How I Spent My Summer Vacation compress

MarkTeagueauthor•MarkTeaguewasbornonFebruary10,1963,inLaMesa,California.Hedescribesmostofhisbooksasimaginaryjourneys.Hesayshegetsmanyofhisideasfromthechildrenhemeets.•MarkTeaguetaughthimselfhowtodraw.Hesaysthatwitheachprojecthelearnssomethingnew.•IstartwithsomethingIrememberfrommychildhoodforallthestoriesIdo.•Ididalotofdrawingasakid.Genre:Fantasy•AFantasyisastorythatcouldnotreallyhappen.Lookfor:•Characterswhodothingsrealpeoplecannotdo.•Asettingthatmaybedifferentfromtherealworld.Vocabularyfor:“HowISpentMySummerVacation”captured•Captured-tookcontrolover•Thefishcapturedtheman.imagination•Imagination-theabilitytothinkofthingsthataren’treal•Ittakesagoodimaginationtowritestoriesaboutfairies.manners•Manners-politewaystobehave•Thisboyneedstopracticegoodtablemanners.matador•Matador-bullfighter•Itisdangeroustobeamatador.plains•Plains-flatareasofland•Manyplainsaregoodforgrowinggrain.relax•Relax-havefundoingverylittle•Thekittenisrelaxingonhispillow.vacation•Vacation-timeofffromworkorschool•Thefamilyisgoingonavacationtothebeach.A____usesaredcape.•captured•imagination•manners•matador•plains•relax•vacationOurfamilyisgoingonaDisneycruisefor________thisyear.•relax•imagination•vacation•captured•manners•matador•plainsThesechildrenarelearningtousegood_________attheteaparty.•captured•imagination•manners•matador•plains•relax•vacationNativeAmericanswholivedonthe________huntedbuffalo.•manners•captured•imagination•vacation•relax•plains•matadorUseyour___________togoonamagiccarpetridewithme.•vacation•manners•imagination•relax•captured•matador•plainsAcatdoesnotliketo________inabubblebath.•captured•imagination•manners•matador•plains•relax•vacationTheboyisproudthathe________thefish.•vacation•imagination•manners•captured•matador•plains•relaxMatchthemeaningtotheword.1.vacation___2.manners___3.imagination___4.captured___5.matador___6.plains___7.relax___A.tookcontroloverBtheabilitytothinkofthingsthataren’trealC.politewaystobehaveD.havefundoingverylittleE.timeofffromworkorschoolF.bullfighterG.flatopenareasoflandEDBACFGHarcourtStudyLinks:•TestTutor•GoforGrammarGold-Adjectives•ProofreadingPractice-printoutThisHOTLISTwascopiedfromtheaboveSchoolSystem.•AuthorInformation•MarkTeague-Harcourt••MarkTeague'sBooklist••VideoInterviewwithMarkTeague••BookCentralBiography••BackgroundInformation•DudeRanches••NationalCowboyMuseum••CowboyHistory••CauseandEffect•TestTutor••QuiaGame••MatchingGame•PronounsGrammarGoldUsingNounsandPronounsCorrectlyCrosswordPuzzlePersonalPronounsGame-3LevelsAdjectivesGrammarGoldMoreAdjectivesAdjectivesforSizeandNumber-ArticlesAdjectivesthatComparePictureMatchCrosswordPuzzle