Passage Picker

Chasing Redbird p. 1-32

 

  1. Page 1 and Paragraph all on the page

 

  1. First two words: Worms dangled, Last two words: Mud, too

 

  1. The passage is a great example of descriptive passage.

 

  1. This passage is a descriptive passage because it describes in great detail the worms of spaghetti and the brown lumps of spaghetti.  Also it describes how they are related to life.

 

  1. How does Zinny relate to the worms and lumps of the spaghetti?   Answer:  She related because she feels that her life has been so much like a bowl of spaghetti.  She has had both lumps and meatballs through out her life.

 

  1. This passage sets the mood for the whole book.  Zinny’s life sure hasn’t been easy and she has had many lumps to over come.

 

 

 

Passage 2

 

  1. Page 5 and Paragraph 3

 

  1. First two words: Sometimes she, Last two words: real parents

 

  1. The passage is a great example of an interesting passage.

 

  1. The passage is interesting because Zinny has thought a lot about the death of Rose because she feels she is to blame.  So now she wonders if many she is Rose.

 

  1. Why do you think Zinny would feel this way?  Does it make sense for her to think this way? Why or Why Not? Answer:  Aunt Jessie sometimes calls Zinny Rose instead of Zinny.  This lead Zinny to thinking that maybe she really was Rose and Zinny was the one dead.  Zinny feels this way because she still feels responsible for the death of Rose.

 

  1. The passage shows that Zinny is always thinking about Rose.  She also is always wondering about the feelings that Aunt Jessie has about the death.  Even though Aunt Jessie never states them Zinny feels them.

 

 

Passage 3

 

  1. Pages 22-23 and Paragraphs 1st full on page 22 through the last on 23

 

  1. First two words: I shared, Last two words: laughed and laughed

 

  1. This passage is very amusing

 

  1. This passage is amusing because Zinny is listening to her jealous sister talk about all the siblings.  They don’t know that Zinny is still awake.

 

  1. Why do you think that Gretchen and May said the things that they did?  How do you think Zinny felt?  Answer:  Gretchen and May were jealous of everything and they thought that Zinny was getting ahead of them for once.  I think they were truly jealous of Zinny and the fact that she lived a life totally different than theirs.  Zinny was amused that she was getting under their skin.  She was giving them reasons to worry. 

 

  1.  This passage adds to the story the fact that Zinny is on the mind of everyone around.  Even if they do not want to like her she has their attention all the time.

 

 

Passage 4

 

  1. Page 9 and Paragraph 1st complete

 

  1. First two words: And me, Last two words: sinking, sinking

 

  1. I picked this passage because it tells of Zinny’s feelings at this moment.

 

  1. This passage is a eye opener into the doom that Zinny feels that she brings to her family.

 

  1. Why do you think Zinny feels like the agent of doom?  Answer:  She feels that she is responsible for the death of Rose and now the death of her aunt.  She feels like she is the master of doom, and she feels like she has been eliminated too.

 

  1. This passage adds to the story because you can begin to see the struggles that Zinny faces.  You start to think what else could this girl be involved with that will leave her feeling helpless.

 

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