Mary Had a Little Plan
One day, Mary was walking through her neighborhood in the city when she spotted a dull, abandoned lot. She knew just what to do—turn it into a vibrant community garden! Mary got to work right away, designing her garden and cleaning up the trash. When the project became overwhelming, she called her friends for help. Check out this story to see what Mary and her friends do with the space!
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story grammar
Main Character: Mary
Setting: a neighborhood in a city with an abandoned lot
Initiating Event: Mary saw a dirty, messy abandoned lot while walking through the neighborhood
Feelings: inspired, determined
Plan: Mary created a plan to transform the lot into a community garden
Action: Mary asked her friends to help her clean up the lot, plant flowers and vegetables, build a free little library, and decorate the garden
Consequence: Mary and her friends turned the abandoned lot into a beautiful community garden
Ending: the neighborhood enjoyed the new community garden
summary (SWBST)
Somebody: Mary
Wanted: to turn the abandoned lot into a beautiful community garden
But: she was feeling overwhelmed
So: she called her friends for help
Then: they worked together to create a beautiful community garden
Past Tense Verbs
sprouted, chomped, passed, abandoned, marked, wheeled, studied, barreled, watered, gathered, showed, organized, worked, marveled, crafted, added, sent, knew, went, built, strung, began
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Plural Nouns
cans, possibilities, trimmings, trees, shops, flowers, tools, friends, weeds, flowerbeds, rows, seats, books, others, lights, bags, sheep, feet
Vocabulary
drab, abandoned, overhaul, divine, trimmings, possibilities, barreled, dismay, hesitate, weeds, bind, renovate, chomped, disarray, tidy, cozy, nook, marveled