Sunday, October 16, 2011

Literacy: changing the description of a mythical creature

Today we looked at a non-chronological report on the mangot, a mythical creature. We identified key words that make the mangot appear fierce and nasty. We changed those words to make it seem much more friendly. Compare the descriptions on the boards above and below. Click to enlarge as usual.

Changing the key words makes the animal seem completely different. We used a thesaurus and dictionary to help us find suitable words.

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