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This passage is the opening of the chapter and shows that Jonas's family has a morning ritual: each person shares a dream. Copying it teaches the rhythm of ordinary sentences that set up a routine before the story turns.
Usually, at the morning ritual when the family members told their dreams, Jonas didn't contribute much. He rarely dreamed. Sometimes he awoke with a feeling of fragments afloat in his sleep, but he co...
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Narration Prompt
Retell Chapter 5 in a few sentences: Jonas tells a dream at the morning ritual, Mother says he is ready for the pills, and Jonas pedals to school feeling proud that he now takes them like his parents do.
Discussion Questions
- At the morning ritual Jonas tells his parents, 'Thank you for your dream, Lily.' What in the story shows you that saying thank you for a dream is something this family does every morning?
- When Mother hands Jonas his first pill, she says, 'You're ready for the pills, that's all.' How do you know from the story that Jonas has been waiting a long time to join the grown-ups who take the pills?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
The story your mind tells you while you sleep
Item 2
Something a family or group does the same way every time
Item 3
The people who live together and care for each other
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