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About This Passage
This passage uses a vivid simile (forehead 'like an accordion') and shows the humorous reversal of classroom roles — students crowding around a desk trying to teach their teacher. The list of math operations and the physical action of gathering around creates energy, while the dramatic irony lets careful readers wonder whether Miss Daisy is really as confused as she seems.
miss daisy wrinkled up her forehead until it was almost like an accordion she still didn't get it she started counting the pencils on michael's desk out loud and using her fingers she got it all wrong...
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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
- Miss Daisy says she cannot do arithmetic and she cannot spell the word 'read.' Do you think she is telling the truth, or is she pretending? What in the story makes you think so?
- When the kids try to teach Miss Daisy about multiplication using crayons and pencils, they end up learning math themselves. Was that a good way for them to learn, or would it have been better if Miss Daisy just taught them? What in the story makes you think so?
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