Passage Picker

Section 2

Page 40; Paragraph 4

“As Ramona…ice-cream cone.”

This passage is a simile type of passage because the author used the word “like” to make a comparison between the “snow-capped peak of Mount Hood” and “a giant licked ice-cream cone.”

Page 47; Paragraph 2

            “As things…wee-wee in the-“

This passage is a funny/amusing type of passage because it gives the reader childish dialect. It brings the reader back to childish memories and allows you to personally connect to the story.

Page 48; Paragraph 1

            “Dress up…was watching.”

            This passage is a descriptive type of passage because

after reading this I was able to visualize the children playing dress-up. I was able to picture in

        my mind the costumes of Willa Jean and Bruce.