Word Choice

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Word Choice
Bad Feelings
Read the passage below. How does it make you
feel? Mr. Grummage was dressed in a black
frock coat with a stove pipe hat that added to
his considerable height. His somber, sallow face
registered no emotion. His eyes might have been
those of a dead fish.
somber,
sallow
a dead fish.
How do you feel about Mr. Grummage. What words
or phrases make you feel that way?
2
Feelings
Mood is the feeling a piece of literature arouses
in a reader.
peacefulness
Happiness
Sadness
3
With a partner, look through chapter 2 for words,
phrases or descriptions that make you feel a
certain way. Mark these places with a sticky
note identifying the way you feel to share with
your group.
Frightened