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Copywork
About This Passage
This is one of the most important sentences in the whole book. Opal has finally put into words the big idea she has been learning all summer — that good things and sad things often come together, like a candy that tastes sweet and a little bit sad at the same time. Notice how short the sentence is. It does not need big words to say the big idea. Copying this sentence helps children practice writing an important idea in simple language.
Life was like a litmus lozenge — how the sweet and the sad were all mixed up together.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell about what Opal learned about Amanda Wilkinson. Why had Amanda been so pinch-faced all summer?
Discussion Questions
- The preacher tells Opal that Amanda's brother Carson was only five years old when he drowned. That is the same age as Sweetie Pie. Why does the author make us notice this?
- Opal calls Amanda 'pinch-faced' earlier in the book. Now that she knows about Carson, should she feel bad for using that name? What in the story makes you think so?
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