ByQueenRaniaALAbdullahItallbeganwithapean
utbutterandjellysandwich…..anditendedwithahummussandwi
ch.(Noticehowthestorybegins)SalmaandLilywerebestfriends
atschool.Theydrewpicturestogether.Theyplayedontheswing
stogether.Theyjumpedropetogether.Andtheyatetheirlunches
together.Butjustwhattheyatewasalittledifferent.Lilyat
eapeanutbutterandjellysandwicheverydayforlunch.Salmaa
teahummusandpitasandwicheverydayforlunch.(Whatdidthey
dotogether,whatwasdifferentabouttheyate?)(noticetheau
thorwroteaboutwhattheydidtogetherfirst,thentheauthorwr
oteabouttheproblem)AndalthoughLilyneversaiditoutloud,s
hethoughtSalma''ssandwichlookedweirdandyucky.Shefeltterr
iblethatherfriendhadtoeatthatickychickpeapasteeveryda
y.EW.Yuck.AndalthoughSalmaneversaiditoutloud,shethoug
htLily''ssandwichlookedstrangeandgross.Shefeltjustawful
thatherfriendhadtoeatthatgooeypeanutpasteeveryday.EW.
Gross.(synonymsuse)Thenoneday,Lilyjustcouldn''tholdback
thosepeskythoughtsanylonger."Yoursandwichlookskindofyuc
ky,"sheblurtedout."Whatdidyousay?"Salmaasked,thinkings
hemusthavemisunderstoodherfriend."Isaid,yoursandwichloo
ksyucky."Salmafrowned.Shelookeddownatthethin,softbread
,andshethoughtofherbeautiful,smilingmotherasshecareful
lycutSalma''ssandwichintotwoneathalvesthatmorning.Herhu
rtfeelingsturnedmad."Yeah,wellyoursandwichlooksgross,an
ditsmellsbadtoo!"Salmasnappedback.Lilylookedsurprised.
Shesniffedthethick,squishybread,andshethoughtofherdad
inhissillyapron,whistlingashecutLily''ssandwichintotwo
perfecttrianglesthatmorning.Lilyscowled."Itdoesnotsmell
bad!""Doestoo!""Ewww…YUCK!""EWWW…GROSS!"(differentwordsfor
"said",synonyms--"frowned"and"scowled")Thatafternoonthefri
endsdidnotdrawpicturestogether.Theydidnotswingtogether
andtheydidnotjumpropetogethereither.Thenextday,Salmaat
eherlunchatonetableandLilyateherlunchatanother.Meanw
hile,thepeanutbuttervs.hummusstoryhadspreadandeveryone
beganchoosingsides.Eachsidehadsomethingnotsonicetosay
totheother.Prettysoontherudeinsultshadnothingatallto
dowithpeanutbutterorhummus.You''reweird!You''restupid!You
lookfunny!Youdressdumb!Andthenithappened.Somebodyyelle
d.FOODFIGHT!Peanutbutterandhummussandwichesandotherlunc
hfavoritesbeganflyingbackandforthbetweenbothsidesofthe
lunchroom.Theystucktothewalls.Theystucktotheceiling.T
heystucktothelunchlady.Whenthesandwicheswereallgone,p
uddingcupsandapplesauceandcarrotstickstookflight.Salmaa
ndLilylookedatoneanotherfromacrosstherowdy,splatteredr
oom.Theybothfeltashamedbywhattheysaw.(whydidtheyfeel
ashamedbywhattheysaw?)Thefollowingday,Salmasetherlunch
downacrossfromLily''s.Thetwogirlsnibbledontheirsandwiche
sinsilence.FinallyLilygotupthecouragetospeak."Wouldyo
uliketotryabitofmypeanutbutterandjelly?"Salmagrinned
."Sure,Whynot?Wouldyouliketotrymyhummusandpita?"Lily
laughed."I''dlikethat.""Onthecountofthree?""Okay.Onthe
countofthree!"1..2..3…Mmm!Yummy!"Hey,thisisdelicious!"
"Andthisisheavenly!"Thegirlsgiggled.Andhugged.Andtrade
dsandwiches.Afterlunch,SalmaandLilymetwiththeprincipal
again.Thistimetheyweretheretosuggestaveryspecialevent
forthewholeschool.(synonyms)Andthat''showitallbeganwitha
peanutbutterandjellysandwich…andendedwithahummusandpit
asandwich.(noticetheending,howdoesitechothebeginning?)-
-Activity1StoryMapCharacters:Setting:Problem:Events:Solution:--
Activity2What''sthestoryabout?What''sthelesson?--Activity3C
haractertraitspracticeCharacterTraitsProveitLily--Activity4
Groupdiscussion:Whydoestheauthorwritethisstory?Students''w
ritingpractice:1.Doyouhavesimilarexperiencesatschool?wri
tedownafew.whatarethelessonsyoulearnedfromyourexperie
nces?2.Whendrafting,usestorymap,lessonlearntchartandcha
ractertraittohelpyou3.Whenyouwrite,trytousebelowinyo
urwriting:-useyourstorytoteachalesson,alwaysrememberyou
rpurpose-shownottell,letthereadersinferthelessoninstead
oftellingitdirectly-usesynonyms-Beginningandendingechoea
chotherWritingskillswelearnedfromthisstory:1.Useastorytoteachalesson2.Shownottell(Theauthordidnottellusthelessondirectly,wereadershavetoinferit,andthismakesthelessonlearnedmorepowerful)3.usesynonyms,avoidrepeatingsamewords4Usetheendingtoechothebeginning |
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