Snapshot+of+a+Pet



Snapshot of a Pet 

Planning completed on notebook paper due __Tuesday__ for daily grades __Rough draft due__ and Editing workshop on __Wednesday__ for a daily grades Final copy typed on WORD due __Thursday__ for __test grade!__

SNAPSHOT ESSAY  What Thurber's dog might have looked like!
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My Draco My Buster

Assignment! Each student will... “Snapshot of a Dog” James Thurber p. 446 Adventures in Literature: you will write your own snapshot of a pet. Use Thurber’s writing as a model to create a formal piece of writing. You can/will create a wiki page with this piece of writing and can include a picture or two of your pet!


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__Paragraph 1__ Introduction – Opening sentence to include what reminded you of the pet and a hook sentence to draw the reader in. You could mention here where the pet came from/how you got the pet 2-4 sentences

__Paragraph 2__ Description –Include the name of the pet, breed, appearance, and personality traits. 6-8 sentences

= __Paragraph 3__ **Vignette – Students choose ONE incident involving the pet to write about. The piece will include:20+ sentences** =

=expanded moment – taking one moment/incident/situation and expand it into a complete explanation/story = = Adjective beginning – Using an adjective (ED or ING ending) at the beginning of a sentence. Snarling, Draco crouched low and waited for the raccoon to make a move. =
 * figurative language - Hyperbole


 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">**Hyphenated adjective** – (from Home and Other Big, Fat Lies) “Like the look-on-the-bright-side ones who go on and on until your head is ready to explode…” or She gave me that oh-no-you-didn't look after I told her what happened.


 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">**Absolute** – Noun/ING – Tail wagging, ears twitching, Draco ran to greet me when I returned from my trip.

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