Assignments For The Biggest Scoop In The Coop
Completion requirements
Unit 5
Make me laugh!
Assignment
Assignments For The Biggest Scoop In The Coop
- You will create a Concept Map about the techniques the author used to make this story funny.
- You will start learning about verbs.
Techniques to Make a Story Funny
The author and illustrator of The Biggest Scoop in the Coop used a variety of techniques to make you laugh. Among them are
- a basic question that many people already know, but change to make it funny
- silly pictures
- funny language for descriptions
- names that seem funny when you make connections
- foolish behaviour of the people in the story
- a surprise ending
Look back at the list. Can you think of a place in the story where the author and illustrator used these techniques? You are going to make a Chicken Jokes Concept Map to show how the techniques were used.
Concept Map
Time to start your Concept Map about Chicken Jokes.
- Go to ReadWriteThink to begin creating your Concept Map.