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The Mayor says
Before you write your own, let us sharpen your eye. A describer who can spot the working verb can put one to work.
Three ways to sharpen your eye before you write your own. No grades here, just practice.
Paint or pile?
Send each sentence to where it belongs.
Match the part of the Path
Tap a part of the Path on the left, then the sentence that does its job on the right.
The part
The sentence
Finish the plan
Here is the Mayor's Path plan for the rainy backyard, with one note missing. Which note belongs in the blank?
- The place Grandma's backyard in the rain, from inside the fort.
- One path Near to far: blanket, rocks, yard, porch.
- The yard
- The last detail The porch light glows through the rain.