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Copywork
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In the first chapter, Baum painted Dorothy's whole world gray. Here he fills a single sentence with color, sound, and life, gorgeous flowers, brilliant birds, singing and fluttering. Copying it lets the child feel the sudden burst of beauty Dorothy steps into, and hear how lively verbs like sang and fluttered make a sentence move.
Banks of gorgeous flowers were on every hand, and birds with rare and brilliant plumage sang and fluttered in the trees and bushes.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell the story of this chapter in order. Start when Dorothy opens the door to the new land, then tell who she meets and what she learns about the witches, and end with the kind Witch's kiss and the plan to find Oz.
Discussion Questions
- Everyone calls Dorothy a great Sorceress and thanks her for killing the wicked Witch, but Dorothy answers, there must be some mistake, I have not killed anything. Why does Dorothy answer this way, and what does her answer show about the kind of person she is? Use the chapter's details to explain.
- In Kansas everything around Dorothy was dry and gray, but the land of the Munchkins is full of green grass, bright flowers, and singing birds. Why do you think the author makes this new place so colorful right after showing us Dorothy's gray home? Use the chapter's details to explain.
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Vocabulary
Item 1
Very bad, cruel, or evil.
Item 2
A woman who can use magic powers.
Item 3
A magic power placed on an object.
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