Rocky Runs Away: Activities

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Rocky Runs Away: Activities

Before you read



Can you remember what happens in Rocky Runs Away? Try this exercise - without looking back at the text.

Writing

Choose one of the following

a) You are Becky. Write your diary entries for the time Rocky runs away.

Write entries for:

  • the night Rocky goes missing
  • a week later
  • the day the lady phones from San Diego
  • the day Rocky is found in Texas.
  • the night you collect him

Now find someone who wrote Rocky's diary. Compare your diary with his

b) You are Rocky! Write your diary entries for the time you run away.

Write entries for
  • the night you go missing
  • a week later
  • the day the lady finds you in San Diego. Describe your escape
  • when you are found in Texas.
  • when Becky collects you again

Now find someone who wrote Becky's diary. Compare your diary with hers.

2. Design a poster announcing Rocky is lost. You can draw Rocky or use a photo of another dog. Your poster must contain this information:

a) when and where Rocky went missing
b) age, breed, distinctive physical features (e.g. white stripe across his nose etc.)
c) your contact details
Discuss

1. What do you think happened to Rocky? How did he travel so far?

2. Becky travelled a long way to get her dog back. Would you do the same for a pet?

Debate
Debate this statement or motion: 'Dogs are the perfect pet'.
Teachers: there are notes on how to organise a debate here

Recreate Rocky's journey in a Web Quest


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Vocabulary You can read more about pets here. There's also a pet crossword and more pet activities.