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This sentence shows Jem thinking like a builder. He begins with dirt because there is not enough snow, and he works with care, one armful at a time. The sentence teaches how a plan grows little by little.
Jem scooped up an armful of dirt, patted it into a mound on which he added another load, and another until he had constructed a torso.
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Narration Prompt
Tell what happened in this chapter. What did Scout see when she woke up and looked out the window? What did Jem and Scout build in the front yard? What happened in the middle of the night to Miss Maudie's house?
Discussion Questions
- How do you know that Jem worked hard to build the snowman? What clues in the story tell you he did not give up?
- What in the story shows that Miss Maudie was not very sad the morning after her house burned down?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
loose brown soil found in a garden or yard
Item 2
a small pile shaped like a little hill
Item 3
an amount of something carried all at once
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