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Homeschool Week 4 - November 1st - 5th

  Monday, November 1st, 2021 Before there was Coronavirus, there was...... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myw23rX5mVo Are there any similarities to coronavirus? Find and write the meanings of the words below:  evade escalate expel excavate Fill in the blank spelling (Share screen if necessary) https://www.spellingstars.com/sixthgrade/demos/fillintheblank Comparison of Adjectives What are the rules when comparing adjectives? 1. The Nile is one of the ____________________ rivers in the world (LONG). 2. This is the____________________ book I have ever read. (INTERESTING) 3. A spider is sometimes ____________________ than a large snake. (FRIGHTENING) 4. Mr Harper is the_________________________ teacher in the whole school. He is even __________________ than my French teacher (BORING) 5. A bike path is usually _________________________ than the lane of a road. (NARROW) 6. People say women are _________________________ than men. (POLITE) 7. A computer is much _________________________ tha

Saturday, October 30, 2021

  Chrystal Jones Letter to the Editor A letter to the editor can be a letter of complaint or one to extend thanks, or simply comment on a topical issue.  It is a formal letter.   SAMPLE Pitbulls (a genetically engineered breed of dogs) have created great controversy worldwide. These dogs have been reported attacking humans and other animals, sometimes fatally. There have been several fatal attacks in the Caribbean. As a result, the public has mixed feelings about the ownership of pitbulls. Write a letter to the editor in which you present the arguments that people are more important than animals.   87 Jones Street, Spanish Town, St. Catherine.   May 3, 2018.   John Brown, The Editor, The Gleaner Company, 7 North Street, Kingston C.S.O.   Dear Mr Brown, Put People First   It is amazing that these animal rights activists seem to care more for the lives of these ferocious man-eaters than the victims who have died or been savaged by these beasts. These people must get it through their thic