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About This Passage
This short sentence shows the children finding a simple gift in the tree. The words are plain and clear, and they help a young reader picture the scene — a walk past a tree, a small ball of twine waiting inside a hole. Lee slows down to notice a small thing, and the copywork teaches the child to notice small things too.
We were walking past our tree. In its knot-hole rested a ball of gray twine.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
In your own words, tell what surprises Jem and Scout keep finding inside the tree, and tell what happens at the very end when Mr. Nathan Radley fills the hole with cement.
Discussion Questions
- How do you know that someone is leaving presents in the tree on purpose and not just losing things by accident? What in the story helps you decide?
- Jem goes back to get his pants and finds them folded and sewn up. What makes you think someone was being kind to him rather than trying to scare him?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
a tall plant with a trunk and many branches
Item 2
a round object you can roll or hold in your hand
Item 3
a color between black and white
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