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Copywork
About This Passage
This is the first short sentence Jesse says all by herself in the chapter, and it sounds almost like an old saying. The reason it is worth copying is that it is a tiny lesson hidden inside a happy moment about peas. Jesse is telling us — and her brothers and sister — that hard work makes good things even better. Young readers can see how a writer can put a big idea into a very small sentence, with no big words at all.
this is what I like said Jesse everything seems better when we have to work to get it
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell someone what happened in this chapter in order. When you get to the most important part, slow down and tell it carefully — what happened, why it mattered, and what you think about it.
Discussion Questions
- Joe says the garden belongs to the children, even though Captain Daniel did the work of planting it. Was that the right thing to say? What in the story makes you think so?
- Jesse says everything tastes better when you have to work for it. Is that true, or is Jesse just being polite about a small lunch of peas? What in the story makes you think so?
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