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Copywork
About This Passage
Mary Pope Osborne shows Jack giving the queen what she needs in two simple sentences. The first sentence is the action; the second sentence is the gift. Students will practice copying short sentences that show one careful act of returning something.
He pulled out the scroll and the scepter. He put them next to the mummy's skull.
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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 says the mummy is gross and runs out of the room. Jack stays and says it is interesting. Who has the right reaction? What in the story makes you think so?
- Jack reads the book about how mummies were made — first dried with salt, then covered with oil, then wrapped in bandages. Why does Mary Pope Osborne tell us this? What does it teach about ancient Egypt?
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