My Best Sports
Moment – Rugby Championship Game
Grammar Skill:
What are verbs?
Verbs are doing words. A verb can express a physical action, a mental action, or a state of being. Examples of verbs are:
Verbs are doing words. A verb can express a physical action, a mental action, or a state of being. Examples of verbs are:
·
A physical action (e.g., to
swim, to write, to climb).
·
A mental action (e.g., to
think, to guess, to consider).
·
A state of being (e.g., to
be, to exist, to appear).
To be complete, every sentence must have a
subject, a verb and a complete idea, so be sure to always
include your verbs!!!
Vocabulary:
Moment (noun): a very small period of time
Experience (verb): an event or occurrence
Vividly (adverb): something done in a clear, graphic or very
detailed manner
Etched (verb): something that is drawn or carved
Championship (noun): the top award for a person or team in a league
Defeat (verb): to win against an opponent
Excitement (noun): the feeling of great happiness
Hoist (verb): to raise something above your head
Signify (verb): something that represents something else or is an
indication of something
In our
lives, we are going to experience moments that stand out from all the
rest. Moments that are more vividly etched into our memories. Moments we will always be able to
remember. These are moments are
special for certain reasons. From my own memory, I can recall several of these moments that hold special meaning to
me. One moment from my life that has
special meaning is when my team and I won our rugby championship game.
It was
about nine o’clock at night on a cold November night when the final whistle
blew. That final whistle signified the end of the game; a game that my team,
the Molloy Rugby Lions, had just won! We had defeated Montclair State to win
our conference championship.
My team
all ran towards each other. We jumped and yelled in excitement in a big crowd. The league official gave us the trophy
and we all hoisted it high up in the
air. None of us could be seen without a smile on our faces. We took pictures
with each other and as a team with the trophy. The picture of that moment still sits on my shelf in my
bedroom, but the memory of that moment
will be with me in my mind always.
Vocabulary
Activity: Using the vocabulary words from above, complete the blanks in
the sentence below. **Helpful Hint!!**
Use the context of the vocabulary from the reading to help you with this
activity!
1. The children _________________their own
ideas of what the character looked like.
2. The parents could tell by their daughter’s
_________________ that she liked her present.
3. After the final match was over, the
_________________ was finally decided.
4. They took a picture to capture the
_________________.
5. The green light _________________ the car
could go.
6. The young boy decided to play
_________________ over soccer.
7. The author’s great description
_________________ detailed his experience.
8. The United States _________________ the
Germans in World War II.
9. Using a rope and a tree branch, my mom
_________________ the piñata over my head.
Build the
Skill!
Step 1: Think about a time when you
experienced something great!
Step 2: Using the experience you thought
about, draw the experience as if it was a comic. Draw at least three comic boxes to fit your
drawings into.
Step 3: The final step is to describe the
moments in each box with one or two sentences explaining what is going on in
each drawing. Underline the verb you use in each description!
It could look something like this:
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