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Prose is spoken or written language that follows regular speech patterns. It is made up of sentences and paragraphs, as opposed to poetry which is made up of lines and stanzas. The term “prose” is often used to describe writings such as novels, short stories, and narratives.
Long ago, a group of mice lived on a farm. The mice were happy because the farm cat was old. Lulu was a lazy cat. She liked to sleep all day. Lulu was not interested in chasing the mice, so they ate all the farmer’s grain. One day, the farmer…
In the novel Little Men, Josephine “Jo” March has married Mr. Bhaer. They have a school for boys in their home called Plumfield. In this passage, Nat has joined the school. He is a poor boy whose parents died. Nat has been living on the street, playing music to make…
On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot by an assassin at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Lincoln died just days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, essentially ending the American Civil War. Lincoln’s assassination stunned and…
L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was written in 1900. It tells the story of Dorothy, a Kansas farm girl, who has been swept up by a cyclone to the magical land of Oz. She wants to return home and has been told by the Wizard of Oz…
Dad and Madison were walking through the party store, gathering decorations for Madison’s upcoming birthday party. Even though Madison was a twin, she and her sister Ella always had separate birthday parties for their classmates. “But I don’t want to invite Lucy Gilbert!” “We already discussed this. You are inviting…
Farmer Hicks had two horses. One was named Surly and the other Softly. Every day the farmer would feed the horses. Every day he’d brush the horses. And every day the farmer would exercise the horses. Surly was strong. But, he didn’t like being brushed. He didn’t’ like getting exercise…
The Possum used to have a long, bushy tail, and was so proud of it that he combed it out every morning and sang about it at the dance, until the Rabbit, who had had no tail since the Bear pulled it out, became very jealous and made up his…
In Anne of Green Gables, young orphan Anne Shirley has come to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert on their farm called Green Gables. Anne loves the farm. As this passage begins, Marilla has taken Anne to a neighbor’s house where Anne met a girl her age named Diana. ——————————-…
Joey was feeling excited. He usually ate lunch with his friends in the school cafeteria. Today was different. Today his dad was taking him to a special place for lunch. “Where would you like to eat?” Joey’s dad asked. “Sal’s Pizza!” said Joey. “Great idea,” said Joey’s dad. When they got…
“I hate fractions,” Ella said as she walked into the kitchen. Her mother was cutting vegetables on a cutting board that was placed on the counter. Piles of onions and bright red, green, and yellow peppers were heaped on the edge of the board. “It’s not nice to hate,” Mom…
