Journal entry directions for 3rd, 4th and 6th graders due May 5th

You are going to L-O-V-E this one! I came up with the idea thanks to Catherine Kimble. I took her suggestion and tweaked it for English class...

Your topic is:
Compare the members in your immediate family (your mom, dad, bro(s) and sister(s) - sure, you can do pets as well) to punctuation marks that best describe them and explain your reasoning.

Ideas to consider:
A. Would your mom be quotation marks because she is always telling you what to do?
B. Would your brother/sister be an exclamation mark because he/she is always yelling at you?
C. Would your dad be a comma because although he does listen to what you say, he then continues with the point he was trying to make when you have finished making your point?

Have fun!!!!