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About This Passage
This is chosen because it shows us how Stanley is being taken to camp. One boy, one bus, one guard with a gun. That is not how normal children go to camp. In just three sentences the writer shows us this trip is really a prisoner's trip, not a camping trip.
Stanley Yelnats was the only passenger on the bus, not counting the driver or the guard. The guard sat next to the driver with his seat turned around facing Stanley. A rifle lay across his lap.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell about Chapter 3 in three sentences. Say how Stanley is traveling to camp, name his great-great-grandfather's funny nickname, and say what Stanley is hoping will happen at camp.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story tells you this is a prisoner bus, not a camp bus? Give two things that show it.
- What in the story tells you Stanley had a hard time at school? What did Mrs. Bell do that made him feel bad?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
A long vehicle that carries many people at once — Stanley is the only one riding on this one, with just the driver and the guard.
Item 2
A person whose job is to watch and keep someone from running away or getting hurt.
Item 3
A long gun that is held up to the shoulder to shoot — the guard on the bus has one across his lap.
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