Dr. Vavra's Main Menu
Thanksgiving
(from the 2001 Arizona State Standards)
\-\{At
thanksgiving} we had our familie came*INFDO07
over to eat*INFAV03
turkey \C\and
the turkey was good \C\and
ever body had a good time. \-\{At
6:00} every one started to leave*INFDO02
\R\{by 6:30}
every body was gone. \-\We
get a phone call {from Christi,}
Lori's mom#App02 \C\and
she got my older sister to babysit*INFDO10
Lori and Bobby=CC
[RAVFcuz there next door neybor Elaine#App01
had a strock.] \-\Brad
and Christi=CS
wanted to go*INFDO04
see*INFAV02 her
\R\Barb
wanted Lori and Bobby=CS
to cover*INFDO07
our house [RAVFso
they did] \C\and
the next morning#NuA03
we all all gone {to town}
and stoped=CV{at
B.R. auto parts} [RAJFwhere
Lori's Mom works]
to see*INFAV08
[RNDOwhen they
had to come home.#NuA01]
\-\they didn't need to go*INFDO03
home.#NuA01 \-\so
we go {to town}
and had=CV fun
\C\and
about 5#NuA02
we took them. home#NuA01 \-\The
next day was school [RAVFso
[LAVFwhen
we got home#NuA01]
we call Lori] \C\and
she tells us [RNDOElain
was'nt doing good [RAVFso
they fly her {to Phoenix}
to do*INFAV05
surgery {on her.}]]
\-\A couple days#NuA04
later she was feeling better \R\and
a couple more days#NuA04
she goes back home#NuA01
and goes=CV {to
bed} \R\her
daughter flew {from Ohio}
to see*INFAV03
her \C\and a
week#NuA03 later
we found out [RNDOthat
she was going to move {to Ohio}]
\C\and [LAVFwhen
she moved] we
bot her a card and some cinamin roles=CC \-\We
told her
[RNDOwe
will miss you] \C\and
then we never saw her agian \C\and
we all whent home#NuA01\C\and
we all felt good {about our self's.} |
For more about this passage, see "Sample #3" in the KISS Workbooks
for Grade Eight, November
1st. |