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ACTIVITY 2.6
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Quick conversation
• Share your work with a partner. Take turns identifying the vivid words you chose, their meanings and connotations, and why you think they are funny. Discuss whether your partner agrees or disagrees with your choices and why they are funny. Record notes from your discussion.
In my opinion, this adjective is funny because .
I think Dave Barry made up the verb in order to .
Do you agree that the connotation of is ?
Write a short Description
After analyzing and evaluating the vivid verbs and adjectives in “I’ve got a few pet peeves about sea creatures” you might be inspired to write a short description of a pet or animal that you
are familiar with. Try to use a vivid verb or vivid adjective in each sentence of your description. Before writing, read the model short description provided. Try to structure your description in a similar way.
Model: Short deScription
For a half-pint puppy, Fritzi had a werewolf appetite. Every night, he ogled Dad’s newspaper as if it were a USDA-certified sirloin steak. Whenever he could, he wolfed it down, releasing only an editorial burp or two afterwards. He also awarded Mom’ slippers blue-ribbon status, snacking on a pair a week. Worst of all, my action toys qualified as five-star fare, and he polished them off until they qualified as an endangered species.
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