By Laurie Halse Anderson FEVER 1793 FEVER 1793
By Laurie Halse Anderson FEVER 1793
FEVER 1793 � Anticipation � Read guide a nonfiction articles: � Yellow Fever, � http: //www. cdc. gov/yellowfever/ � Philadelphia during Revolutionary War, � http: //www. revolutionary-war. net/philadelphia. html � Blanchard's Balloon http: //www. lewis-clark. org/contentarticle. asp? Article. ID=2513 � http: //www. shmoop. com/fever-1793/blanchard-hot-air-balloonsymbol. html �
FEVER 1793 � Symbolism � http: //www. srvhs. srvusd. k 12. ca. us/Staff/teachers /gschmitz/Fall%2007/Sophmores/Symbolismwor ksheet. pdf � Definition: A person, place, action, word, or thing that (by association, resemblance, or convention) represents something other than itself. Verb: symbolize. Adjective: symbolic. � Mosquitoes, Paris, Blanchard's Hot Air Balloon, The Garden, and Food
VOCABULARY � Hearth � Constitutional � Mangle � Constable � Benediction � Week 1: students will complete a Frayed model � Week 1: scavenger hunt: find the words within the book with a partner and write the full sentence � Week 1: vocabulary test on Friday
THURSDAY � Please read from page 24 -34 out loud Complete activity while reading chapter 6 -7 � Hearth � Constitutional � Mangle � Constable � Benediction � � I will be back shortly
VOCABULARY TEST QUIZ Hearth a. an utterance of good wishes. Constitutional b. the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc. , often extending a short distance into a room. Mangle c. an officer of the peace, having police and minor judicial functions, usually in a small town, rural district, etc. Constable d. of or pertaining to the constitution of a state, organization, etc. Benediction e. to injure severely, disfigure, or mutilate by cutting, slashing, or crushing
VOCABULARY � Week 2 � Trustee � Odoriferous � Valise � Cajole � Fractious � Definitions, use in a sentence with figurative language (simile or metaphor) , illustrate, and construct a paragraph using all of the words � Vocabulary test on Friday
VOCABULARY TEST WEEK 2 FEVER 1793 1. Trustee 2. Odoriferous 3. Valise 4. Cajole 5. Fractious a. readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome b. a person, usually one of a body of persons, appointed to administer the affairs of a company, institution, etc. c. yielding or diffusing an odor. d. to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax. e. small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc. ; suitcase; traveling bag.
VOCABULARY � Demure � Wares � Epidemic � Respite � Rile � Make flashcards with terms and definitions, construct sentences using terms, and complete practice quiz https: //flashcards. engrade. com/fevervocab � Vocabulary test on Friday
VOCABULARY QUIZ WEEK 3 Demure � Wares � Epidemic � Respite � Rile � 1. characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved. � 2. to irritate or vex � 3. articles of merchandise or manufacture � 4. a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief � 5. extremely prevalent; widespread. �
SETTING � Define setting � http: //www. shmoop. com/fever 1793/setting. html � Create a visual representation of the Cook Coffee House � Provide the time period � List 5 items that you use to prevent being sick
CHARACTERS OF FEVER 1793 � http: //www. shmoop. com/fever- 1793/characters. html � Define protagonist and antagonist � http: //www. shmoop. com/fever 1793/protagonist-antagonist. html
QUIZ QUESTIONS FOR WEEK 1 What historical events define your generation? What about your parents' generation? � Have you ever experienced a crisis or a loss? How did you respond to it? � What does family mean to you? � Who are the people who make up your family? Are they all related to you by blood? � What does Grandfather's sword over the mantle symbolize? � What are some modern day epidemics that you could compare to the yellow fever outbreak of 1793? �
WEEK 1 SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS READ CHAPTERS 1 -8 � 1. What spreads the yellow fever? � 2. What city is filled with wonder and excitement? � 3. Who flew his hot air balloon English Channel? � 4. Which character is this? In the beginning a lazy, fifteen year old girl. After the fever she becomes a hardworking woman. � 5. Who is this character? A rude, fussy old women who thinks Matilda doesn't work hard enough. � 6. Compare and contrast the experiences of Mrs. Flagg, Grandfather, and Mattie
WEEK 2 � Point of View � Note taking � http: //www. ereadingworksheets. com/point-ofview-worksheets/point-of-view-comic-stripsproject. pdf � Theme � Note taking � http: //www. shmoop. com/fever-1793/themes. html
CHAPTER 9 � What does Mr. Rowley declare for Matilda? � Why does Matilda read to her mother? � Why does mother tell Matilda to leave the room? � http: //www. dukeofdefinition. com/fever_chapt er_09_student. pdf
CHAPTER 10 � 1. Who declares that mother has yellow fever? � 2. Discuss the medical procedures that this individual preforms on mother? � 3. What package does Matilda receive and from whom? � A. � 4. Discuss the important of this item to the text Where does Matilda go and why? � http: //www. dukeofdefinition. com/fever_chapt er_10_student. pdf
CHAPTER 11 � What happens to Grandfather on their journey? � Discuss the protest of Matilda and Grandfather � Why are Matilda and grandfather abandoned? � What are three fundamentals of soldiering?
CHAPTER 12 � What does Matilda do during this chapter? � What characteristics is she showing? � Describe grandfather � What is the importance of grandfather calling Matilda “Captain? ” � http: //www. dukeofdefinition. com/fever_chapt er_12_student. pdf
CHAPTER 13 � Who is King George? � List the items that Matilda completes � How would you hand this situation? � http: //www. dukeofdefinition. com/fever_chapt er_13_student. pdf
POINT OF VIEW � http: //www. ereadingworksheets. com/point-of- view-worksheets/point-of-view-worksheet. pdf � Review activity � http: //www. ereadingworksheets. com/point-of- view-worksheets/point-of-view-worksheet 3. pdf
CHAPTER 14 � Describe the events that have occurred to Matilda � Who is Ms. Flagg? � Compare the differences between the French and English way of handling the Yellow Fever � Where is mother? � http: //www. dukeofdefinition. com/fever_chapt er_14_student. pdf
CHAPTER 15 � 1. Describe the situation in Philadelphia based on the Yellow Fever epidemic � 2. Why is this foreshadowing? � 3. What is Grandfather doing as Matilda recoveries? � 4. Grandfather steps in and says that he'll act as her guardian. Rather, "No kin of mine goes to an orphan house, not as long as I have breath in my body“ What is his plans? � http: //www. dukeofdefinition. com/fever_chapter_ 15_student. pdf
CHAPTER 16 � What idea does Mrs. Bowles suggest to Matilda? � Find a quote to describe Philadelphia upon Matilda’s return � Discuss this quote: Matilda calls it "a field plowed by the devil" � http: //www. dukeofdefinition. com/fever_chapt er_16_student. pdf
SYMBOLISM � What is the significance of the Cooks' garden? What is it a symbol of? � Why is the color yellow important for this novel? How is it related to both negative things (the fever) and positive ones (such as Blanchard's yellow balloon)?
VOCABULARY WEEK 4 � 1. salvage � 2. shroud � 3. exorbitant � 4. commotion � 5. famished � Vocabulary activity: define terms, draw a picture with a sentence, find an antonym and synonym for each term, and make a 100% on your test
VOCABULARY WEEK 5 � � � dim disentangling solemn cackled trundled scurrilous ails resolutely purge putrid Frayer model for the first 5 on day one. Practice quiz. Frayer model for the second five on day three. Make a 100% on test on Friday
CHARACTER ROLES Protagonist � Character Role Analysis � Matilda Cook is the character in the novel we root for, and we better do some heavy duty rooting because she's up against quite a bit. Matilda comes face-toface with a raging yellow fever epidemic that's picking off her friends and family one by one. Over the course of the novel, we see her mature from a slightly bratty teenager to a responsible, self-sufficient adult with cares and concerns about those around her �
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT � Matilda � Self is a changing character absorbed teenager (give examples from chapter 1 -3) � The victim (give an example) � The survivor (what did she over come) � The caregiver (give an example and include Nell) � The adult (what has she become the head of)
CHAPTER 17 � Where do Matilda and Grandfather return too? � Describe the garden, coffeehouse, and living quarters? � List two good things that occur for Matilda and Grandfather � Why does Mattie pray and for who? � http: //www. dukeofdefinition. com/fever_chapt er_17_student. pdf
CHAPTER 18 � Matilda bathes, describe the bath water? � Without clean clothes, what does Matilda dress herself in? Given significant to this decision? � What does Matilda cook? � What role has Matilda taken on in the family? � http: //www. dukeofdefinition. com/fever_chapt er_18_student. pdf
CHAPTER 19 � Summarize the events of this chapter � Discuss the results of the death of this individual on our character � http: //www. dukeofdefinition. com/fever_chapt er_19_student. pdf
CHAPTER 20 � http: //www. dukeofdefinition. com/fever_chapter_ 20_student. pdf � What should Mattie do? � What does she do with herself when morning arrives? � Mattie meets a younger girl during her walk through the city. What does the girl tell Mattie? � Explain this quote � "enough to fill house after house, street after street"
WRAP UP � http: //newbridge. nc. ocm. schoolinsites. com/? Page. Name=Organization. Page&Page='Docu ments. Category'&Category. ID=56719&i. Sectio n=Organizations&Corresponding. ID=9553 � Test � Study guide
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