The document discusses how using synonyms can make writing more interesting by avoiding repetition. It explains that a thesaurus lists synonyms that have similar meanings to help writers find new words. The thesaurus entries are in alphabetical order and provide alternative words to substitute in sentences while keeping the same meaning. An example shows looking up the synonym for "mad" and substituting the synonym "boiling" in a sentence to vary word choice.

2. Some times when we are writing we use the same words over and over again. That can make our writing boring or less interesting to our reader. It is fun to use new words to “jazz” up we have written.

3. There is a reference source that we can use to help us find new words to make our writing more interesting and exciting! It is called a … Thesaurus

4. What is a thesaurus? A thesaurus is book about words. Like a dictionary, the entry words are listed in alphabetical order. However, instead of giving the meanings of those words, the thesaurus lists synonyms for each entry word.

5. What is a synonym? Synonyms are words that have the same or similar meanings. Example: a synonym for happy would be glad

6. Let’s read a book that will give us lots of examples of synonyms …

31. Can you think of a synonym for the word …. mad Now let’s look in the thesaurus for synonyms for the word mad …

33. It made me mad because Susan would not play with me at recess. It made me boiling because Susan would not play with me at recess.

34. You have to make sure that the synonym makes sense in your sentence.

35. run

36. eat

37. throw

38. laugh

39. Can you use the thesaurus to make your writing more interesting