A Pet for
Miss
Wright
LET’S EXAMINE
THE COVER
ILLUSTRATION.
Notice the woman on the
front cover. She is
surrounded by animals.
Name the animals you see
in the cover illustration.
Predict what will happen
in this story.
CCSS RL 1.2, 2.2, 3.2 RL 1.7, 2.7, 3.7
PETS
Do you have a pet?
If so, how did you choose your pet?
If not, what pet would you like to have?
CCSS SL 1.4, 2.4, 3.4)
A PET FOR MISS WRIGHT
Written by
Illustrated by
Judy Young
Andrea Wesson
www.judyyoungpoetry.com
A lonely writer searches for the perfect
pet to keep her company in her
solitary work.
ICTL 3
A PET FOR MISS WRIGHT
Written by
Illustrated by
Judy Young
Andrea Wesson
A lonely writer searches for the perfect
pet to keep her company in her
solitary work.
VOCABULARY
lonely
done without companions
perfect
sad from being alone
solitary
being without fault
CCSS L1.4, 2.4, 3.4
Setting
CCSS RL 1.7, 2.7, 3.7
When I saw the setting
of the author’s home, I
thought it hlooked rather
desolate. Why do you think
the author choose to
live here?
AUTHORS
What does an author do?
CCSS W 1.7, 2.7, 3.7
READ THE STORY
PET MYNAH BIRD
pros
cons
It only imitated the
keyboard clicking away
in Miss Wright’s quiet
office. (Annoying!)
CCSS RL 1.1, 2.1, 3.1
PET MONKEY
pros
cons
 The monkey certainly kept
 When Miss Wright typed,
Miss Wright entertained…..
the monkey put his hands on
the keyboard, too. A
scramble of mixed-up letters
filled the computer screen.
CCSS RL 1.1, 2.1, 3.1
PET FISH
cons
pros
Soon they had
hypnotized each other
and no words appeared
on the computer screen
for days.
CCSS RL 1.1, 2.1, 3.1
PET HAMSTER
pros
cons
She became too dizzy
to write and had to lie
down to rest.
CCSS RL 1.1, 2.1, 3.1
PET CAT
pros
cons
The cat stretched out
across the keyboard,
quite comfy until dark.
Miss Wright fell asleep
trying to write at night.
CCSS RL 1.1, 2.1, 3.1
PET DOG
pros

But as she typed, the dog rested quietly on the
floor beside her and Miss Wright was not as lonely.

When Miss Wright stopped typing, the dog sat up,
put his head on her desk, and looked at the computer
screen to see what she had written.

Together, he and Miss Wright would take a long
walk so they could think of better ideas.

He fetched a thesaurus and a dictionary. He
waited as Miss Wright chose some fancier words and
corrected her spelling mistakes.
CCSS RL 1.1, 2.1, 3.1
cons
PET PROS AND CONS
YOUR OPINIONS
Go back to each pro and con
page and add your opinions.
CCSS RL 1.3, 2.3, 3.3, 3.6
SING:
THE PETS IN THE HOUSE
The pets in the house are not so good, …..all through the day.
The bird in the house goes tick…
The monkey in the house goes tap…
The fish in the house just stares and stares….
The hamster in the house goes round and round….
The cat in the house naps and naps…
The dog in the house WAS GREAT!
MU3/FA1
THE PERFECT PET FOR YOU!
• What would be the perfect pet for you?
• Write a persuasive essay to your parents telling
them which pet would be perfect for you.
• Be sure to give supporting facts for your
reasoning.
CCSS L1.1, 2.1, 3.1 L1.2, 2.2, 3.2 W 1.1, 2.1, 3.1)
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