After mastering super sentence writing, it was time for a lesson on paragraphs. To come up with a topic, the students were to spell a real vacation destination, city, state, country, or amusement park backwards. After working very hard to get the correct pronunciation of our new vacation spots, we tried to figure out what clues the name gave us as to the type of place this would be. "Saxet" became a musical town in the south (Read: Texas backward!), Napaj (with an emphasis on the first syllable) became a sleepy place, and Sasnak became not anything like Kansas, but an adventurous jungle. Read these super paragraphs and see if you would like to come visit these unusual places! (And while you're reading, please note how the students attempted to start every sentence differently-- some with clauses or phrases, some with "Because," some with a pronoun, and more. Also, every paragraph has a vivid introduction and nice conclusion.)
"Saxet," by Abby (4th grade)
Saxet is a very musical town, with great food and very hot weather! Its beaches have foamy, white waves slapping the shores, and restaurants lining the sand. Because of its strange shape, this tiny island off the coast of Texas is shaped like a cowboy hat. Saxet has a country music festival once every week! The most popular festival is Eessennet, where settlers from Tennessee come to visit and eat at the fabulous restaurants! Anyone who likes country music and country style food should come and visit really hot Saxet!
"Napaj," by Savannah (5th grade)
Napaj is a very unusual place because of its shape, which is why people love it. It is shaped like a giant bed. People there sleep for a minimum of eight hours. During the winter, the Napajiens hibernate near a pile of food, which they are famous for. Some of the food they eat are Napaj style noodles with bacon, eggs, and meatballs, Starbursts, and brussel sprouts. If you like cool, fun, and sleepy adventures, get your ticket to Napaj now!
"Sasnak," by Cody (5th grade)
Sasnak is a jungle where the Sasnakians roam. The Sasnakians are friendly creatures, and they rule the jungle. When a tourist comes to Sasnak, they get to have a free safari ride around the whole jungle. Sasnak is a huge tourist attraction, and there is no person who doesn't like this place. If you like cool weather, animals, and safaris, then this is the perfect vacation destination!
"Ocixem," by Ricardo (3rd grade)
Ocixem is a delightful place. It is very colorful too. This place has flowers swaying calmly near the soft grass in the park. It also has soft sand on the quiet beach. People there are so happy that they never scream, and they only eat soft squishy mangos. This place is so wonderful!
But not ALL of these places are delightful to visit! Ryan (4th grade) took his in a different direction.... Beware!
"Ippississim," by Ryan (4th grade)
Ippississim is a jungle of death, worse than all treacherous jungles combined! Because the jungle is so dangerous, nobody ever goes there. Every animal there is a human hunter. There is also the homework giving teacher, such as the evil huffinater. The hotel is very bad. Meteorites shoot the hotel every night, but there's another hotel that's worse. Whoever steps in meets their doom. That's why Ippississim is the worst destination for you!
Call your travel agent now.... Tickets are hard to come by to these fantastic (or dangerous) places!
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