How%20I%20Spent%20My%20Summer%20Vacation

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Mark Teague author

• Mark Teague was born on February 10, 1963, in La
  Mesa, California. He describes most of his books
  as imaginary journeys. He says he gets many of
  his ideas from the children he meets.
• Mark Teague taught himself how to draw. He says
  that with each project he learns something new.
• "I start with something I remember from my
  childhood for all the stories I do."
• "I did a lot of drawing as a kid."

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Genre Fantasy

• A Fantasy is a story that could not really
  happen.
• Look for
• Characters who do things real people can not do.
  
• A setting that may be different from the real
  world.

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Vocabulary for How I Spent My Summer Vacation
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captured

• Captured -took control over
• The fish captured the man.

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imagination

• Imagination - the ability to think of things that
  arent real
• It takes a good imagination to write stories
  about fairies.

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manners

• Manners - polite ways to behave
• This boy needs to practice good table manners.

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matador

• Matador - bullfighter
• It is dangerous
• to be a matador.

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plains

• Plains - flat areas of land
• Many plains are good for growing grain.

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relax

• Relax - have fun doing very little
• The kitten is relaxing on his pillow.

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vacation

• Vacation - time off from work or school
• The family is going on a vacation to the beach.

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A ____ uses a red cape.

• captured
• imagination
• manners
• matador
• plains
• relax
• vacation

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Our family is going on a Disney cruise for
________ this year.

• relax
• imagination
• vacation
• captured
• manners
• matador
• plains

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These children are learning to use good _________
at the tea party.

• captured
• imagination
• manners
• matador
• plains
• relax
• vacation

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Native Americans who lived on the ________ hunted
buffalo.

• manners
• captured
• imagination
• vacation
• relax
• plains
• matador

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Use your ___________ to go on a magic carpet ride
with me.

• vacation
• manners
• imagination
• relax
• captured
• matador
• plains

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A cat does not like to ________ in a bubble bath.

• captured
• imagination
• manners
• matador
• plains
• relax
• vacation

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The boy is proud that he ________ the fish.

• vacation
• imagination
• manners
• captured
• matador
• plains
• relax

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Match the meaning to the word.

• vacation___
• manners ___
• imagination ___
• captured ___
• matador ___
• plains ___
• relax ___

• A. took control over
• B the ability to think of things that arent real
• C. polite ways to behave
• D. have fun doing very little
• E. time off from work or school
• F. bullfighter
• flat open areas of land

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C
B
A
F
G
D
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Harcourt Study Links

• Test Tutor
• Go for Grammar Gold - Adjectives
• Proofreading Practice - printout

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This HOTLIST was copied from the above
School System.http//www.rcs.k12.va.us/pfes/secon
dgrade/sem20220theme201/how20i20spent20my20
summer20vacation/hotlist_for.htm

• Author Information
• Mark Teague- Harcourt
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• Mark Teague's Booklist
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• Video Interview with Mark Teague
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• Book Central Biography
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• Background Information
• Dude Ranches
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• National Cowboy Museum
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• Cowboy History
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• Cause and Effect
• Test Tutor
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• Pronouns
• Grammar Gold
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• Using Nouns and Pronouns Correctly
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• Crossword Puzzle
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• Personal Pronouns Game- 3 Levels
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• Adjectives
• Grammar Gold
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• More Adjectives
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• Adjectives for Size and Number- Articles
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• Adjectives that Compare
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• Picture Match

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