A Pet for Miss Wright

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• A Pet for Miss Wright

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LETS 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
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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)
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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.
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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.
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Vocabulary

• lonely
• perfect
• solitary

done without companions

• sad from being alone

being without fault
CCSS L1.4, 2.4, 3.4
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When I saw the setting of the authors 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
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authors
What does an author do?
CCSS W 1.7, 2.7, 3.7
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Read the story
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Pet Mynah Bird

• cons

• pros

• It only imitated the keyboard clicking away in
  Miss Wrights quiet office. (Annoying!)

CCSS RL 1.1, 2.1, 3.1
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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
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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 )
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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 )
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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 )
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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 )
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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
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Sing the pets in the house

• 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!

MU3/FA1
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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)
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