Lesson 17: Blood on the River
Assignment 1
Super Sentences
Use the definition and graphic organizer to plan and write Super Sentences for exhorting and shirk. You can choose to capture key details from today’s reading, or you can choose to write your sentences using a different topic. Make sure each sentence has a subject and verb and at least two additional details.
ex · hort · ing closed, r-controlled, suffix
Exhorting is a verb that means urging strongly.
| Verb | When | ||||
| Subject | exhorting | Where | |||
| How | Why | ||||
shirk r-controlled
Shirk is a verb that means to avoid doing something that you are supposed to do.
| Verb | When | ||||
| Subject | shirk | Where | |||
| How | Why | ||||
Assignment 2
Written Response
Look back at your prediction from Lesson 16. Tell whether it was accurate and why. Then think about new things we have learned, and make another prediction. Use details from the text to explain it.