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I Want a Dog: My Opinion Essay (Read and Write)

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Writing Prompts and Writing Inspiration for Kids 

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  • I Want a Dog: My Opinion Essay 
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  • My Crazy Dog: My Narrative Essay
  • My Dirty Dog: My Informative Essay (forthcoming, 2017) 

 When cousins Dennis and Mellie come to a decision to get a dog, they believe carefully what breed would be best for each family. For example, Dennis wants a big dog, but Mellie wants tiny. He has no other pets, but she has other pets that a dog will have to get in conjunction with. They believe different dog personalities, family situations, and personal preferences. Dennis writes an opinion essay for his teacher, Mrs. Shirky. But will his essay convince his parents to get the dog of his dreams?

This story takes a popular subject–kids getting a pet–and adds dogs of all sizes and shapes: all writing lessons must be this much fun. Finally, it’s cousins and the dogs that keep a reader turning the page. What sort of dog will Dennis choose? Will Mellie want the same kind of dog?

This story hits many notes:

  • A family story about cousins, Dennis and Mellie
  • Information on dog breeds
  • Responsible dog ownership
  • Mentor-text for teaching writing
  • Model opinion essay for elementary students
  • Models the writing process, especially the importance of pre-writing or planning before you write
  • Completes the writing process by showing the results of Dennis’s essay

I WANT A DOG almost makes opinion essays look too easy.

PRAISE FROM DOG EXPERTS

“Darcy Pattison does a remarkable job on several fronts with her wonderful new book I Want A Dog: My Opinion Essay. She introduces the value of the written text at an early age to children. This cannot be emphasized enough in our early classrooms. With this comes the most important lesson regarding the responsibility of owning and taking good care of a dog. As President of the Labrador Retriever Club representing the breed with the largest number of dogs I know how imperative responsible dog ownership is and Darcy does a wonderful job instilling this at an early age. This can be a remarkable children’s book that has a lesson.”
Fred Kampo, President of the Labrador Retriever Club

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