In the Shoes of an Animal

Point of View Activity

Work on Writing

Who Took Care of You?

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Describe Your Home

Illustration

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I Can Statements
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A) Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using
Who are Your Friends?
effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

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1) Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or
characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally. (W.5.3.A)
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2) Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop
experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations. (W.5.3.B)
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3) Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of

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events. (W.5.3.C)
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Choose
Farm
Animal
(Circle)
4) Use concrete words and
phrases a
and
sensory
details to
convey experiences and events

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precisely. (W.5.3.D)

Pig

Horse
Sheep
Chickens
Cat Event #1
Donkey
My Animal
(Paragraph
5) Provide
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Jobs
Cowa conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events. (W.5.3.E)
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1)
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My Name (Animals Name)
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Writing Explanation

Writing Rubric

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Directions:
These need to be done for
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each paragraph
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1) Put yourself in the shoes of thePoint of View
animal you circled above.
Indentation
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2) Think about what your life would be
Topic Sentence ________/3 points
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like on a farm.
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Paragraph #1
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3) Brainstorm ideas using the graphic
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Paragraph #2
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organizer below.
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Paragraph #3
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4) Write a short story (3 paragraphs)
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Event #2 (Paragraph 2)
Event #3 (Paragraph 3)
about the day in the life of this animal
Spelling
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on a farm.
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Grammar
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Total
________/ points
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