Call It Courage By Armstrong Sperry 2016 Fun

About the Author Armstrong Sperry (1897 -1976) • award-winning American author and illustrator of books for young adults • He was born in Connecticut, and went to art school in New York City • He was drafted into the Navy at the end of WWI. Afterwards, he spent years traveling the Pacific islands, painting island scenery.

About the Author He is most well-known for his book, Call it Courage, which won the Newberry Medal in 1941. • Many of Sperry's stories are about the adventures of young Asian and Pacific Islander boys. • He wrote 29 novels and provided illustrations for dozens more. • Mr. Sperry passed away on his farm in New Hampshire in 1976. He was 78 years old. • © 2016 Fun Reading and Writing Resources

Mafatu Call It Courage is the story of a young Pacific Islander boy named Mafatu, who is the son of the Great Chief of his tribe. Mafatu has been afraid of the sea ever since he was a small boy when he nearly drowned at sea with his mother. He is teased by the other boys when he won’t go fishing with them. © 2016 Fun Reading and Writing Resources

Objectives: • To define vocabulary words using context clues • To define flashback and apply it to the story • To analyze Mafatu’s conflict and relate it to our own lives.

Vocabulary – Chapter 1 and 2 1. barrier reef 2. bonito 3. capsized 4. chants 5. impending 6. jibes 7. lagoon 8. outrigger 9. Polynesians 10. ascending 11. atoll 12. oppressive 13. squall 14. shoal 15. sultry

Foreshadow and Flashback Foreshadow: use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in the story, often used to build suspense or tension in a story Flashback: scene that interrupts the normal chronological flow of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time; when an author refers back to something that already took place

Little Red Riding Hood • Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother. Her mother asked her to take her old and lonely grandmother some food one day. "Don't stop along the way. Go straight to your Grandma's house and back. Don't talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods! Now get along!" Foreshadowing

Little Red Riding Hood • While she was walking through the woods, a wolf was walking past her. "I bet I could convince her to take the long way. Then I could get to her grandmother's house first and trick her into thinking that I was her grandma. That way I could have her and her grandma for a large feast, ” he thought.

Little Red Riding Hood • The wolf went up to Little Red Riding Hood and told her that he knew a shortcut. Little Red Riding Hood thought back to what her mother told her. “Don’t talk to any strangers and watch out for the wolf in the woods!” But it was too late, she had already listened to the wolf’s directions. Flashback

Why would an author use foreshadowing and flashback techniques?

VOCABULARY CHAPTERS 1 and 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. barrier reef – a ridge of coral deposits parallel to the mainland or shore line bonito – small fish similar to tuna capsized- overturned in the water chants – repeated rhythmic phrase impending – about to happen jibes- an insult or mocking remark lagoon – pond or small lake , especially one connected with a larger body of water outrigger – wooden frame placed on the side of a boat or canoe to keep the boat steady Polynesians – native or inhabitant of Polynesia ascending – going up; rising atoll – a ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral oppressive –burdensome, unjustly harsh squall – a sudden violent gust of wind or a localized storm, especially one bringing in rain, snow, or sleet Marrow – soft, fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced sultry – hot, humid