---- How annoying/boring was that?!
SPICE UP YOUR SENTENCES BY STRETCHING THEM! That is what we will be working on throughout this week. It is time to focus more on our descriptive writing. You will begin to understand how including imagery in your writing allows you to SHOW rather than simply tell.
Your task this week is to choose three of the following sentences
and s t r e t c h t h e m !
1. The dog ran.
2. The weekend was fun.
3. My mom is happy.
4. The boy laughed.
5. I ate fast.
6. She got a lot of candy.
FOR EXAMPLE:
"These chips are good."
Opening the bag, a crinkling sound filled the air as my mouth began to water in anticipation of the sweet barbeque taste of the perfectly crisp potato chips.
Please post your sentences as comments and feel free to praise your classmates' responses!
"The dog ran."
ReplyDeleteThe big intimidating dog ran ferociously at the park towards a tiny fluffy kitten.
"I ate fast."
When I opened the crinkling bag of hot popcorn a buttery smell overwhelmed my nose and I began to fastly devour the food.
"She got a lot of candy"
As the little girl traveled to many houses on Halloween night she began to collect an abundance of candy.
"The dog ran".
ReplyDeleteThe gigantic intimidating dog ran tauntingly at the park towards a fluffy kitten.
"I ate fast".
As I opened the wrinkly bag of popcorn a sweet buttery smell overwhelmed me and then I devoured the food.
"She got a lot of candy".
When the little girl traveled to so many houses on Halloween night she collected a huge abundance of candy.
I ate fast.
ReplyDeleteOne morning I ate mt delicious sweet smelling breakfast so fast that, I threw up later.
The dog ran.
Once I saw a dog run so quickly that it knocked over an elderly man.
The weekend was fun.
My weekend was very enjoyable, I visited my friends house and slept over
The dog ran
ReplyDeleteIn the middle of the night the furious dog ran after the little boy who tried to steel his bone.
The boy laughed
At school the boy laughed harshly at the girl because she tripped and broke her leg.
I ate fast.
At dinner I ate so fast that pieces of mashed potato came out of my nose.
"the dog ran"
ReplyDeleteThe giant dog furiously ran towards the other dog when it tried to steel its chew toy.
"the boy laughed"
The intimidating boy laughed harshly at the other boy who tripped over his own shoe lace.
"she got a lot of candy"
The sweet girl dressed as a kitten went to many houses on Halloween night and got an abundance of candy.
The dog ran
ReplyDeleteEach day the gigantic dog ran after the portly mailman who smells like bacon.
My mom is happy.
When I got home, my mom was glad I hadn't fallen into the sinkhole that formed right after school and caused mayhem.
I ate fast
As I got to the breakfast table I heard the sizzling bacon and smelled the chocolate chip pancakes that tasted chocolatey and before I knew it they were gone.
The fat black dog ran as fast as his chubby paws could carry him all the way back to his house before the skinny cat could catch him.
ReplyDeleteMy mom was very happy when she heard the wonderful news that I got an A+ in Mrs.Domohowski's class!
I gobbled down the 10 pound cheeseburger as fast as I could while I took a huge gulp of my delicious fizzy soda.
The dog ran
ReplyDeleteAs the dog chased after the mailman running like lightning the mailman shouted "Back off you dog".
I ate fast
As I entered the restaurant I quickly ran to the table and ate as fast as I could then bolting out the door in a quick rush.
She got a lot of candy
As she pushed open the doors she ran in and the candy man shouted "Take it all" and she bought more than she could handle
ReplyDeleteThe boy laughed
One day I told the funniest joke ever and A boy laughed so hard he blew up.
I ate fast
One time I was eating breakfast and I see my school bus so I had to eat the yummy taco really fast and food came out of my nose for a month.
The dog ran fast
One day a dog was just walking minding his own business and suddenly he sees the dog catcher so the dog bolts out of there faster than light