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I Want a Dog: My Opinion Essay (Read and Write)
I Want a Dog My Opinion Essay - Read and Write Author:Darcy Pattison Writing Prompts and Writing Inspiration for Kids — See other books in THE READ AND WRITE SERIESI Want a Dog: My Opinion Essay I Want a Cat: My Opinion EssayMy Crazy Dog: My Narrative EssayMy Dirty Dog: My Informative Essay (forthcoming, 2017) When cousins Dennis and Mellie decide to get a dog, they consider carefully what breed would be best fo... more »r each family. For example, Dennis wants a big dog, but Mellie wants tiny. He has no other pets, but she has other pets that a dog must get along with. They consider different dog personalities, family situations, and personal preferences. Dennis writes an opinion essay for his teacher, Mrs. Shirky. But will his essay convince his parents to get the dog of his dreams?
This story takes a popular subject--kids getting a pet--and adds dogs of all sizes and shapes: all writing lessons should be this much fun. In the end, it's cousins and the dogs that keep a reader turning the page. What kind of dog will Dennis choose? Will Mellie want the same kind of dog?
This story hits many notes:
A family story about cousins, Dennis and MellieInformation on dog breedsResponsible dog ownershipMentor-text for teaching writingModel opinion essay for elementary studentsModels the writing process, especially the importance of pre-writing or planning before you writeCompletes the writing process by showing the results of Dennis's essay
I WANT A DOG almost makes opinion essays look too easy.
PRAISE FROM DOG EXPERTS
"Darcy Pattison does a remarkable job on several fronts with her wonderful new book I Want A Dog: My Opinion Essay. She introduces the value of the written text at an early age to children. This cannot be emphasized enough in our early classrooms. With this comes an important lesson regarding the responsibility of owning and caring for a dog. As President of the Labrador Retriever Club representing the breed with the largest number of dogs I know how imperative responsible dog ownership is and Darcy does a wonderful job instilling this at an early age. This is a remarkable children's book that has a lesson."
Fred Kampo, President of the Labrador Retriever Club« less