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Instructions: Choose a scene from The Last Day of School, and complete the top box. Then, change the point of
view to third person, and rewrite the scene in the bottom box. Share your new scene with a partner.

Original Scene

The Last Day of School • Level O • 1

First Person

Scene

New Scene

Third Person

Scene

Skill: Narrative Point of View

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Instructions: Place quotation marks in the correct places in each sentence. Then, write three sentences of your own that use quotation marks.

1 I know how excited everyone is about vacation, Mr. Brown said to the class.
2 John asked, When are we going to play kickball?
3 We are going to hand out yearbooks first, Mr. Brown replied.
The Last Day of School • Level O • 2

4 Go green team! Go green team! the players cheered from the bench.
5 I have an idea, I said, and you will love it!

My Sentences:

1.

2.

3.
Skill: Quotation Marks

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Instructions: Choose either a synonym or antonym for each word at the top of the page. Fill in the rest of the
synonyms and antonyms by coming up with them on your own or using a thesaurus. Then, put a checkmark by
each word after you check your answers in a thesaurus.

The Last Day of School • Level O • 3

polished trustworthy

envious lifeless

dedicated dull

ugly

Synonym Word Antonym

smooth

honest

jealous

energetic

Skill: Synonyms and Antonyms

determined

shiny

gorgeous

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