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Jerome is waiting to be picked up from school when he gets a text message from a number he doesn’t recognize. The text says that it is from a friend who wants to know Jerome’s location. Jerome wants to respond. But his dad told him to not respond to any unfamiliar texts or calls. What [...]

Xavier’s teacher introduces Eric, a new student, to the class. Eric is from another country. His clothes and way of speaking are different from the rest of his new classmates’. At lunch, Eric sits alone. Xavier notices that. But many of Xavier’s classmates think Eric is weird because of his clothes and the way he [...]

Michelle’s mom is taking Michelle and her friend Kendra to the mall. Michelle is going to buy a pair of roller shoes. Kendra really wants to get a pair too, but her mom doesn’t think they’re safe and says Kendra is not allowed to have them. Kendra wants to purchase a pair while she’s at [...]

Jordy and Arjun were playing a video game at Jordy’s house. Arjun accidentally knocked over a glass of juice onto Jordy’s computer. Jordy needs to get his computer repaired and thinks Arjun should pay for that. Arjun disagrees. He thinks it’s Jordy’s fault for keeping his drink too close to his computer. What should Arjun [...]

Kenneth borrowed his dad’s binoculars and accidentally broke them. The binoculars are very important to Kenneth’s dad. Kenneth fears his dad will be upset. Kenneth can’t decide whether he should tell his dad what happened or try to replace or fix the binoculars in hopes his dad does not find out. What should Kenneth do? [...]

Discussion Questions • How many different ways can you say ‘Hello’ in English? • In the extract, Bilbo says ‘Good morning’. What different things could this mean, according to Gandalf? • Do people always say what they mean? Can you think of examples when you might say one thing but mean something different? • In [...]

Maurice is at the mall when he sees his best friend, Veronica, steal candy from one of the stores. Veronica offers to split the candy with Maurice if he promises not to tell anyone. Maurice loves candy, but he knows that stealing is wrong. What should Maurice do? Write a paragraph explaining what you think [...]

Joey is walking home from school when he gets a text message from his friend Deirdre. She wants Joey to come to her house to see her new video-game system. Joey really wants to see Deirdre’s new game, but his parents told him to go straight home after school. What should Joey do? Write a [...]

Martha let Sonya borrow a dress. Sonya agreed to return it the following week. But a few days later, Martha saw their friend Lindsay wearing the dress. Lindsay said she had borrowed the dress from Sonya. Martha is angry with Sonya for loaning her dress without permission. What should Martha do? Write a paragraph explaining [...]

~ has great writing prompts to give you ideas for your blog posts.   Each day they have different prompts to respond to.  I have collected some of the prompts from last week that were used. Check out the site if you need inspiration for blog posts. Wednesday, Sep 1, 2010 What’s your favorite place in [...]