UFLI

- Use mostly 1 syllable words in the story except for skill words, custom words, character, setting, and character name.
- Vary sentence patterns (simple, compound, and complex)
- Use connecting words and subordinating conjunctions (while, when, as, until, etc.)
- Implement "show, not tell" descriptive techniques, incorporating sensory details (how things feel, sound, look, etc.)
- Use dialogue
- There should be a clear problem and solution

Lesson 113 (ear /ear/)

Fred the possum looked up.  The moon appeared so clear.  He loved to look for the Big Dipper every year.  This year, he feared he could not see it.  A big, fearsome cloud appeared near the moon. Fred was weary. He wanted to see the clearest sky.

The cloud grew bigger, nearing the moon.  Fred’s ears perked up.  He was nearly sure the cloud was moving!  He looked for the Big Dipper again, but it disappeared!  Where did it go?  Fred’s fear grew.  He loved the Big Dipper dearly.

Then, the cloud cleared. The moon reappeared, bright and big.  Fred saw the Big Dipper!  It had been hiding behind the cloud! Fred laughed. He was so joyful.  He watched as the cloud moved away, clearing the sky.  He knew the Big Dipper would reappear every year, and that made him happy. He gave a big yawn.  He was very weary.  It was time to go to sleep.


Fred the possum looked up. The moon appeared so clear. He loved to look for the Big Dipper every year.

He feared he could not see it. A big, fearsome cloud appeared near the moon. Fred was weary.

He wanted to see the clearest sky. The cloud grew bigger, nearing the moon. Fred’s ears perked up.

He was nearly sure the cloud was moving! He looked for the Big Dipper again, but it disappeared! Where did it go?

Fred’s fear grew. He loved the Big Dipper dearly. Then, the clouds cleared.

The moon reappeared, bright and big. Fred saw the Big Dipper! It had been hiding behind the cloud!

Fred laughed. He was so joyful. He watched as the cloud moved away, clearing the sky.

He knew the Big Dipper would always reappear, and that made him happy. He gave a big yawn. It was time to go to sleep.