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About This Passage
This passage teaches an important sentence move: a sentence that says one thing, followed by a sentence that flips the meaning slightly. Mom thinks the trip will be GOOD memories. Greg knows it might be the OTHER kind. The phrase 'cannot always pick which kind you get' is funny because it admits that some memories are bad. Students learn that families make memories whether they plan to or not, and not all the memories are happy ones.
Mom said a road trip would be a chance for our family to make memories together. I think she meant good memories, but in the Heffley family, you cannot always pick which kind you get.
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Narration Prompt
Tell someone what happened in this chapter in order. When you get to the most important part, slow down and tell it carefully — what happened, why it mattered, and what you think about it.
Discussion Questions
- Mom plans the trip because she WANTS the family to make memories together. Greg does not want to go. Is it OK for Mom to make Greg go on a trip he does not want, because she thinks it will be good for him? What in the story makes you think so?
- Greg's whole family has to be in one car together for many hours each day. People who love each other are usually nicer when they have SOME space. What might happen to a family that has NO space from each other for a long time? What in the story makes you think so?
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