S U M M E R L E A R N I N G C H A L L E N G E R E A D : W E E K 8 TREAT YOURSELF! - FOOD-THEMED WRITING - HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED THAT ICE CREAM AND OTHER SWEETS ARE ALMOST AS FUN TO READ ABOUT AS THEY ARE TO EAT? WRITERS SEEM TO LOVE PLAYING WITH FOOD! FOR THIS WEEK'S READ BADGE, LET’S TREAT OURSELVES: FIRST, BE INSPIRED BY FUN BOOKS FROM OUR THEMED READING LISTS BELOW. THEN USE THE REST OF THIS WORKBOOK TO FIND PLAYFUL WRITING PROMPTS AND FUN FOOD-BASED WORD EXERCISES. - INSPIRATION - FIND AND READ STORIES THAT ARE FOCUSED ON FOOD! CLICK ON THESE LINKS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS: PICTURE BOOKS MIDDLE GRADE FICTION YOUNG ADULT FICTION DON'T FORGET TO SHARE YOUR STORIES AND WORKSHEETS WITH US SO THAT WE CAN ADD THEM TO OUR SUMMER LEARNING FINALE! EMAIL YOUR WORK TO [email protected]. S U M M E R L E A R N I N G C H A L L E N G E R E A D : W E E K 8 TREAT YOURSELF! - ICE CREAM ALLITERATION - ALLITERATION IS A FIGURE OF SPEECH CREATED WHEN THE SAME SOUND REPEATS IN A GROUP OF WORDS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE TONGUE TWISTERS SUCH AS "PETER PIPER" AND PHRASES SUCH AS "WET AND WILD." PEOPLE OFTEN USE ALLITERATION TO GIVE FUN NAMES TO ICE CREAM FLAVORS, LIKE "ROCKY ROAD" OR "TUTTI FRUTTI." PRETEND YOU RUN AN ICE CREAM STORE. MAKE UP SOME FUN, CRAZY NEW FLAVORS AND USE ALLITERATION TO NAME THEM. ____________________________________________________________ 'S ICE CREAM PARLOR FABULOUS FANTASTIC FEATURED FLAVORS: FOR INSPIRATION: CLICK HERE TO READ JACK PRELUTSKY'S FUNNY POEM, "BLEEZER'S ICE CREAM." THIS POEM WAS ALSO MADE INTO A SONG BY NATALIE MERCHANT: LISTEN ON YOUTUBE. S U M M E R L E A R N I N G C H A L L E N G E R E A D : W E E K 8 TREAT YOURSELF! - CANDY BAR CREATOR - C A N D Y B A R N A M E : I N G R E D I E N T S : W H A T M A K E S I T S P E C I A L : P R I C E : $ D E S I G N T H E W R A P P E R : S U M M E R L E A R N I N G C H A L L E N G E R E A D : W E E K 8 TREAT YOURSELF! - WRITE A RECIPE - INVENT A NEW DESSERT RECIPE, OR USE THIS SPACE TO RECORD ONE OF YOUR FAMILY'S FAVORITES. RECIPE FOR: INGREDIENTS: (LIST ALL INGREDIENTS, INCLUDING THE AMOUNTS YOU'LL NEED TO MEASURE.) INSTRUCTIONS: (WRITE DOWN EACH STEP FOR MAKING THIS DISH, IN ORDER. USE THE BACK OF THE PAGE IF YOU NEED MORE SPACE.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. S U M M E R L E A R N I N G C H A L L E N G E R E A D : W E E K 8 TREAT YOURSELF! - WRITING PROMPTS - USE THESE IDEAS TO START WRITING A FOOD-THEMED STORY OR POEM: WHICH FLAVOR OF ICE CREAM DO YOU PREFER: CHOCOLATE, VANILLA, OR STRAWBERRY? WRITE A PARAGRAPH EXPLAINING WHY THIS IS THE BEST CHOICE. PRETEND YOU HAVE INVENTED A NEW DESSERT RECIPE AND DESCRIBE IT IN A POEM. CREATE A SUPERHERO CHARACTER WHO IS ALSO A POTATO. WRITE A GRAPHIC NOVEL OR AN ILLUSTRATED STORY! THINK OF ROALD DAHL'S CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY; NOW IMAGINE THAT THERE'S ONE MORE GOLDEN TICKET WINNER! THINK UP A NEW CHARACTER WHO WILL JOIN WILLY WONKA'S TOUR, AND MAKE UP A NEW CANDY ROOM FOR THEM TO VISIT. WRITE A SCENE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS ON THIS PART OF THE TOUR. WRITE A POEM ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE KIND OF SANDWICH. WHAT IS IN IT? HOW DO YOU MAKE IT? WHY DO YOU LOVE IT? WRITE A STORY ABOUT A TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE. WHAT IS THE WORST MEAL YOU HAVE EVER HAD IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE? WRITE ABOUT IT IN DETAIL, DESCRIBING AS MUCH AS YOU CAN RIGHT DOWN TO THE LAST BITE. IF YOU COULD ONLY HAVE ONE KIND OF FOOD FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? WRITE A STORY ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THIS BECAME TRUE. DID YOU LIKE THESE ACTIVITIES? TAKE THE SURVEY ON OUR SUMMER LEARNING PAGE AND LET US KNOW!.