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This passage lets young readers feel thirst the way Stanley feels it — by sliding their own tongue slowly along the roof of their own mouth while they copy the sentence. It also introduces the simile 'as dry and as parched as the lake,' which quietly tells readers that Stanley and the lake are now suffering the same way. A sentence that can be felt in the mouth is one that stays in the memory.
As Stanley waited, he ran his tongue over the roof of his mouth and inside his cheeks. His mouth was as dry and as parched as the lake.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Retell Chapter 24 in your own words, from the moment Stanley first sees Mr. Sir's scratched face at breakfast to the moment Mr. Sir pours Stanley's water on the ground and says, 'There, that should be plenty.'
Discussion Questions
- What in the story tells you that all the boys at breakfast knew they should not say anything about Mr. Sir's hurt face?
- What in the story tells you that Mr. Sir is taking out his anger on Stanley because he cannot take it out on the Warden?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
Stayed in one place without leaving until something happened.
Item 2
The soft pink part inside your mouth that helps you taste food and say words.
Item 3
The opening in a person's face used for eating, drinking, and speaking.
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