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Respond A PIONEER SAMPLER
The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840
to the Text by Barbara Greenwood illustrated by Heather Collins
Collaborative Discussion

Look back at what you wrote on page 284. Tell a partner two things you
learned during reading. Then work with a group to discuss the questions
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below. Look for details in A Pioneer Sampler to explain and support your
answers. Before you begin, decide who will be your group’s leader and
who will record the ideas you discuss.

1 Review pages 288–289. What details show that cutting hay was
hard work?
Listening Tip

Listen to each speaker

in the way that you
want others to listen
when you are speaking.

2 Reread page 291. How can you tell that Willy knows it is important
to get the hay to the barn quickly?

Speaking Tip

Wait until your group

leader invites you to
speak. After you
share your ideas, ask
3 What parts of the story show that the Robertson family believes other members of

that “many hands make light work”?
your group if there
are any questions or
comments.

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