Anna Myers’ Assassin Once you have completed reading Assassin write a character sketch (it’s a written description not a drawing. :-) of Arabella or John Wilkes Booth. Describe Arabella or Booth physically. What kind of person was Arabella or J W Booth? What caused her/him to make the decisions she/he did? Explain why how she/he changed as a result of those decisions. Include the Thinking map you use to plan your character sketch and evidence from the book to support your reasoning. (50 points) {50 points means this should be a strong paragraph with a topic sentence, reasons, supporting details and a concluding sentences to wrap it up}
Figurative Language Give 5 examples of the author’s use of figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification, idioms). (15 points) a. Write the complete sentence in which the figurative language is found. b. Label the kind of figurative language
_____ Five examples (sentence & label)
Rodman Philbrick’s The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
Complete a plot Summary describing each element of a narrative plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution). Be sure to give examples of each element. Use a flee map to plan this section and include the map with the paper. ( 50 points )
Figurative Language Give 5 examples of the author’s use of figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification, idioms). (15 points)
a. Write the complete sentence in which the figurative language is found. b. Label the kind of figurative language.
Project – Researching with Multiple Sources Choose a historical figure from the Civil War and become that figure. You can choose from this list or come up with a name of your own. Research your historical figure and make a list of his/her personal attributes both positive and negative and several interesting little “stories” that demonstrate these attributes. Become that historical figure and share your research in our living history museum. Civil War Historical Figures to Consider
John Wilkes Booth Horace L Huntley Abraham Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant Clara Barton Sojourner Truth Jefferson Davis Matthew Brady Rose Greenhowe Emma Edmonds Robert E Lee Gen. John Buford Harriet Tubman James Longstreet Joshua L. Chamberlain Stonewall Jackson George Pickett
Biography Project Description
Subject_________________________
Research Note Cards
My cards contain the following details and their source:
General information – place and date of birth, family, occupations, places he/she lived, formal titles, nicknames, etc.
Significant incidents in his/her life
Most Important – At least two stories about this person that illustrate the kind of person he/she was or what made him/her famous/infamous?
The setting in history when we meet your person.
Costume In order to become the person I have studied, I will need a costume and props. ____ I have a picture of my person.
____ I have a picture of the kind of clothes appropriate for my person.
Items that I already have for my biography costume including props (such as canes, briefcases, gold bars) and accessories (hats, scarves, jewelry) * * * * Items I need to find for my biography costume. * * * * *
Rationale This quarter our goal is to explore a range of informational texts and the skills necessary to use those texts. In particular we will be examining ways writers use fact and opinion to shape our understandings of events and people in our past. ARIZONA STATE STANDARD: The student will delineate the specific and unique skills that are required to understand the wide array of informational texts that are a part of our day-to-day experiences. From a historical perspective, the time periods in American from 1860 to 1865 provide unique opportunities to see how facts and opinions shaped our ideas about America. The American Civil War, the beginning of freedom for everyone in the United States, and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln will be the focus of our research. The people, events, and battles of the Civil War provide a wide range of opportunities to research information. Much has been written on the end of slavery and the saving of the Union, as well as, the people who made those things possible. Our independent book studies will revolve around the individuals that played pivotal roles in this time period of our history. As we read about these individuals, we will be exploring the genre of biography and the way in which a good biographer creates an interesting picture of both the person and the time in which he or she lived. Sorting Fact from Opinion As a class we will be reading Assassin by Anna Myers, a historical fiction account of John Wilkes Booth and The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick. In addition, we will be using the primary source materials in the Lincoln Conspiracy, a simulation based on police reports of the time, to form our own conclusions about the guilt or innocence of the other individuals arrested and tried for the murder of Lincoln. We’ll compare our conclusions with the actual trial results.