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Copywork
About This Passage
These two sentences paint a quiet, scary scene with simple words. The first sentence shows light in a high place. The second sentence is even shorter and tells us the courtyard is mostly empty. Together they make the reader feel that something is about to happen. Young writers will practice using two short sentences to set a mood — one for what they SEE, one for how the place FEELS.
Torches lit the high wall around the courtyard. The courtyard was nearly empty.
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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 hurries across the drawbridge to follow Annie even though a guard shouts 'Halt!' Why does Jack go anyway? Is he being brave or just running from one scary thing toward another?
- Inside the great hall, Jack sees people 'eating with their fingers' at the feast. Annie thinks this is strange. Was eating with fingers WRONG, or just different from how people eat now? What does the chapter teach us about how things change over time?
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