Should Ms. Desrosiers buy a puppy?!

Unfortunately, skating was canceled today due to the extremely cold weather. Brrr!!! Therefore, I decided it would be the perfect day to enlist the help of your children to make a very important decision. Should I buy a puppy?!

  

We discussed how to start our sentences and created an anchor chart. Everyone came up with an OREO for why I should buy a puppy and why I should not buy a puppy. Here are some of our OREOs!

Opinion: In my opinion, Ms. Desrosiers should get a puppy.

Reasons: This is because... One reason is... Here are some reasons why...	Examples: For example,
They are cute and cuddle with you and you can also play with them.	I have two dogs and they cuddle with me and I play with them.
Puppies are cute, cuddly, and smart. Puppies love to play.	You will never be bored because you will always have a puppy to play with. They are playful when you’re happy, excited, or proud.
If you are alone, the puppy could keep you company.	If you are having a party and everyone leaves, your dog will still be there!
If she doesn’t have a baby yet it might help her take better care of her baby one day.	You might not know how to feed a baby properly. You might not know how to let it go to sleep or you might feed it too much.
You can make your pet do cool tricks.	You can make it roll over, sit, lay down, and some other stuff.
They are cute, man’s best friend, and cuddly.	When you feel lonely you can call the dog and cuddle with her.
Puppies are cute, some love to cuddle, and they are really playful.	If you are feeling down your puppy will lie on your lap and you’ll feel better.

Opinion: In conclusion, I think Ms. Desrosiers should buy a puppy.

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Opinion: In my opinion, Ms. Desrosiers should not get a puppy.

Reasons: This is because... One reason is... Here are some reasons why...	Examples: For example,
They are hard to train, they’re stubborn and they go to the washroom everywhere.	My dog went to the washroom in the house for 10 months.
They are a lot of work.	They need to be trained, need toys, need to be washed, and fed.
You shouldn’t get a dog because they shed everywhere. Also, they pee if you don’t let them out.	If you don’t hear your dog scratching on the door, it might pee in your house.
It will have accidents on the floor. It will chew everything at first.	She will chew your clothes and furniture and jump up everywhere.
They shed, they go to the washroom in the house and they destroy your new pillows and furniture.	When you are so tired and the dog pees on the carpet, you don’t want to get up to clean it.
They shed everywhere and if they are not trained well, she will go to the washroom everywhere.	I had a kitten that wasn’t well trained and on the first day I had him he went to the washroom everywhere.

 Opinion: In conclusion, Ms. Desrosiers should  not buy a puppy.

Hmm... I wonder what I will do? They have given me a lot to consider! :)

I hope everyone has a wonderful March Break!