Language Arts Activities

Writing Prompts

Pick one piece of  litter or toy from "Molly Q's Trashy Travels Through the Water Cycle".  Tell how this item ended up in the waterway.

Some of the animals in "Molly Q's Trashy Travels Through the Water Cycle" are trapped in the trash tell how they became trapped and how they get out of their situation.

Alliteration and Adjectives

Find examples of where the author uses alliteration in the story. For a complete list of alliteration used in Molly Q's Trashy travels through the water cycle follow this link.   Make a list of animals or trash items found in "Molly Q's Trashy Travels Through the Water Cycle".  Add an adjective to describe each noun that beginning with the same letter sounds.

Onomatopoeia

Find the three examples of onomatopoeia in "Molly Q's Trashy Travels Through the Water Cycle".  Ask the students if they think the words represent the sounds in each case.  Have the students make their own list of sound words and use them in sentences.