Rich+Text+Recorder


 * **Rich Language Recorder/Olivia Dozier**

Your job is to choose a phrase, a paragraph or sentences from the book to discuss with your group. Your purpose is to help other students by spotlighting something interesting, powerful, funny, puzzling, or important section from the text. Christopher Paul Curtis uses very rich language in telling this story; how does he appeal to your different senses to bring you into the story? You can read parts aloud yourself, or ask another group member to read them. Include your reasons for picking the paragraphs or sections you choose. Please record the page number and paragraph.

Chapter 1 crackers going off on the wooden floor. || I could picture the room and could actually hear the sounds of these high heeled shoes moving among the children. I could feel the nervousness that I think Bud was feeling because whenever he heard this sound someone was either being moved to a new place or paddled. ||
 * Page # || Rich Text Example || Reason I Selected this example ||
 * 1 || ...she came in and tapped, tapped down the line. .....All the kids watched the woman..... her high heeled shoes sounded like little fire
 * 2 || The old smell leaked out and it seemed like it was the perfect smell that all this gray would have || I selected this example because I could really picture the shed I saw a room completely covered in gray and some was leaking out ||
 * 3 || I squeezed my hand shut to crush it but it got another sting on my palm || I saw Bud and his face was red clutching his fist...until his hand stung and h burned ||