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About This Passage
This sentence teaches young writers how a single ordinary activity can tell you everything about a person. Granny is not giving a speech or doing anything dramatic — she is just knitting a sweater. But knitting a sweater for your grandchild is an act of love, and the sentence lets the action do the telling.
Granny Little sat in her rocking chair knitting a sweater for Tom.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell the story of this chapter. Stop at the moment the Littles are having their family meeting. What are they worried about, and why?
Discussion Questions
- Mr. Little is pacing back and forth during the family meeting. Is pacing a sign of WORRY, or is it a way of THINKING? What in the story makes you think so?
- Granny is knitting a sweater out of yarn made from red socks. Remember from Chapter 1 — where do the Littles get everything they need? What does Granny's knitting tell you about how the Littles live?
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