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| uses the words like/as to compare two things |
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correct this:
...we in school, ain't we? |
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| We are in school, aren't we? |
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| How would Byron feel if the family were on welfare>? |
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| He would be ashamed and embarrassed that the family is on welfare. |
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| Why is Kenny afraid to be on welfare? |
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| He is afraid that the kids will have one more reason to make fun of him. |
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| a person who doesn't have very much. |
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| How does Momma feel when Byron argues with her about charging food at the store? |
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| Momma is very angry with Byron because he is acting like a snob about charging the groceries. |
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| How would Momma feel if the family needed to use welfare again? |
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| She would use the welfare and be thankful. |
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What does the following mean?
You've got about five seconds to have that door hit you in the back. |
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| Welfare is money that is available to families that are unable to take care of their basic needs. It can help pay rent, buy groceries, and pay electric and water bills. |
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What does the following mean?
...easing into trouble. |
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| going slowly, step by step |
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The following is an example of:
I must've had a zillion of them. |
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| Why does Kenny go into the water at Collier's Landing? |
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| He sees a lot of fish and he wants to make them pets. |
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What does the following mean?
I decided to wade into the water. |
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| At Collier's Landing Kenny tells us step by step how he ended up in so much trouble. |
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| This shows us that Kenny thought about every step he took. |
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| Why does Kenny disregard the warning signs and go into the water at Collier's Landing? |
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| Kenny cannot resist the temptation of the fish or the turtle at Collier's Landing. He has also not been like himself since they arrived in Birmingham. He has been a bit disrespectful and seems to be testing his limits, so he ignores his mother and grandmother's warnings. |
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| Narrator of the story, ten years old, lazy eye, very bright, liked by adults, teased by children |
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| Kenny's older brother, trouble maker, best friend of buphead, being sent to live with Grandma Sands, terrible student, flunked a few times, King of Clark Elementary School, |
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| Kenny's mother, serious, planner, hides the gap in her teeth when she speaks |
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| Kenny's father, jokester, teases the family all the time, |
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| Kenny's younger sister, tattle tale, cries easily, drooler when sleeping |
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| Kenny's grandmother, shriveled up old lady, stern, commands respect |
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| Grandma Sands' boyfriend, Wilona is upset about his presence |
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| Byron's best friend, has flunked many times, delinquent like Byron |
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| Bully of Clark elementary School, steals Kenny's gloves, Byron beats him up |
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| Kenny's "friend", steals Kennys dinosaurs |
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| New student at Clark, Kenny's personal "saver", very poor, shares clotheas with his younger brother, picked on for his clothes and accent, becomes a good friend to Kenny |
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Setting:
Where does the story take place? |
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| Flint, Michigan and Birmingham, Alabama |
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| When does the story take place? |
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| 1963, during a time of racial upheaval in the United States |
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| Who wrote The Watsons Go to Birmingham? |
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| When did the Watsons have to deal with segregation in the book? |
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| they had to deal with segregation during their trip to Birmingham. they had to plan very carefully where they would stop because some places would not serve blacks. |
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| Explain the mood of the story. |
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For the first 3/4th of the book, the mood is light and humorous. During the last 1/4 of the book the mood becomes serious and sad.
(Be ready with examples that show each.) |
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| What was the climax of the novel? |
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| The climax of the novel occurs when the Bapist Church is bombed. this is the climax because it changes everything. Byron no longer will stay with his grandmother. the family returns to Flint, and Kenny has to heal from the emotional scars he has. |
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| What is the message the author is trying to convey to the reader? |
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| The author wants to show the reader that it is important to know a person for their actions/behavior and not the color of their skin. No matter what race a person is, they still have family, they still love, and they still care for the people around them. |
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