Developing Artistic Writing.pdf - Brevard Public Schools

Nifty Names
Definition: Names given to characters that relate to their job and/or personality and add pizzazz
to writing.
Mentor Text:
The Bad Case of the Stripes by David Shannon
Dr. Bumble- confused physician
Mrs. Cream- mother of a girl who has skin problems
Mr. Harms- Principal that kept Camilla from attending school
Dr. Sponge- a specialist
Dr. Gourd/Dr. Mellon- scientists that didn’t have a clue about Camilla’s problem
The Great Fuzz Frenzy by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel
“Oh no, it’s Big Bark!” “Big Mouth is more like it.” “He’s the meanest dog around.”
But before anyone could move, Little Pip Squeak raced past Big Bark, reached out, and poked
the big round thing.
How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long
“Well , Jeremy Jacob,” he said, “you’re lookin’ at Braid Beard and his crew. We’ve been
needin’ a digger like yourself. We’ve a chest of treasure to bury.”
Other Mentor Texts:
Skippy Jon Jones by Judy Schachner
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