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Copywork
About This Passage
These two sentences show young writers how an author can paint a whole new world with just a few well-chosen words. The first sentence puts our eyes on the GROUND. The second sentence lifts our eyes up to look at the stream, the hill, and the volcanoes far away. The author uses 'and' to put three places together, with COMMAS in between. Students will practice using a comma list to join important things in one big picture.
The ground was covered with ferns and tall grass. There was a winding stream, a sloping hill, and volcanoes in the distance.
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Discussion Questions
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
- Jack reads in the book that pteranodons disappeared 65 MILLION years ago. He says, 'That's impossible. We can't have gone to a time 65 million years ago.' Is Jack saying the truth, or is he saying something he just CAN'T BELIEVE? What in the story makes you think so?
- When Annie sees the pteranodon, she says 'Hi.' Is it brave or just silly to say hello to a creature you have never seen before? What in the story helps you decide?
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