A winner of the Newberry Medal Out of the Dust A winner of the Newberry Medal By karen hesse

JAGUAR JUMPSTART Bad Bad Leroy Brown Well the south side of Chicago Is the baddest part of town And if you go down there You better just beware Of a man named Leroy Brown Now Leroy’s more than trouble You see, he stands about six foot four All those downtown ladies call him “Treetop Lover” All the men just call him sir CHORUS And he’s bad bad Leroy Brown Baddest man in the whole town Badder than old King Kong Meaner than a junkyard dog Now Leroy, he’s a gambler And he likes his fancy clothes And he likes to wear his diamond rings Under everybody’s nose He’s got a custom continental He’s got an El Dorado too He’s got a 32 gun in his pocket full of fun He’s got a razor in his shoe CHORUS Well, Friday, about a week ago Leroy was shooting dice And at the edge of the bar Sat a girl named Doris And oooh that girl looked nice Well he cast his eyes upon her And the trouble soon began Leroy Brown learned his lesson about messing With the wife of a jealous man Well the two men took to fighting And when they pulled them from the floor Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle With a couple of pieces gone . MAKE AND DEFEND A CLAIM ABOUT LEROY BROWN CLAIM: I believe ______________________. . One reason I believe this is _____________. Now say a little more! Another reason I believe this is ________. Additionally, I believe that _____________. JAGUAR JUMPSTART

Read “Spring 1934” from OUT OF THE DUST Yesterday, we… . Read “Spring 1934” from OUT OF THE DUST Wrote an argument about one of the characters Examined three characters closely: Ma, Billie Jo, and Daddy 3

We used this format: CLAIM: I believe ________________________________ . One reason I believe this is ____________________________ Now say a little more! Another reason I believe this is _________________________ Additionally, I believe that _____________________________ 3

Today, we will… . Re-read some of the stories from OUT OF THE DUST Look at their tone and mood, and see how they are affected by imagery Choose one of the stories, and write an argument related to their tone and mood.

Let’s Read Together! BEAT WHEAT (pg. 39)

Which words and phrases paint a picture in your mind? . Let’s Discuss… Which words and phrases paint a picture in your mind? Which words and phrases appeal to senses other than sight?

What is the speaker’s attitude toward the subject? TONE . Let’s Discuss… What is the speaker’s attitude toward the subject? TONE What feeling to I get when I read these words? MOOD

APPLE BLOSSOMS, WORLD WAR, & DUST AND RAIN (pg. 43) Let’s Read Together! APPLE BLOSSOMS, WORLD WAR, & DUST AND RAIN (pg. 43)

Let’s Discuss… (VOLUNTEERS) What is the overall TONE of your story? . Let’s Discuss… (VOLUNTEERS) What is the overall TONE of your story? How does the speaker’s tone affect the MOOD of the reader?

about the tone of a passage 3 Developing My Claim

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