Schema: civil wars, traveling alone, the title which is a phrase from the U. S. National Anthem Before beginning, read the guide produced by the publisher which provides a background for understanding: Author’s purpose: The author takes us into the world of a refugee and helps refugee’s to see that they are not alone. POV: [...]
Schema: stories that teach a lesson, folktale, stranger danger The story is written as a modern day folktale featuring the Boo Hag from the Gullah culture of South Carolina. The Boo Hag is a legendary spirit or shape-shifter that wants to live in another person’s body, or it is also described as riding a person [...]
Schema: getting hair cut, Great Depression, segregation Season: illustration depict Fall Point of View: Sarah Jean tells the story from her POV. Characterization: Uncle Jed: He visualized his dream of owning a barbershop. He knew exactly what it would look like in his mind. He worked very hard and never gave up. Drawing Conclusions: We [...]
Schema: What does creativity mean? How are you creative? Voice: The author creates a great voice with the main character of this story. He leaves the “g” off of the end of the words and uses words unique to the character of this young boy. Voice is a difficult writing trait to explain and teach. [...]
Schema: staying at home alone; trying to keep family problems a secret; living with relatives; worrying about adults in your life Point of View: The story is told from a young boy, Johnson’s, point of view. Inference: We can infer that Mrs. Clyde called Miss Roy. The text says Mrs. Clyde kept an eye on [...]
Schema: What is in your schema about the underground railroad? What would it be like to start a journey on foot and running from the law? Figurative language: Hannah says “my own heart was close to splitting,” her “toes felt like icy hard pebbles,” and that she is “ready to go get freedom.” Point of [...]
Schema: What would be the reason a story is retold time after time within a certain culture such as this one by Native Americans? What words do you know that would describe a good person? Honest, Unselfish, Kind When Magic Frog tells Jumping Mouse he can accomplish his goal, she tells him he will succeed [...]
The story is historical fiction told in rhyme and based on the real life story of the author’s great-grandfather who was a slave. He ran away and was accepted by a tribe of Seminole Indians. The story tells about how the family would go to a reunion each year to visit the Indians. This is [...]
Text-to-self connection: Have you ever felt like you didn’t get the praise you deserved for something? Have you ever felt like your brother or sister received more attention than you? Predicting: What do you predict will happen in the game that Ronde is watching from the sidelines? Tiki says he will make some long runs. [...]
Idioms: Speak the truth and shame the devil. Older than black pepper. Truth is often hard to chew. Predicting: What do you predict Libby will say about Willie when he tells her that he did not do his homework? Inference: What do you infer that the kids are thinking about Libby after she tells all [...]
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