The World's Fair

The World's Fair
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DISCUSS:
What do you notice about these old photos from the World’s Fairs?
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DISCUSS:
How does this postcard help to show the order of the photographs?
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Get your supplies.
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In today’s lesson, you’ll need someone to share ideas with. This could
be a partner, or someone you sit near. When everyone has a partner,
click the arrow to go to the next step.
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Imagine that you’re visiting the latest world's fair. Discuss with
your partner: What did you do when the fair gates first opened,
and why?
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Find the “Build Your Timeline” section on your worksheet.
Write what you chose on the line under “Earlier”.
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It’s lunch time at the fair and you get to choose the dessert.
Discuss with your partner: What would you choose and why?
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Write what you chose on the line under “Now”.
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It’s nighttime at the fair. Discuss with your partner: What nighttime
activity would you choose to do and why?
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Write what you chose on the line under “Later”.
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In the “Earlier, Now, and Later” section on your worksheet, use what
you wrote under “Earlier” to write a sentence describing what you
did earlier in the day.
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In the “Earlier, Now, and Later” section on your worksheet, use what
you wrote under “Now” to write a sentence describing what you are
currently doing.
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In the “Earlier, Now, and Later” section on your worksheet, use what
you wrote under “Later” to write a sentence describing what you will
be doing later in the day.
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Take turns reading what you wrote with your partner.
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In the “Your Perfect Day!” section on your worksheet, write three
sentences describing your day at the fair using words to describe
when things happen.
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Take turns reading what you wrote to your partner.
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Students will...

Print Prep
  • identify adverbs that show time.

  • use temporal (time) words to signal event order.
Word Bank ("When" Adverbs) worksheet 1 per student
World's Fair worksheet 1 per student
Prep Instructions

We suggest students work in pairs. Homeschool students can work on their own.

Introduction

10 mins

Writing Activity

20 mins

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Activity

Activity

Write a story about something that you did using words to describe when things happened.
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When Adverbs Lesson 1: The World's Fair

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