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Copywork
About This Passage
A single sentence that packs a vivid simile (red as a pepper), an adverb of manner (furiously), and a full line of angry dialogue. Trailblazers transcribing this passage meet three Tier 2 words in one verbatim block (furiously, rage, offend) and learn how a writer loads a sentence with image, action, and voice all at once.
On hearing himself called Corn Meal brother Geppetto became as red as a pepper with rage, and turning toward the woodcutter, said to him furiously, “Why do you offend me?”
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Retell Chapter 2 in order, from Geppetto’s knock at the door to his limping departure. Pay special attention to the two times the hidden voice calls 'Corn Meal!' — tell what the voice does, how Geppetto reacts, and how the fight is settled each time.
Discussion Questions
- Master Antonio opens the chapter by joking that he is 'teaching the ants their A B C’s.' Why do you think the author gives him such a silly answer instead of letting him tell Geppetto the truth about why he is on the ground?
- Geppetto explains his plan: he wants a marionette that can dance, walk, and jump so he can travel the world and earn bread. What does this dream tell you about who Geppetto is and what his life has been like so far?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
A person whose job is chopping and shaping wood.
Item 2
The streets and houses around where one lives.
Item 3
A puppet worked from above by strings attached to its arms, legs, and head.
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