Using a thesaurus: African butterfly

Writing Ideas

• Read the short story The Cocoon and the Butterfly and create a story map of it. Use the map to retell the story in your own words.
• Write a short story about one of the butterflies in the clip that journeyed upstream to Mount Mabu. What encounters did it have on the way? What obstacles needed to be overcome?
• Find out what the word “metamorphosis” means and how this relates to butterflies. Now see how many new words you can make using only the letters of this magical word.