Developing Artistic Writing.pdf - Brevard Public Schools
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Ellipsis<br />
Definition: Indicates a pause in the flow of a sentence, or to indicate an omission of words, or to<br />
trail off on a sentence.<br />
Mentor Text:<br />
Piggie Pie by Margie Palatini<br />
Today Gritch wanted something truly tasty.<br />
Something really yummy.<br />
Something SPECIAL!<br />
And that could only mean …<br />
The Web Files by Margie Palatini and Richard Egielski<br />
“Things looked black for the boy in blue. And then … we got another call.”<br />
“Peppers? Tomatoes? Lettuce?... What do you make out of all this, Web?”<br />
“My partner and I were hot on the trail of …That Dirty Rat.”<br />
“Make it quick, Quaker …you’re interrupting my lunch.”<br />
A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon<br />
“Wait!” she cried. “The truth is … I really love lima beans.”<br />
Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey<br />
They hoped that all the excitement would leave Hally breathless …but it didn’t.<br />
Night Noises by Mem Fox<br />
Butch Aggie listened … but Lily Laceby kept on dreaming.<br />
Bedhead by Margie Palatini<br />
In a gunkless corner of the soapy silver soap dish … in a fogless smidgen of his father’s foggy<br />
shaving mirror … right there on the hot water faucet, for heaven’s sake … he saw it! It was BIG.<br />
It was BAD. It was … Bedhead!<br />
Other Mentor Texts:<br />
Bullfrog Pops by Rick Walton<br />
Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen<br />
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