Friday, August 27, 2021

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Page 1

 Greg is starting to keep a Journal, not a Diary.  Make that clear!! 

He is a middle schooler in a new school in a place in America or Canada. 

Vocabulary; 

specifically - to mean exactly 

jerk - nasty person

feelings  - what you feel about things that happen

crazy - not normal

"Dear Diary" - usually when you have a diary, people write as if talking to a real person, but call it "Diary" 

clear up - make a statement 

something - a thing, not specified 

Prounciation

idea - i de a this word breaks all the rules of English! We say every vowel in the word!! 


Exercises: These  help you to recognize the spelling of difficult words: 

Spelling  :  Word bank: idea, clear, some, crazy , feelings  - There are more words than you need!! 

Put the letters in the right order:

aeid         rclae      zcyra      mseo 

______     _______   ________     ______  

Put the words in the right sentence: idea, diary, clear, some, crazy , feelings, jerk 

Greg does not want to write his __________________ in the Journal. 

Let me make this ________________. 

Some _____________ might hit him. 

Mom! Why did you buy this _______________________? 

I have an ______________, I will write what I want in the diary. 

I would like _____________ fruit for snack today. 

Make your own sentences: 

Use these phrases : on the cover, clear up right away, to catch me 

_________________

_________________

_________________


Homework: 
Write your own diary entry for the first day of school! 





Rachael Alice Orbach 





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