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Friday, March 18, 2011

Chapter Twenty

In this chapter, Ida expresses her admiration for Ms. Washington by saying "I was like a dog that would go fetch Ms. W.'s stick, even if it was in a snake's hole under a thorn bush that had just been sprayed by a skunk." (pp. 147-148)

This is beautiful writing.  Try your hand at it.  Try writing a sentence (and posting it here) like this, explaining something you would do for someone.  The only rules are no dogs, sticks, snakes, skunks, or thorn bushes allowed in your sentence.  And keep it serious, not silly, trying to write something like this, using it as a model.  I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

8 comments:

  1. When I saw the light, I was like a bug creeping out of it's hole to catch his midnight snack.

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  2. When I have chores to do, I'm like a donkey being dragged out of it's stable.

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  3. I would jump off acliff that has a million rocks at the bottom, with stinging scorpians, and poison ivy, justy to get the wedding ring my mom dropped.

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  4. I would jump off mount Everise and land head first just to take back my parents divorce.

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  5. if i had one wish i would use it so my dad could have two working hands.

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  6. When i have work to do, I'm like a dieing walrus.

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