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About This Passage
This sentence teaches young writers how a character can talk to herself inside her own head. Notice that June does not say 'I should be more careful.' Instead, she 'scolds herself,' which is what a person does when they really did something wrong. The word 'silence' tells us nobody else hears the scolding. The whole sentence shows that June is paying attention to her own mistakes — and that is one of the most important things any person can learn to do.
I scold myself in silence, then make a mental note to tread more carefully next time.
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Narration Prompt
Tell the story of this chapter from the beginning. Stop at the moment June says 'I don't like fried dough.' Why does she wish she could take those words back?
Discussion Questions
- When Day offers June fried dough and June says 'I don't like fried dough,' she immediately wishes she could take the words back. Was June's answer rude, or was it just honest? What in the story makes you think so?
- Day's leg is hurt and getting worse, but he keeps offering to share his food with June. What does this tell you about Day, even when he is in pain? What in the story makes you think so?
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