"The Power of Pets"

In an expository essay, 8th grader Isha Sharma explains the literary elements Dave Barry used to write about his pet peeves. As the title shows, the student focuses less on his complaints and more on the effect pets have on the parent-child relationship.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 8 Unit 4's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Made You Laugh, Brothers, Pet Peeves, Underfunded Schools Forced to Cut, The Open Window, A Day's Work, They Have Yarns, Mooses, Is Traffic Jam Delectable?, The Power of Pets, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Fear Busters