1. Pick out the passage you would like to share with your group and write down the page and paragraph numbers.
Page 12 Paragraph 1

2. Write down the first two words and the last two words of your passage.
1st two:  Zounds, that   Last two:  an adventure

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

4. This passage is a dialect  type of passage because it uses a different kind of dialect that is not often used in the book.  It is unusual from what we are use to reading.

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

Is Klondike happy and willing to join the adventure?  Why?  She is very happy.  At first it sounded like she thought that it would be hard, but she sprinted off after the crowd anyway.
 

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 passage to make the conversations more interesting.  It also gave Klondike her own sound and set her apart from the rest of the characters.
 
 

1. Pick out the passage you would like to share with your group and write down the page and paragraph numbers.
Page 23  Paragraph 2

2. Write down the first two words and the last two words of your passage.
First two words:  When the Last two words:  baby carriage

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 how Grandpa retrieves the honey from the bee tree.

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

Retrieving the honey looked really hard.  How would have Grampa gotten the honey if he did not have Einar’s bicycle and baby Sylvester’s spare diapers?  Grampa could have put Mary Ellen on his shoulders and allowed her to retrieve the honey.  They could have taken the honey home in the jar Grandpa caught the bees in.

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 passage in the story to describe, in detail, how the honey was retrieved from the bee tree.  By including such a vivid explanation, the reader can visualize the scene in amazing detail.
 

2. Write down the first two words and the last two words of your passage.
First 2: As he        Last 2:  baby carriage

3. The passage you chose is a great example of a problem/solution type of passage.

4. This passage is a problem/solution type of passage because the group solves the problem of collecting the honey by using clean baby diapers and tying them into bundles.

5. Think of a good thinking question about the passage.  Write it down along with the answer to the question.
Was there another way the group could of collected the honey?  They could have used the jar that Grampa caught the bees in.

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?

This passage really added to the story.  It showed that the group had not thought about the collecting of the honey when they began looking for the bee tree.  This did not stop them.  They were able to put their heads together and come up with a solution.
 
 

1. Pick out the passage you would like to share with your group and write down the page and paragraph numbers.
page 22 paragraph 1

2. Write down the first two words and the last two words of your passage.
First two words: It's the        Last two words:  of smoke

3. The passage you chose is a great example of a...
This passage is a great example of a surprising passage.

4. This passage is a surprising type of passage because the crowd is surprised to find the bee tree after such a long adventure.

5. Think of a good thinking question about the passage.  Write it down along with the answer to the question.
Question:  Do you think that the crowd was excited and happy to find the tree?  Why?
Answer:  Yes, I believe the group was very happy to find the tree.  They had a long adventure and they were glad to see that their troubles had paid off.

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 passage to express how happy and excited the group was to find that their efforts had paid off.  After all the running they had done, they finally found the bee tree.
 

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