I chose the sentence to align with the CCSS), and the quiz for Friday focuses on that skill, and also spirals back to others. You’ll notice there are often similarities between the sentence of the week and the previous week’s.

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Monday: Copy this week’s mentor sentence neatly.

Circle the nouns. Underline the verbs.

Tuesday:

Does this sentence contain…

compound words? yes no _______________________________________________________

adjectives? yes no _______________________________________________________

adverbs? yes no _______________________________________________________

contractions? yes no _______________________________________________________

pronouns? yes no _______________________________________________________

Wednesday:

What type of sentence is this?

declarative (telling) interrogative (asking) imperative (command) exclamatory (emotion)

How do you know?

Thursday:

The sentence is written in: past tense present tense future tense

How do you know?

Name: _________________________________ Date: ____________Grammar Homework

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Book ListI chose books that would be in most personal

libraries or school media centers. All of these are personal favorites of mine!

100th Day WorriesBy Margery Cuyler

Substitute GroundhogBy Pat Miller

Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really StinkBy Diane de GroatDuck For PresidentBy Doreen Cronin

What If You Had Animal Teeth!?By Sandra Markle

Sweet ToothBy Margie Palatini

MoosetacheBy Margie Palatini

Cloudy With a Chance of MeatballsBy Judi BarrettThe UmbrellaBy Jan Brett

Michael RecycleBy Ellie Bethel

All

weekend lo

ng

Jess

ica t

houg

ht

and

thoug

ht.

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0th

Day W

orr

ies

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Monday – possibilities of things to notice*past tense irregular verb – thought period at the end (telling/declarative sentence)proper noun – Jessica compound word – weekendrepeated thought to show how hard/long she thought

Tuesday – label the sentenceAll – adjectiveweekend – nounlong – adverbJessica – proper nounthought – verband – conjunction

Wednesday – possibility of revised sentence

All weekend long Jessica thought and thought about what she would bring.(added specifics)

Thursday – possibility of imitation sentence

All day long Margaret worked and worked.

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Name: Invitation to Edit

all weekend long jessica thought and thought.1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

2. Sort the verbs:

thought think make madefind found brought bring

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present tense verbs past tense verbs

thought

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Name: Answer Key Invitation to Edit

all weekend long jessica thought and thought.1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

All weekend long Jessica thought and thought.2. Sort the verbs:

thought think make madefind found brought bring

present tense verbs past tense verbs

thinkmakefindbring

thoughtmadefoundbrought

The d

ay b

efo

re

Gro

undhog D

ay,

Gro

undhog w

oke u

p s

ick.

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ubst

itut

e G

roun

dhog

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Monday – possibilities of things to notice*past tense irregular verb – wokeperiod at the end (telling/declarative sentence)proper noun – Groundhog Day (holiday), Groundhog (his name)tells when

Tuesday – label the sentenceThe – articleday – nounbefore, sick – adjectiveGroundhog Day, Groundhog – proper nounswoke – verbup – adverb


The day before Groundhog Day, Groundhog sadly woke up sick.(added adverb)


The day before my birthday, I wished for a puppy.

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The day before groundhog Day, Groundhog woke up sick1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

Rewrite the sentences so that they are in past tense.

2. Groundhog feels so awful.

3. He thinks of something.

4. He finds a substitute.

5. That gives me an idea!

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_____________ _____________

_____________ _____________

_____________ _____________

_____________ _____________

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The day before groundhog Day, Groundhog woke up sick1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

The day before Groundhog Day, Groundhog woke up sick.Rewrite the sentences so that they are in past tense.

2. Groundhog feels so awful. Groundhog felt so awful.

3. He thinks of something.He thought of something.

4. He finds a substitute.He found a substitute.

5. That gives me an idea!That gave me an idea!

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. B

yrd

had t

old

them

to

wri

te s

om

eth

ing n

ice f

or

each

cla

ssm

ate

, b

ecaus

e

Vale

nti

ne’s

Day w

as

ab

out

likin

g e

ach o

ther.

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ose

s A

re P

ink, Y

our

Feet

Really

Sti

nk

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Monday – possibilities of things to notice*proper nouns – Mrs. Byrd (name), Valentine’s Day (holiday)period at the end (telling/declarative sentence)past tensecompound words – something, classmatecomma before because (cause and effect)apostrophe in Valentine’s to show that it is his day

Tuesday – label the sentenceMrs. Byrd, Valentine’s Day – proper nounhad, told, was, liking – verbsthem – pronounto write – infinitivesomething, classmate, other – nounsnice, each – adjectivesfor, about – prepositionbecause – subordinating conjunction


Mrs. Byrd had told the class to write something sweet for each classmate, because Valentine’s Day was about liking each other.(changed pronoun to be specific noun and changed adjective)


Mr. Wright told everyone to draw a picture of their mom, because they would be making a card for Mother’s Day.

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Mrs. byrd had told them to write something nice for each classmate, because valentine’s Day was about liking each other.1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

2. Sort the nouns:

Gilbert card poem Lewisclass Margaret cookies Patty

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common nouns proper nouns

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Mrs. byrd had told them to write something nice for each classmate, because valentine’s Day was about liking each other.1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

Mrs. Byrd had told them to write something nice for each classmate, because Valentine’s Day was about liking each other.2. Sort the nouns:

Gilbert card poem Lewisclass Margaret cookies Patty

common nouns proper nouns

card poemclass cookies

Gilbert LewisMargaret Patty

On E

lecti

on D

ay e

ach

of

the a

nim

als

fill

ed o

ut

a b

allo

t and p

laced it

in

a b

ox.

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uck F

or

Pre

sident

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Monday – possibilities of things to notice*proper noun – Election Dayperiod at the end (telling/declarative sentence)the animals did two things – compound predicatepast tensetells when

Tuesday – label the sentenceOn, of, out, in – prepositionsElection Day – proper nounanimals, ballot, box – nounsthe, a – articlesfiled, placed – verbsand – conjunctioneach, it – pronouns


On Election Day each of the farm animals filled out a ballot and placed it in a cardboard box.(added adjectives)


On Presidents’ Day each of the students drew a picture of George Washington and hung it in the hall.

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On election Day each of the animals filled out a ballot and placed it in a box1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

Rewrite the sentences so that the proper nouns are capitalized correctly.

2. The animals don’t work on christmas.

3. People vote in the united states.

4. Why was farmer brown in charge?

5. Duck beat mr. president in the election.

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Duck for

President

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

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On election Day each of the animals filled out a ballot and placed it in a box1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

On Election Day each of the animals filled out a ballot and placed it in a box.Rewrite the sentences so that the proper nouns are capitalized correctly.

2. The animals don’t work on christmas.

3. People vote in the united states.

4. Why was farmer brown in charge?

5. Duck beat mr. president in the election.

Duck for

President

The animals don’t work on Christmas.

People vote in the United States.

Why was Farmer Brown in charge?

Duck beat Mr. President in the election.

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e g

reat

for

bit

ing

thro

ugh s

upert

hic

k

thin

gs,

like a

n e

lep

hant

seal’s

skin

.

~W

hat

If

You

Had A

nim

al T

eeth

!?

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Monday – possibilities of things to notice*contraction – they’re = they are*possessive – seal’s skinadjectives – great, superthickdescribing shark teethpresent tenseperiod at the end (telling/declarative sentence)

Tuesday – label the sentenceThey’re – contraction = They – pronoun, are – verbgreat, superthick, elephant – adjectivesfor, through, like – prepositionsbiting – verbthings, skin – nouns seal’s – possessive noun an – article


Shark teeth are perfect for biting through superthick things, like an elephant seal’s skin.(added specific noun and changed adjective)


They’re great for digging big holes, like a water hole.(have them write about a specific animal’s teeth and let the other students guess- this was an elephant)

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} apostrophes

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Theyre great for biting through superthick things, like an elephant seals skin. 1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

2. Match the words with apostrophes to their meanings:

they’re belongs to beaver

beaver’s do not

don’t they are

shark’s you have

you’ve belongs to shark

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Theyre great for biting through superthick things, like an elephant seals skin. 1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

They’re great for biting through superthick things, like an elephant seal’s skin.2. Match the words with apostrophes to their meanings:

they’re belongs to beaver

beaver’s do not

don’t they are

shark’s you have

you’ve belongs to shark

“Those

chocola

te b

unnie

s

never

had a

chance,”

moaned S

tew

art

, ru

bb

ing

his

belly

-achin

g s

tom

ach.

~S

weet

Tooth

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Monday – possibilities of things to notice*plural noun – bunniesperiod at the end (telling/declarative sentence)proper noun – Stewart quotation marks for what Stewart saidvivid verb – moaned helps us know how he was feelingpast tense verbhyphen in belly-aching to make an adjective

Tuesday – label the sentenceThose, chocolate, belly-aching – adjectivesbunnies, stomach, chance – nounsnever – adverbhad, moaned, rubbing – verbsa – articleStewart – proper nounhis – possessive pronoun


“Those delicious chocolate bunnies never had a chance,” moaned Stewart, rubbing his belly-aching stomach.(added adjective)


“That juicy steak never had a chance,” laughed Dad, rubbing his gigantic stomach.

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“Those chocolate bunnys never had a chance,” moaned stewart, rubbing his belly-aching stomach.1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

2. Write the plural form of these nouns:

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___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

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“Those chocolate bunnys never had a chance,” moaned stewart, rubbing his belly-aching stomach.1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

“Those chocolate bunnies never had a chance,” moaned Stewart, rubbing his belly-aching stomach.2. Write the plural form of these nouns:

teeth

candies

babies

children

She w

as

sim

ply

sple

ndid

, st

upendous

,

ab

solu

tely

sup

erb

!

~M

oose

tache

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Monday – possibilities of things to notice*adjectives – all synonyms (various shades of meaning)exclamation point at the end (exclamatory sentence)repetition of beginning “s” sound – alliteration describing the girl mooseadverbs that modify adjectivescommas to separate the words in a listpast tense

Tuesday – label the sentenceShe – pronounwas – verbsimply, absolutely – adverbssplendid, stupendous, superb - adjectives


She was simply splendid, totally stupendous, absolutely superb!(added adverb)


He was tiny, teeny, totally teensy-weensy!

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she wuz simply splendid, stupendous, absolutely superb!1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

Order the words by their shades of meaning:

2. hot warm boiling

3. freezing cool cold

4. smart brilliant intelligent

5. huge gigantic big

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she wuz simply splendid, stupendous, absolutely superb!1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

She was simply splendid, stupendous, absolutely superb!Order the words by their shades of meaning:

2. hot warm boiling

3. freezing cool cold

4. smart brilliant intelligent

5. huge gigantic big

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warm hot boiling

cool cold freezing

smart intelligent brilliant

big huge gigantic

Peop

le w

ere

sneezin

g

them

selv

es

silly

and

runnin

g t

o a

void

the

tom

ato

es.

~C

loud

y W

ith a

Chance o

f M

eatb

alls

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Monday – possibilities of things to notice*reflexive pronoun - themselvesperiod at the end (telling/declarative sentence)people were doing two things – sneezing and runningpast tense

Tuesday – label the sentencePeople, tomatoes – nounswere, sneezing, running – verbsthemselves – reflexive pronounsilly – adjectiveto avoid – infinitivethe – article


People were sneezing themselves silly and running to avoid the juicy red tomatoes.(added adjectives)


I was spinning myself dizzy and falling on the ground trying to dance.

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people were sneezing themselves silly and running to avoid the tomatoes1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

Fill in the sentences with the correct pronoun.

himself herself myself ourselvesitself themselves yourself

2. I took a look at ________________ in the mirror.

3. Mom wrote ________________ a reminder.

4. My brother can take care of ________________.

5. Can you take care of ________________?

6. I hope my dog didn’t hurt ________________.

7. The kids made dinner ________________.

8. We wrapped the gifts ________________.

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people were sneezing themselves silly and running to avoid the tomatoes1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

People were sneezing themselves silly and running to avoid the tomatoes. Fill in the sentences with the correct pronoun.

himself herself myself ourselvesitself themselves yourself

2. I took a look at myself in the mirror.

3. Mom wrote herself a reminder.

4. My brother can take care of himself.

5. Can you take care of yourself?

6. I hope my dog didn’t hurt itself.

7. The kids made dinner themselves.

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Plo

p!

A j

uicy, ri

pe f

ig

falls

sm

ack into

the

umb

rella

.

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he U

mb

rella

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Monday – possibilities of things to notice*onomatopoeia – plop! and smackdescriptive adjectives about the figperiod at the end (telling/declarative sentence)present tensetells where

Tuesday – label the sentencePlop! – interjectiona, the – articlesjuicy, ripe – adjectivesfig, umbrella – nounsfalls – verbsmack – adverb into – preposition


Plop! A juicy, ripe, purple fig falls smack into the green umbrella.(added adjectives)


Zip! A white flash of lightning streaks straight across the sky.

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Plop! A juicy, ripe Fig falls smack into the umbrella1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

Writers use sound effects to make their story interesting. Write a sound

(onomatopoeia) that fits for each picture.

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Plop! A juicy, ripe Fig falls smack into the umbrella1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

Plop! A juicy, ripe fig falls smack into the umbrella.Writers use sound effects to make their story interesting. Write a sound

(onomatopoeia) that fits for each picture.

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possible answers, since answers will vary

BANG!

ACK!

tweet!

beep-beep!

Whooo!

He b

rush

ed o

ff h

is s

uit

As

he j

ump

ed t

o h

is f

eet,

And g

rinned a

t th

e t

ow

nsf

olk

who h

e’d

com

e t

o m

eet.

~M

ichael R

ecycle

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Monday – possibilities of things to notice*past tense verbspoem with ABCB rhyme schemecompound word – townsfolkcontraction – he’dplural noun – feet

Tuesday – label the sentenceHe – pronounbrushed, jumped, grinned, come – verbsoff, to, at – prepositionshis – possessive pronounsuit, feet, townsfolk – nounsas – subordinating conjunctionand – conjunctionthe – article who – relative pronounhe’d – contraction = he – pronoun, had – verb to meet – infinitive


He brushed off his green suitAs he jumped to his feet, And grinned at the eager townsfolkWho he’d come to meet.(added adjectives)


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He brushd off his suit As he jumpd to his feet, And grinned at the townsfolk Who he’d come to meet.1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

2. Add endings to the words to make them past tense.

recycle + ed = recycledsave + ed =cover + ed =look + ed =use + ed =

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_________ _______________________ _________________________ _________________________ __________________

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He brushd off his suit As he jumpd to his feet, And grinned at the townsfolk Who he’d come to meet.1. Circle the 2 mistakes in the sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly:

He brushed off his suit As he jumped to his feet, And grinned at the townsfolk Who he’d come to meet.2. Add endings to the words to make them past tense.

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Mentor Sentences UNIT 3€¦ · Substitute Groundhog p. 13-17 past tense irregular verbs Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink p. 18-22 proper nouns. Duck For President p. 23-27