Author's Craft
rhyme
What did the duck get?
gas
rhyming words on page 9
pig, wig
bus, us
What animal(s) got on the bus second?
Two apes and a duck
What two words make up the contraction haven't?
have
not
Who is telling the story?
the boy
Who went fishing?
Apes
Word that rhymes with truck on page 11
duck
What animal(s) got on the bus last?
frogs
What is the contraction for she is?
she's
fast
Why do the frogs get off the bus?
On my way to school, I see
some frogs in a gumdrop -----
What rhyming word is missing?
tree
What did the boy see after he got off the bus?
A crocodile
What two words make up the contraction isn't
is
not
Why does the author use such strange situations to make the boy late?
To show the boy was making it all up
Where does the boy see the apes and a duck?
plop, mop, drop
What animal(s) got on the bus first?
a pig
What is the contraction for would not?
wouldn't
Why does the author write this story with rhymes?
fun to read
What is this genre and how do you know?
Fantasy
What is a word from the story that rhymes with today?
play
away
What did the boy do at the end of the story?
The boy tells the teacher how the animals made him late.
A word made by putting two words together.
A shorter way to use two words