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A Pet for Miss Wright

A Pet for Miss Wright. LET ’ S EXAMINE THE COVER ILLUSTRATION. Notice the woman on the front cover. She is surrounded by animals. Name the animals you see in the cover illustration. Predict what will happen in this story. CCSS RL 1.2, 2.2, 3.2 RL 1.7, 2.7, 3.7. Pets. Do you have a pet?

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A Pet for Miss Wright

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  1. A Pet for Miss Wright

  2. LET’S EXAMINE THE COVER ILLUSTRATION. Notice the woman on the front cover. She is surrounded by animals. Name the animals you see in the cover illustration. Predict what will happen in this story. CCSS RL 1.2, 2.2, 3.2 RL 1.7, 2.7, 3.7

  3. Pets Do you have a pet? If so, how did you choose your pet? If not, what pet would you like to have? CCSS SL 1.4, 2.4, 3.4)

  4. A Pet for Miss Wright • Written by Judy Young • Illustrated by Andrea Wesson www.judyyoungpoetry.com A lonely writer searches for the perfect pet to keep her company in her solitary work. ICTL 3

  5. A Pet for Miss Wright • Written by Judy Young • Illustrated by Andrea Wesson A lonely writer searches for the perfect pet to keep her company in her solitary work.

  6. lonely • perfect • solitary Vocabulary done without companions sad from being alone being without fault CCSS L1.4, 2.4, 3.4

  7. h When I saw the setting of the author’s home, I thought it looked rather desolate. Why do you think the author choose to live here? Setting CCSS RL 1.7, 2.7, 3.7

  8. authors What does an author do? CCSS W 1.7, 2.7, 3.7

  9. Read the story

  10. Pet Mynah Bird cons pros • It only imitated the keyboard clicking away in Miss Wright’s quiet office. (Annoying!) CCSS RL 1.1, 2.1, 3.1

  11. Pet monkey cons pros • The monkey certainly kept Miss Wright entertained….. • When Miss Wright typed, the monkey put his hands on the keyboard, too. A scramble of mixed-up letters filled the computer screen. CCSS RL 1.1, 2.1, 3.1

  12. Pet fish cons pros • Soon they had hypnotized each other and no words appeared on the computer screen for days. CCSS RL 1.1, 2.1, 3.1 )

  13. Pet hamster cons pros • She became too dizzy to write and had to lie down to rest. CCSS RL 1.1, 2.1, 3.1 )

  14. Pet cat cons pros • The cat stretched out across the keyboard, quite comfy until dark. Miss Wright fell asleep trying to write at night. CCSS RL 1.1, 2.1, 3.1 )

  15. Pet dog cons pros • But as she typed, the dog rested quietly on the floor beside her and Miss Wright was not as lonely. • When Miss Wright stopped typing, the dog sat up, put his head on her desk, and looked at the computer screen to see what she had written. • Together, he and Miss Wright would take a long walk so they could think of better ideas. • He fetched a thesaurus and a dictionary. He waited as Miss Wright chose some fancier words and corrected her spelling mistakes. CCSS RL 1.1, 2.1, 3.1 )

  16. Pet pros and cons YOUR OPINIONS Go back to each pro and con page and add your opinions. CCSS RL 1.3, 2.3, 3.3, 3.6

  17. The pets in the house are not so good, …..all through the day. The bird in the house goes tick… The monkey in the house goes tap… The fish in the house just stares and stares…. The hamster in the house goes round and round…. The cat in the house naps and naps… The dog in the house WAS GREAT! Sing: the pets in the house MU3/FA1

  18. THE PERFECT PET FOR YOU! • What would be the perfect pet for you? • Write a persuasive essay to your parents telling them which pet would be perfect for you. • Be sure to give supporting facts for your • reasoning. CCSS L1.1, 2.1, 3.1 L1.2, 2.2, 3.2 W 1.1, 2.1, 3.1)

  19. IF YOU LIKED THIS BOOK, YOU MIGHT LIKE….

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