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Copywork
About This Passage
Mary Pope Osborne uses two short sentences to make the inside of the pyramid feel scary. Each sentence does one thing — show the light and show the shadows. Students will practice copying short sentences that paint a picture.
Burning torches lit the walls. Dark shadows loomed.
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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
- Annie wants to walk right in. Jack wants to read the book first. Which sibling is right? What in the story makes you think so?
- Jack reads that pyramids were called 'houses of the dead.' Why would people build a giant house for someone who was no longer alive? What were the people in ancient Egypt thinking?
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