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About This Passage
This passage lets a young student feel the loud night-storm through Jay Berry's window. It uses strong, simple action words (slammed, fighting) that show weather acting like a living thing — good practice for careful, slow copying.
Strong gusts of wind slammed the rain against the window so hard I thought it would surely break the glass. I could hear the big red oaks around our home fighting back at the storm.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell the story of the storm night in your own words. Start with Daisy coming into Jay Berry's room, then tell what stories Daisy shared, then what Papa said to Jay Berry the next morning. Try to use the name Jay Berry and the name Daisy when you tell it.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story tells you that Daisy is scared of the storm, even though Jay Berry pretends he is not?
- What in the story tells you that Jay Berry really does care about Daisy, even when he is teasing her?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
Having a lot of power or force.
Item 2
Quick, sudden bursts of wind.
Item 3
Air that is moving fast.
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