Turkey's Sandtastic Beach Day
Turkey and his barnyard friends are visiting the ocean! But when they arrives, they have to stay in Farmer Jake’s petting zoo on the boardwalk. With the help of his friends, Turkey dresses himself in different disguises in hopes of having the perfect day on the beach! Will Turkey trick Farmer Jake and the lifeguard?
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story grammar
Main Character: the turkey and his barnyard friends
Setting: at the beach near the Children’s Summer Festival
Initiating Event: the turkey and his barnyard friends wanted to have fun on the beach
Feelings: determined, sad
Plan: the turkey’s friends planned to help disguise the turkey so he could sneak onto the beach
Action: the turkey wore different disguises but they didn’t trick the lifeguard or Farmer Jake
Solution: the barnyard friends waited until Farmer Jake fell asleep to enter the sand sculpture contest
Ending: they won the contest and a free day at a the beach
summary (SWBST)
Somebody: the turkey and his barnyard friends
Wanted: to spend the day on the beach
But: his disguises didn’t trick the lifeguard or Farmer Jake
So: he and his barnyard friends waited until Farmer Jake fell asleep to enter the sand sculpture contest
Then: they won the contest and a free day at a the beach
past tense verbs
loved, looked, moaned, laughed, slipped, helped, hollered, yowled, stomped, whispered, invited, waited, shoved, declared, cheered, bolted, trudged, shouted, floated, swished, said, shook, went, swam
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describing
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compare & contrast
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