The Clown of God by Tomie dePaloa
Theme: My talents and gift Comprehension: Timeline Grammar: Past form of verbs
and ours was retold by Mr. Tomie dePaola. Answer the following questions.
Use past forms of verbs when you write for (1) ~ (3).
(1) How did a young boy named Giovanni become a famous juggler all around Italy?
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(2) When Giovanni was young, Brother Francis said that everything sang of the glory of God even Giovanni¡¯s juggling. Do you think Giovanni realized what that meant?
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(3) He only juggled to make people happy. But the admiring audience left when he was no longer a good juggler. What did he do when he found nothing left to offer God?
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(4) Do you have anything to offer God? I do like speaking in front of people. When they listen to me, I try to say helpful things about parenting. Whenever I¡¯m on the stage, I think of what God will want me to say to people. When the audience applauds to me, the clapping sounds like a song of the glory of God.
Tell me about your talent and gift, something you like to do so much that people think it¡¯s good to see you doing it. When you grow up your work will brighten the world, singing the glory of God.
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2. Write the story events in time order. What happened first and what happened last? Use past forms of verbs.
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The Clown of God By Tomie dePaloa
Theme : My talents and gift
Comprehension : Timeline
Grammar : past form of verbs
(1) How did a young boy named Giovanni become a famous juggler all around Italy?
He become a juggler. Because he always practiced and made people happy and he performed.
(2) When Giovanni was young, Brother Francis said that everything sang of the glory of God even Giovanni's juggling.
Do you think Giovanni realized what that meant?
I thought sometimes he knew but sometimes didn't.
And I thought if he always knew his life were change already.
(3) He only juggled to make people happy. But the admiring audience left when he was no longer a good juggler.
What did he do when he found nothing left to offer God?
When audience threw vegetables and stones to Giovanni.
He ran for his life. And he arrived at stream and he took off his clown face and he gave up. Finally, he went to church.
(4) Do you ave anything to offer God? I do like speaking in front of people. When they listen to me, I try to say helpful things about pareting.
Whenever I'm on the stage, I think of what God will want me to say to people. When the audience applauds to me, the clapping sounds like a song of the glory of god.
One Sunday, (5/9 children's Sunday) my family went to church to worship God in English.
The day was children's Sunday.
So, we congratulate children's Sunday and one people have to go on stage and read a bible. (english bible)
I said to teacher 'I will read' and teacher said to me "Can you read a bible? Read one time and we have to hurry."
So, he gave me a bible and he and I go upstair and many people was ready to worship.
Then I go to stage and read a bible.
When I read a bible, I was nervous. Then all the audience were looking at me.
I think, when I read bible, God will be happy.
2.Write the story events in time order. What happened first and what happened last? Use past forms of verbs.
First, There was a one boy named Giovanni and he was good at juggling.
Second, He juggled everyday and he made people happy.
First, people was happy to see his juggling.
But years later the audience said " I saw that man before. I don't want to see him anymore." and they threw the vegetables and stones.
Giovanni ran for his life, and he arrived at stream. Then he took off his clown face and gave up.
He went to church and slept. He wake up because of a sound. Then church was emptied.
Their was a picture of lady and child. Child's face was serious. So, Giovanni want to make child happy.
Last, He was practicing with rainbow balls.
But he fell down and he was dead.
¡¡¡¡¡¡The child was smiling.