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Chung  \nPublished by  \nSuper Senses Productions, LLC ISBN: 9780983977407  \nBoris atea thesaurus  \n~~ Activity Guide  ~~The Story  \nBoris Ate a Thesaurus is the story of a young boy who eats a thesaurus and suddenly begins speaking in synonyms. What happens when Boris’s words suddenly begin to disappear, evaporate, vanish? Will Boris swallow his pride and eat another thesaurus? Read to find out!  \nWhat Is a Thesaurus?  \nAsk children to describe what a thesaurus is. Boris says,“It’s a giant, green monster.” Then, describe a thesaurus. As Boris’s teacher Miss Simms tells her class,“A thesaurus is a book where all of the synonyms live.”  \nSynonyms and Antonyms  \nDefine synonyms and antonyms for children before reading Boris Ate a Thesaurus. Miss Simms describes a synonym as “a word that means the same thing as another word, like buddy, friend, pal.” In addition, explain that an antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. In small groups, have children search for the synonyms in Boris Ate a Thesaurus. Then, as a large group, brainstorm one antonym for each set of synonyms.  \nPreview the Book  \nBefore reading Boris Ate a Thesaurus with children, help them build a connection to the book by asking questions about the book based on its cover. Hold up the book cover and ask:  \n• What do you think the story is about?  \n• What is Boris doing?  \n• How do you think the story will end?  \n• Who is the boy on the cover?  \n• What do you think Boris will eat?  \n• Why do you think Boris eats the thesaurus?  \nBoris Ate A Thesaurus™ and all related and associated trademarks are owned by Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc. and used under license by Super Senses Productions LLC. © 2007 by Cookie Jar Entertainment. All rights reserved.  \nGroup Discussion Starters and Individual Writing Prompts  \nAfter reading the book, use the following prompts to start group discussions. In addition, children can write short paragraphs addressing a prompt.  \n• What would you do if you suddenly started speaking in synonyms?  \n• Boris was an ordinary kid before he ate a thesaurus. How are you similar to Boris? How are you different from Boris? Use a graphic organizer such as a Venn diagram to compare.  \n• Boris met the president of the United States. What famous person would you like to meet?  \n• After Boris ate his first thesaurus, should he have eaten more? Would you have eaten more?  \n• Have you ever been embarrassed like Boris? What happened?  \nBe More Descriptive  \nBan overused words such as said, nice, happy, like, and big from children’s writing. As a group, brainstorm alternatives to boring, overused, tired words. Write the list on chart paper. Have children copy the list and use the new words to spice up their writing. 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