This mini spark will have you writing in a creative way.  Have some fun with pangrams.

Spark your thinking!

1. Set up your language arts mini spark recording page: #3: Pangrams

2. A pangram is a series of words which contains all the letters of the alphabet.                   (pan = all and gramma = letter)                                                                                                          Example:  The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

3. Watch this video and record the sentences he creates on your recording sheet.

4. Try writing your own pangram.  Sure, you could look one up on the internet, but push yourself to think of an original one. On your recording sheet, start working on your pangram. When you are done, count the letters in your pangram, and write about the strategy you used.

5. Once you get the hang of it, write a shorter pangram that makes sense.  Use a dictionary if needed to find words that you can add to you pangram in order to incorporate some of the less common letters of the alphabet.

6. Share your language arts mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.