Em ulat ion Handbook

Warriors: Into the fire / Erin Hunter

There is a cat nam ed Rust y, w ho lives w it h t w o Hum ans w ho are called t w olegs in t he st ory. Rust y is a very advent urous cat w ho had alw ays w ant ed t o vent ure t he forest in his backyard. He ent ers t he forest one day t rying t o hunt a m ouse. He is t hen at t acked by a forest cat . He finds out t hat t he cat t hat at t acked him is from a clan called t he Thunderclan. He decides t o join t he clan and live life t he w ay t he clan cat s do. Visuals

What 's t his elem ent ?

The aut hor is giving us hint s t o w hat w e have t o look forw ard t o. The pict ure are t ied t o a couple of sent ences or a paragraph, but t he pict ures never depict w hat t he w hole chapt er is about . Exam ple from t ext

Why does it m at t er? It creat es suspense and give t he book a unique t rait because a lot of books have chapt er t it les t hat are som et im es w acky or inform at ional. For exam ple, in chapt er 3 t he opening pict ure is Firepaw hunt ing for a m ouse. The im age w as about Firepaw ?s dream . A direct quot e is ?The m ouse dream cam e again, even m ore vivid t han before. Free of his collar, beneat h t he m oon, he st alked t he t im id creat ure.?

What 's t he im pact on t he reader?

But w hat m y aut hor does is t o t ry t o feed your im aginat ion a lit t le m ore. By giving t he reader one im age t o look at , it creat es a pict ure in t heir m ind, w hich t hen? allow s us t o feel anot her sensat ion w here w e can feel t he environm ent and visualize everyt hing t hat m y aut hor describes in t he book. Com pound Nam es

What 's t his elem ent ? The aut hor uses t he nam e as a w ay t o describe t he cat ?s personalit y and appearance. The second half of a clan cat ?s com pound nam e changes as t hey get older and go up t he ranking of t he clan. Let ?s say t he first part of your nam e is Tree. When you are a kit t en your nam e w ould be Treekit . When you are old enough t o becom e a w arrior apprent ice your nam e becom es Treepaw. When you becom e a w arrior you. Then w hen you becom e a w arrior t he leader chooses your nam e. And finally w hen you becom e a leader you t ake on t he ending -st ar.

Exam ple from Text

?Darkst ripe, Longt ail, Willow pelt , and Dust paw w ere w ait ing silent ly at t he cam p ent rance.? Pg 11 Why does it m at t er?

The syst em of leadership is im port ant t o t he cat s because? every nam e is unique. The first half of a clan cat ?s nam e is a given nam e on t he cat ?s appearance and personalit y. The second part of t he clan cat s nam e resem bles t heir st at us. The nam e syst em creat es cont rol and order in t he clan because you don?t get your nam e unt il you are proven w ort hy t o achieve t he next st at us. What 's t he im pact on t he reader?

It is a unique w ay t o show t hat t he cat s in t he clans t ake a lot of pride in t heir t radit ions and t he aut hor also t ries t o show us t hat t here are t hings going on t hat w e don?t even not ice. To show t he reader t hat t he w hole w orld is full of m yst eries t hat w e w ould never be able t o solve. Descript ive Writ ing

What 's t his elem ent ? The aut hor ?Erin Hunt er ? loves t o m akes people not just able t o read t he book, but t o see t he book. As if it plays out like a m ovie in your head. The w ords light ly, st alked, sickly, dam p, bright all cont ribut e t o t he descript ion. They give t he scene m ore dept h.

Provide Exam ple #3 ?Out side, t he m oon w as bright . It w as raining light ly . Rust y st alked dow n t he t idy garden, follow ing t he st arlit gravel pat h, feeling t he st ones cold and sharp beneat h his paw s. He m ade his dirt beneat h a large bush w it h glossy green leaves and heavy purple purple flow ers. Their sickly sw eet scent cloyed t he dam p air around him , and he curled his lip t o drive t he sm ell out of his nost rils.? Pg 9

Why does it m at t er? It m at t ers because w e don?t just w ant regular, old, boring, scenes t hat allow s us t o underst and w hat is going on, but doesn?t really m ake us feel, and see w hat is happening. For exam ple, ?He m ade his dirt beneat h a large bush w it h glossy green leaves and heavy purple flow ers.?. In t his quot e t he aut hor allow s us t o clearly see w hat t he bushes and flow ers look like. Unlike t his exam ple, ?Rust y pooped behind a big green bush w it h purple flow ers.?. What 's t he im pact on t he reader?

This m akes t he book m ore int erest ing t o t he reader. I believe t hat it just t akes you on a m agical journey t hat you just don?t w ant t o end. It causes t he reader not w ant ing t o st op reading. My em ulat ion: Lost

Longst ride felt a light breeze gent ly caress his fur. The w arm t h of t he blazing sun above Longst ride?s body. The cold leaves below Longst ride?s body chilled his soft underbelly. Longst ride opened his eyes only t o feel t he st inging rays of t he sun blind him . Longst ride got up slow ly as if he had been sleeping for days. Longst ride list ens t o t he t rees around him . He hears t he silent foot st eps of grasshoppers up nort h. Speeding cars on t he road due east . Longst ride t hen t urned his ears t ow ards w est . Longst ride heard not hing except w hat sounded like t he grow l of a savage beast w ho hungers for a m eal. Tow ards t he sout h he hears a river st ream not so far aw ay. He decided t o go t o t he river before he becam e dehydrat ed. As Longst ride navigat ed t hrough t he huge luscious forest . The noise t hat Longst ride had heard com ing from t he sout h w as nearby. Longst ride t ight ened up his haunches and got int o a crouch posit ion. The adrenaline rushed t hrough Longst ride?s veins. Longst ride felt t he fight ing spirit inside him em erge like an erupt ing volcano. Longst ride let out a deep bark. Longst ride felt all his senses at hundred percent . Longst ride st rained his ears t o list en for t he sm allest sounds. He heard a t w ig break on t he left of him . Longst ride t urned w it h one sw ift m ovem ent . My Em ulat ion: Lost Ct d.

?Com e out w hoever you are!? barked Longst ride. The rum bling in t he bushes got louder and louder. The figure jum ped out of t he bush. ?AHH.? how led Longst ride. ?Wow , w hat a chicken,? said t he m yst erious figure. ?I?m supposed t o be scared of you.? said t he m yst erious figure, as it w alked out of t he shadow s. Longst ride w asn?t scared anym ore and not iced t hat it w as just a squirrel. ?UHH, I w asn?t scared.? barked Longst ride ?What ?s your nam e.? barked Longst ride ?Ohhh sure.? squeaked t he squirrel. ?I?m lost I got separat ed from m y ow ner.? ?Ow ner, so t hat explains w hy you're such a scaredy cat ,? squeaked t he squirrel. ?Act ually t hat is an insult t o cat s, you?re just a lit t le bug.? ?Hey, you be quiet .? barked Longst ride. ?Hey kid i'm just t elling t he t rut h.? squeaked t he squirrel. ?Oh t he nam e?s Bram blebush.? sqeuaked Bram blebush. " Well it is nice t o m eet you." barked Longst ride. " The pleasure is all m ines." sqeaked Bram blebush. "Can you help m e find m y w ay back t o m y ow ners." barked Longst ride. "Sure, w hy not ." squeaked Bram blebush. The journey only begins for t he t w o new friends as t hey seek out t o find Longst ride's lost fam ily. The End Annot at ions

Annot at ion: Draw ings I had gotten a picture that depicted the Longstride waking up in the middle of the forest. With the hot sun over head and the cold fallen leaves beneath him. The picture also has trees in the the background to show off the forest theme.

Annot at ion: Made-up Nam es I gave a main character the name Longstride just like they do in the book. My inspiration of the name came from a character in the book called Darkstripe. I also named his friend Bramblebush because bramble can be translated to "rough". So I said since he is first found in a bush. he would have that. And the first part is bramble because he has a tough or strong personality even though he is small. Annot at ions: Descript ive- Adject ives In the story I use adjectives to described all sorts of things. I used adjectives to describe feelings, emotions, and even physical pain. I used adjectives to add another factor to my writing. This allows my readers to get more sucked into the story. About The Aut hors Erin Hunt er is actually an alias for six different authors. Their names are Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Gillian Philip, Inbali Iserles, Quincey Schwab, and Tui T. Sutherland. Each of the authors play a different role. Holmes creates the storyline of each book. Cary, Baldry, Schwab, and Sutherland take turns writes the books in their own styles. The person new to the group is Inbali Iserles, who writes Survivors book Series.

Boubou Magassa is a student at Science Leadership Academy. He was in the 10th grade when he wrote this handbook. Boubou Magassa enjoys to read fantasy and adventure books. They allowed him to explore his creativity. Boubou loves stories that can turns ordinary things around him into something new. He will always remain a reader of fantasy books for as long as he will live.