GENNETTE
ROOM 605
HALLOWEEN
Writing Assignment
Due on Tuesday, October 28, 2014
The Death of a Pumpkin…..
Sadly, your family pumpkin from Halloween, did not last. It
didn’t make it. Now you need to tell me what happened.
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What kind of a pumpkin was it?
Where did it live?
What was it good at and
what kind of things did it like to do?
Who was it’s family?
Where will it’s final memorial service be held?
Using the Sentences Ogranizer,
write an obituary for your pumpkin.
Have fun with it!
GENNETTE
ROOM 605
Example of an Obituary for an Object:
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Tillie Toaster, 8
First Sentence/s – Name and age of deceased
pumpkin, place of residence, cause of death,
and where the pumpkin died.
Palmerville resident, Tillie Toaster, 8, died
Second Sentence/s – Where the pumpkin was
born, educated, whom the pumpkin married
(if it married), and how many children they
had.
Tillie was born June 10, 1997, in Taos, New
Mexico, at the GE appliance factory. She was
shipped to Palmerville by Fed-ex and lived on the
kitchen counter with the Johnson family for a
wonderful eight years. She married Milt
Microwave and they had two children.
Third Sentence/s – Where they worked or
what they did throughout their lives.
She toasted all the bread products for the
Johnson family including toast, Pop-tarts, and
English muffins. She always tried to catch all of
the toast crumbs and was careful not to lose her
temper and start a fire.
Fourth Sentence/s – Organizations and clubs
the pumpkin was in & hobbies they enjoyed.
peacefully in her family’s kitchen after suffering a
power surge from an evening windstorm.
Tillie belonged to the Toastmistress Club of
America, the Secret Society of Pop-tart Lovers,
and the Hot Muffin club. She loved to heat snacks
for the children when they came home from
school. She was especially proud of her shiny
chrome finish and liked to have people look at
themselves in her shiny sides while they made
toast.
Fifth Sentence/s – Type of personality of the
pumpkin. Were they nice, friendly, helpful?
She was a friendly appliance, much loved by
her family and friends at the Johnson home.
Everyone went to her for advice because she was
so knowledgeable about living a good life.
Sixth Sentence/s – Whom the pumpkin is
survived by (relatives still living).
Tillie is survived by her husband Milt Microwave,
daughter Lucinda Blender, and son Clyde Electric
Mixer.
Seventh Sentence/s – Pumpkins that preceded
them in death (who died before they did), such
as a grandma or a grandpa.
Eighth Sentence/s – Where services and burial
will be held.
Ninth Sentence/s – Where memorial
contributions or flowers should be sent.
She was preceded in death by her father, Eli
Electric Knife; and mother, Cassandra Can
Opener.
Services will be held in Home Depot service
warehouse in Palmerville at 11231 Main St. on
October 31st, at midnight because the store will be
closed at that time.
Cards can be sent to the Home Depot Customer
Service Center, and in lieu of flowers, please send
donations to your favorite local appliance repair
shop.
GENNETTE
ROOM 605
How to Write Your Pumpkin Obituary
Sentences Organizer
As you complete each one, put a checkmark next to it so that you
know that it is done.
 First Sentence/s
Name and age of deceased pumpkin, place of residence,
cause of death, and where the pumpkin died.
 Second Sentence/s
Where the pumpkin was born, educated, whom the pumpkin
married (if it married), and how many children they had.
 Third Sentence/s
Where they worked or what they did throughout their life.
 Fourth Sentence/s
Organizations or clubs the pumpkin was in and hobbies they
enjoyed.
 Fifth Sentence/s
Type of personality of the pumpkin, such as; were they
happy, nice, loved, friendly, helpful to others, and what other
people thought of them.
 Sixth Sentence/s
Whom the pumpkin is survived by (relatives still living).
 Seventh Sentence/s
Pumpkins that preceded them in death (who died before they
did), such as a grandma or a grandpa.
 Eighth Sentence/s
Where services and burial will be held.
 Ninth Sentence/s
Where memorial contributions or flowers should be sent.