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About This Passage
These sentences introduce Geppetto, the man who will carve Pinocchio. The repetition of 'called' (twice) teaches young writers how a story plants a nickname, and the passage contains three vocabulary words (lively, angry, queer) in their natural storybook setting.
Then a lively old man called Geppetto entered the room. The boys in the neighborhood, when they wished to make him angry, called him Corn Meal, because his wig was of that color. Geppetto was very que...
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Narration Prompt
Close the book and retell Chapter 2 in your own words. Be sure to say who Geppetto is, what favor he asks Master Antonio, what the hidden voice does twice, and how the two old men settle their fight by the end.
Discussion Questions
- When Geppetto first enters the room, Master Antonio is still sitting on the floor. What in the story tells us why Master Antonio is down there, and what does that tell you about how Chapter 1 ended?
- Geppetto says, 'I thought that I would make a pretty wooden marionette… With this marionette I wish to travel through the world and earn for myself a little bread.' What makes you think Geppetto wants to make this puppet — is it just for money, or is there more to it?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
A quick, sharp tap or rap, usually on a door.
Item 2
Full of energy and quick movement.
Item 3
Strange or unusual in an odd way.
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