1. INTERVIEWING A BOOK THE WATSON’S GO TO BIRMINGHAM - 1963 Write the heading above in your notebook. You also need your folder. 1/13/14

2. 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.

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. 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

11. 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?

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

13. 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.

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

15. 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.

16. 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