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Copywork
About This Passage
This is the exciting heart of the chapter: the tiny roly-poly Zoey believed in inches across the tightrope while she holds her breath. Copying this sentence lets a young writer feel how a simple, suspenseful line can make a reader root for even the smallest creature to succeed.
As he crawled along, I held my breath and didn’t let it out until he was across.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell the story of this chapter in order. Start with Zoey playing with the roly-poly bugs, then tell about the bug circus she builds, which bug crosses the tightrope, and what she sees Mom doing at the end. Slow down at the part you think matters most.
Discussion Questions
- After her Thinking Goggles help her get the idea, Zoey builds a bug circus, and the smallest roly-poly is the one that crosses the tightrope. Why do you think the smallest bug could do what the bigger ones could not? Use the chapter's words about the bugs to explain.
- When Zoey tells Sassafras her 'new little friends are not snacks,' what does that show about how she sees the bugs, and why? Use the chapter's words about how she treats the bugs to explain.
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Vocabulary
Item 1
Very clever and impressive.
Item 2
Causing great wonder; wonderful.
Item 3
To keep steady without falling over.
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Critical Thinking
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