The Boy Who Loved Words

Oh, the things you can do with The Boy Who Loved Words by Roni Schotter. Here is my list. Turn the title, a fragment, into a complete sentence which summarizes the story. Choose xx of Selig's favorite words. (You decide the number.) Based on the context, guess the meaning and part of speech of each one.  Then use a dictionary to check your guesses. Make a list of the words you love.             Categories:             I love the sound of these words in my ears.             I love the taste of these words on my tongue.             I love the thought of these words in my brain.             I love the feel of these words in my heart. Incorporate words from the list into a story, identifying them with italics. Find several favorite sentences to imitate. Follow their structure, not their content. (If you want to practice using a dash in your writing, choose one of Schotter's many examples to imitate.) Example:           The Book: "Pursuing that perfect note, Selig found a young woman seated by a lake, playing a lute." My Imitation: Hearing a soprano scream, Billy noticed a petite girl perched on the bleacher, rallying the fans. Go on a language arts scavenger hunt. Find one or more of each of the following:  serial comma, alliteration, assonance, parallel structure, verb, adjective, appositive, metaphor, fragment, participle, simile, adverb If you want to take a deeper look at participles, look at the lesson here.  Note: This post contains affiliate links.