FINDING BUCK

Learning Goals;

  1. Recognize specific traits of a fictional character.
  2. Take detailed notes from given material
  3. Write in a clear manner using adjectives.
  4. Write in an expressive manner using exclamatory sentences.
  5. Sketch Buck using expressive features and details in appearance.

 

STEP ONE

  1. Go back to chapter one. Take notes on Bucks physical appearance and personality traits.
  2. Should the Judge make a flier to try to get Buck back?

 

STEP TWO

  1. Research what Buck might look like.
  2. Since he is part Saint Bernard and part Border Collie, what traits might Buck have?
  3. Look at these two web sites:

http://www.akc.org/breeds/recbreeds/stbern.cfm

http://www.akc.org/breeds/recbreeds/border.cfm

  1. Look at an illustration of Buck from someone else’s imagination.

http://www.americanliterature.com/YR/CW/CWINDX.HTML

 

STEP THREE

  1. What kind of information do people use when looking for a lost pet?

http://www.missingpets.com/missdog.htm

http://www.animalforum.com/glostpets3.htm

 

STEP FOUR

  1. How do you create a flier? What should you put on a flier to catch a person’s attention?

http://www.members.aol.com/TesterDesp/mpposters.html

 

  1. Write 3 descriptive sentences of Buck now. Use a thesaurus to find some interesting, original words.

 

  1. Write 2 exclamatory sentences that could be used on your poster now.  An exclamatory sentence is one that makes a statement or an exclamation about a topic.  For example, if you were looking for a person to do a job for you and exclamatory sentence might be:  WORKERS NEEDED, START TODAY!

STEP FIVE

 

Make your wanted poster for Buck. Use the information from the book and the websites you visited to make a colorful, neat, accurate poster. Use colored pencil and blank white paper.  Ask yourself the following questions before turning it in:

 

1.      Did you accurately show Buck’s characteristics and physical features?

2.      Did you take detailed notes?

3.      Did you write a detailed description using colorful adjectives?

4.      Did you create an eye catching flier exclamatory sentences?

5.      Did you draw Buck with expressive features?

 

TURN IN YOUR NOTES AND YOUR COMPLETED POSTER.