Passage Picker

Section 2  p. 37-60

Pick out 1 passage you would like to share with your group and write down the page___________ and paragraph_______ numbers.

Write down the first two words _______ _______ and the last two words ________ _________of your passage.

Possible "Types" of Passages

Important Informative  interesting
Surprising   controversial    descriptive
Historical      confusing     persuasive
Dialect        simile     metaphor
Personification    idiom        alliteration
Fantasy       thematic       scientific
Problem/solution    fact/opinion cause/effect
foreshadowing step by step  math
Funny/amusing

humorous/entertaining

 

Scary/frightening

mysterious/intriguing    

 

melancholy/sad

                   

This passage is a ___________________type of passage because_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________.

 

Think of a good thinking question about the passage. Write it down along with the answer to this question.

 

Answer one of these questions in a complete sentence(s): Why did the author include this passage in the story? What does this passage add to the story?

 

 

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