After mastering parts of speech and parts of a sentence, it was time to write powerful paragraphs. When teaching writing to young students, I always make sure to include a lesson on how to vary one's sentence patterns. To avoid lulling your reader to sleep, a good writer wants to vary sentence patterns, throw in some strong vivd verbs, and make sure there are descriptive words like adjectives. Of course, it is also important to remember that a paragraph should be about ONE topic. No rambling and getting off topic allowed!
To teach Paragraph Writing, we brainstormed the names of animals forwards and backwards. We then got our creative juices flowing thinking about the animal's appearance, diet, habitat, and even personality. Depending on the age of the writer, the goals for the project were different. My 1st graders filled out a very simple fill-in-the-blank style, while my older writers were given sentence style challenges. Enjoy these samples from across the grades, and see if you can challenge your brain and read backwards to see what the animal's original name was!
The Ynnub, by Skylar (1st grade)
The Adnap Der, by Emily (2nd grade)
My animal's name is Adnap Der. Her colors are purple, blue, pink, green, dark blue and light blue. She has light purple fur, dark purple eyes, and a violet tail. She eats berries, seaweed, and leaves. My animal lives in the rainforest and the water. My creature can turn into a mermaid. My animal is like a dove because it is graceful.
The Igroc, by Natalie (3rd grade)
The igroc lives in the wild forest called Target. It can shape shift into whatever it wants. Its enemy, the child, is a foe, not a friend. The igroc is actually not cute. It is actually scary. Igrocs come in all different colors. They usually sleep, break dance, and hide in the restroom.
The Nihcru, by Grayson (4th grade)
The nihcru hunts by rolling up into a ball and rolling over prety with its sharp spikes. It thrives in jungles near the beach. Its diet consists of snakes, monkeys, and sometimes bamboo. Whenever someone passes one and it hisses, it means it is protecting a young one. It's cute, but nut cuddly.
The nihcru has black spikes for hands and all along its back. It has green fur on its back, but under the fur is a hard shell. It resembles a watermelon. When it touches a shadow, it glows. It may look delicious, but don't eat it!
The Hateehc, by Laila (5th grade)
The Hateehc is very unique-looking. It has yellow spots on a black coat of fur. When the hateehc runs, it looks like a black and yellow blur. When it jumps, its huge vivid yellow hat weighs it down. Clearly, the hateehc attracks a lot of attention.
The hateehc has a couple of abilities. Its first ability is awesome. While the hateehc runs, it can shimmer out of sight. When a passerby looks at it, all they see is a puff of smoke; that is how fast it is! All in all, the hateehc has amazing abilities.
The Ruasonid, by Ben (6th grade)
The reasoned is a surprisingly fast runner. It can run at speeds of sixty miles per hour, so it can escape from other ferocious creatures. As you speculate how the ruasonid runs so fast, you will realize that it is almost running on the air. Whenever it starts voraciously eating coconuts, you will discover that its two heads are asynchronous; it has two completely different brains always contradicting each other. Ultimately, the ruasonid is regarded as slick and mysterious.
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