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Copywork
About This Passage
This sentence teaches young writers how a story can start with a small quiet moment. Nothing big is happening — just two princesses having snacks. But good writers know that tiny scenes like this let the reader settle in before the adventure begins.
Princess Magnolia was having hot chocolate and scones with Duchess Wigtower.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell the story of this chapter. Stop at the moment Princess Magnolia's ring rings. What does she know that Duchess Wigtower doesn't?
Discussion Questions
- Princess Magnolia has a secret — she is really the Princess in Black. Is keeping a secret like that okay, or is it lying? What in the story makes you think so?
- Princess Magnolia looks 'prim and perfect' but secretly fights monsters. Does her secret make her MORE interesting, or is she just pretending? What in the story makes you think so?
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