Expression in reading is how you use your voice to express feeling. Use this passage to practice reading with proper expression. Print a copy of this passage from InsideNG.com to help you monitor your progress.
I ran through the streets with my eyes to the sky, searching the clouds for Ikarus.
He struggled to stay in the air. His wings drooped and his head hung low.
He landed heavily on the edge of a building and sat with the pigeons. Pigeons don’t make fun of people.
A policeman passing by blew his whistle.
“You with the wings, come down from there! Stay yourself on the ground. You’ll get in trouble. You’ll get hurt.”
It seemed to me Ikarus was already in trouble and hurt. Could the policeman put him in jail for flying, for being too different?
When the neighborhood kids saw the policeman yelling at him, they exploded with laughter. Ikarus dropped to the ground.
“Stop!” I cried. “Leave him alone.” And they did.