Thing-Thing is a great story to demonstrate personification. A very spoiled boy throws Thing-Thing out of the window of a tall hotel. As it falls it causes an effect on all of the people on the floors below who see it falling. This story makes a connection with Corduroy as it is a stuffed toy [...]
Schema: State Fair, contests Set during the state fair, very loud Frederick investigates all of the contests to find one that he thinks he could win. This book would be a fun book to use for characterization. Use the describing wheel to list the character traits of Frederick. Internal Consistency: Why is it logical that [...]
Schema: animals that live in trees This book is a great one for demonstrating symbolism, metaphor, and personification as the tree protects the little raccoon during the storm. The raccoon never knows the way the tree protected it. An illustration at the end of the story shows the tree as on the cover with a [...]
Schema: movies about martial arts Honorable Samurai warrior, Takeshi, proves worthy to receive the sword made by a master sword maker when he expresses his views about hurting someone without cause is showing weakness and that being responsible is helping when a person can. Of the six traits of writing, voice is one that this [...]
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