My Shopping

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Topic Tell about a shopping trip that you took.
Ethan singing
My Shopping Trip
searched the aisles
Emily on cart
Sit on your hands and think for one minute before
you do your map.
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Put your 3 BEST ideas on a flow map in the order
you want to talk about them.
Tell Me More Give 3 tell-me-mores for each box
searched
Emily on cart
Ethan singing
no masa
climbed on back
embarrassing song
asked attendant
Here comes Bride
jumped off
all out
people clapped
fell on floor
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Who-did what-when?
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Where and why?
Last Saturday, I took Emily and Ethan on an
important grocery shopping trip to Wal-mart. My
in-laws were coming for a visit that evening,
and I wanted to welcome them with a special meal.
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Transition words
Last Saturday, I took Emily and Ethan on an
important grocery shopping trip to Wal-mart. My
in-laws were coming for a visit that evening,
and I wanted to welcome them with a special meal.
Upon hearing the news that wed have to change
recipes
After entering the bustling store and snagging
the very last cart
In an effort to cheer his big sister up
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Closing Thought, reflection or feeling (2
sentences)
Last Saturday, I took Emily and Ethan on an
important grocery shopping trip to Wal-mart. My
in-laws were coming for a visit that evening,
and I wanted to welcome them with a special meal.
Upon hearing the news that wed have to change
recipes
After entering the bustling store and snagging
the very last cart
In an effort to cheer his big sister up
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Give LIFE to Your Writing
Orally rehearse your map with a classmate. Let
your classmate hold your map and check it while
you tell your story. Checker Make sure you
listen CAREFULLY to the story. If your partner
tells you something that isnt on the map, have
them go back and add it.
Then you are ready to take your story off the map!
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Last Saturday, I took Emily and Ethan on an
important grocery shopping trip to Wal-mart. My
in-laws were coming for a visit that evening, and
I wanted to welcome them with a special meal.
After entering the bustling store and snagging
the very last cart, our search for the
ingredients in chicken enchilada soup began. I
was able to round up every ingredient except
masa--an item that I had never even heard of. I
asked a nearby attendant if he could direct me to
where the masa is. His blank stare and shrugging
shoulders told me that he knew as much about masa
as I did--nothing! It was time to go back to the
drawing board. Upon hearing the news that wed
have to change recipes, a tired Emily asked if
she could ride on the front of the cart to rest
her legs. Against my better judgement, I allowed
her to do so. And sure enough, as I made a sharp
turn down the juice aisle, she lost her footing.
Down she crashed on the hard tile floor, crying
all the way. In an effort to cheer his big
sister up, Ethan decided to sing a song. However,
it wasnt a typical four-year-old boy song.
Instead it was quite an embarrassing song. Ethan
chose to serenade us (and everyone else in the
store) with a lovely rendition of Here Comes the
Bride. I begged him repeatedly to quiet down,
but he only got louder with each smile and giggle
he received from fellow shoppers. One person even
clapped as he reached the end! I was so
relieved when that shopping trip was finally
over. I think next time--if there is one--Ill
just leave the kids at home with Daddy!