1. Pick out the passage you would like to share with your group and write down the page and paragraph numbers.
     p.11,  par.2

2. Write down the first two words and the last two words of your passage.
    "He had...and bright."

3. The passage you chose is a great example of a descriptive type of passage.

4. This passage is a descriptive type of passage because it describes Santa's beard as long and silky and his face as shiny and bright. You can really picture what the author is describing.

5. Think of a good thinking question about the passage.  Write it down along with the answer to the question.
    Do you think that it was really Santa or someone else? Answer: I think that it was really Santa, because she described him just as I had remembered him myself.

6. 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?
    The passage adds to the story that Mr. Hamp loved Welcome enough to dress up as Santa to get him to believe in the tradition. You can truly tell that Welcome    enjoyed the favor.

Passage Picker

1. Pick out the passage you would like to share with your group and write down the page and paragraph numbers.
    p. 13, par. 3

2. Write down the first two words and the last two words of your passage.
    "They climbed...an airplane."

3. The passage you chose is a great example of a simile type of passage.

4. This passage is a simile type of passage because it compares the sleigh to an airplane. It is saying that Santa's sleigh could fly high above in the sky.

5. Think of a good thinking question about the passage.  Write it down along with the answer to the question.
    Do you think sleigh's can really fly? Answer: I do not think sleigh's can really fly because they have no propellers to hold them in the air and keep them moving.

6. 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?
    I think the author included this passage in the story to drive children's imagination and get them thinking about the unordinary.

Passage Picker

1. Pick out the passage you would like to share with your group and write down the page and paragraph numbers.
    p. 13, par. 1

2. Write down the first two words and the last two words of your passage.
    "Then his...sleek reindeer."

3. The passage you chose is a great example of an alliteration type of passage.

4. This passage is an alliteration type of passage because it uses the words "stomping, snorting, sleek" in the same sentence to describe the reindeer.

5. Think of a good thinking question about the passage.  Write it down along with the answer to the question.
    What are some other ways you could describe the reindeer using "S" words? Answer:  I would use describing words like scary, sneaky, smelly, scandalous.

6. 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?
    The author included this in the passage to get us to really picture those reindeer while still using a little imagination.

Passage Picker

1. Pick out the passage you would like to share with your group and write down the page and paragraph numbers.
    p.18, par. 2

2. Write down the first two words and the last two words of your passage.
    "Santa pointed...own vest."

3. The passage you chose is a great example of a simile type of passage.

4. This passage is a simile type of passage because it compares the gold pin to a star. The gold pin was in the shape of a star and it was as beautiful as stars are.

5. Think of a good thinking question about the passage.  Write it down along with the answer to the question.
    Why do you think Santa was wearing a gold pin on his vest? Answer: I think he was wearing it because he wanted to dress his suit up with some jewelry.

6. 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?
    The author included the passage so that we would know that the pin that Santa gave Welcome was also Mr. Hamp's. It was also a little foreshadowing to what happened when Welcome found out the star was from Mr. Hamp, but Santa too.

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