It All Depends On Your Point Of View
April 2003
After listening to "It's All In How You Look At Things", a selection from The Phantom Tollbooth, we combined Language Arts and Social Studies skills in this writing activity. We considered a noun from different points of view. Hope you enjoy our interesting and creative perspectives!
David
What Is A Person?
A person is...
a monster to a fire ant
a cabana to a poisonous spider
a grassy garden for a white tic
a shield for a gold fish
a moving statue to a king snake
Jacqueline
What Is A Frog?
A frog is...
a midget to an elephant
a rascal to a dragonfly
a friend for a fish
a weird thing to a bear
a loved one to a girl frog
Timothy
What Is A Fly?
A fly is...
a snack to a frog
a pest to a person
a meanie to a red polka-dotted ladybug
a friend to a clicking beetle
bait for catching a slimy fish
Jessica
What Is An Earth?
An Earth is...
a place for all kinds of people
a house for an ocean
a nest for the hemisphere
a landmark for a house
a rock for a mountain
Sarah
What Is A Ball of Yarn?
A ball of yarn is...
a blanket waiting to be made for a person
a good toy to a cat
a giant to an ant
a speck of dust to a high-flying bird
a visitor to a big mud puddle
hair to a puppet
Jeffrey
What Is A Crumb?
A crumb is...
a meal for a small ant
an extra scrap for a person
a little snack for a green grasshopper
an enemy to a growing plant
a big mess for a person
Brandon
What Is A Pool?
A pool is...
a huge water dish for a dog
a playroom for a kid
a home to a lifeguard
the biggest planet to an ant
a place to tan for my mom and dad
Keegan
What Is A Ball?
A ball is...
a chew toy for a baby
a meteor for ants
rubber filled with air for a scientist
a waste of money for an adult
an enemy for the ground
Alyssa
What Is A Cat?
A cat is...
an awful enemy to a beautiful mouse
a best friend to an adult
a cheerful mother to cute kittens
a worst nightmare to a mad dog
a disaster to all stores except pet stores
a caring animal to another pet in a pet store
a fairytale to wonderful children
Devyn
What Is A Bed?
A bed is...
a comfortable spot to a person
an excellent spot to a princess pillow
a place for a pink checkerboard sheet
a sneaky nap spot for your dog
a place for a hot pink dust ruffle
Eric
What Is A Rainforest?
A rainforest is...
a lifetime supply of food for a termite
home for a wild cheetah
building material for a lumber gatherer
a place to work for an animal researcher
a place to gather medicine ingredients for a scientist
This page was last updated on: April 5, 2003
