INTERVIEWING A BOOK THE WATSON’S GO TO BIRMINGHAM Write the heading above in your notebook. You also need your folder. 1/13/14

INTERVIEWING A BOOK  We are going to interview the book The Watson’s Go to Birmingham – 1963  You will be prompted to answer questions about the book on the following slides. Write in complete sentences.

FRONT COVER  In what time period does the cover suggest that this novel is set?  Why do you think the date 1963 is in the book title?  What characters do you expect to read about in this novel?

BACK COVER  Read the text found on the back cover, including information about the awards this novel has won.  What is this book about? What people think this is a good book?

THE NEXT TO LAST PAGE  Read about the awards this book has won and read about the author.  What new information did you learn here?

GRAB THE FOLLOWING  A The Watson’s go the Birmingham – 1963 book  Your notebook  Your folder  Your silent reading book 1/14

THE DEDICATION PAGE  What is a dedication page?  What does the word dedicate mean?

THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PAGE  Study the acknowledgement page.  What does this page seem to be about?  Define the word memorial.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST How will this book compare and contrast with Wanted by Carolyn B. Cooney? List at least three similarities and three differences.

READ-ALOUD THINK-ALOUD  Today we’ll focus on asking questions to clarify meaning in text.  I’m going to read pages 1-7 aloud to you and model the strategy of questioning. (We’ll stop at “’O.K. boys, let’s get out there and knock those windows out…’”)  Target words: dedicate, memorial, generate

LET’S DISCUSS  What does this book seem to be about so far?  What could be confusing to a reader of this chapter?  Where are there indications that this story does not happen in modern times, like this year?

HISTORICAL FICTION  Turn to your neighbor – What does the word genre mean?  How can a story be both history and fiction?

FEATURES OF HISTORICAL FICTION  It is a narrative, a story  The setting is in a real time or place of the past.  Plot or action may include a significant event from the past.  Characters may include real people who made important contributions to the culture or time period in which the novel is set.  Real events and fictional events are woven together.

GENRE CHECK  Can The Watson’s Go to Birmingham – 1963 be considered historical fiction? Why or why not?

AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT  Civil Rights – the rights people have to equal treatment and equal opportunities under a country’s laws.  A Movement – is a group of people who share the same beliefs and work together for the same cause.

PAGE 69 OF HANDBOOK  You’ll have three minutes to write down as much as you can about The Civil Rights Movement in the chart on page 69.  Next, you’ll have five minutes to add to your chart by asking the people around you.  As we watch this and this film, add to your chart.this