Lets look at the text Look carefully at

Let’s look at the text…. Look carefully at the text. Why do you think the author chose to write ‘when she wasn’t allowed to’ and ‘when her brother Claude was at work’? What does this tell us about Libba’s character? She still played music even when she wasn’t allowed to… What does this tell us about Libba’s passion for music? She even heard it when she wasn’t allowed to. When her brother Claude was at work, Libba snuck into his room and borrowed his guitar. “Dang!” she whispered. Claude was right-handed. Libba was not.

Let’s look at the text…. Look at the verbs ‘snuck’, ‘borrowed’ and ‘whispered’. What do you notice about these verbs? What do they tell us about Libba and Claude? How might Claude have felt about it? She even heard it when she wasn’t allowed to. When her brother Claude was at work, Libba snuck into his room and borrowed his guitar. “Dang!” she whispered. Claude was right-handed. Libba was not.

Let’s look at the illustration…. What is the first thing you see in the illustration? Why are we looking over Libba’s shoulder? Does it matter that we can’t see her facial expression? What does this make us do as a reader? Where has the illustrator used colour? Why do you think she has only used it in those areas and not the whole spread?

Your task…. Use the outline of Libba on the following slide (or draw your own) to describe everything we know about her so far. Use evidence from the text, illustrations and authors notes to justify why you have written each point. On the inside of the outline, include words and phrases to describe her internal characteristics (her thoughts, her feelings and words to describe her personality) Around the outside of the outline describe her external characteristics (her appearance, include body language and facial expressions, what she says and what she does). You may choose two different colours for this task – one colour for internal characteristics and one colour for external characteristics.

Guided Reading – Comprehension

Guided Reading – Comprehension

Guided Reading – Comprehension Questions Remember to answer the questions in full sentences. 1. Were Black Americans treated fairly at the time? Why or why not? 2. When did Martin Luther King give his speech ‘I Have a Dream’? 3. Why do you think lots of people came to listen to Martin Luther King’s speech? 4. Why do you think people remember the speech today? 5. What word of phrase in the speech tells you that Martin Luther King was not going to give up?

Guided Reading – Comprehension Questions Remember to answer the questions in full sentences. 6. Do you think Martin Luther King thought that someone’s personality or someone’s looks were important? Why? 7. What phrase suggests Martin Luther King wants freedom all over the country? 8. What does Martin Luther King say needs to happen for America to become a great nation? 9. Is the text fiction or non-fiction? Why? 10. Why do you think Martin Luther King wrote the speech?

Comprehension Answers

Comprehension Answers

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