Author's Methods
What author's method tells the reader what a character is thinking?
Inner Thoughts
Who is the main person in our novel?
William Kamkwamba
What is the name of William's dog?
Khamba
What subject does William become interested in?
Science
William makes things with materials he finds. What trait does he show?
Resourcefulness
What author's method uses the actual words people say?
Dialogue
In what country does William live?
Malawi
What does William enjoy making?
Things and inventions
What device does William experiment with to learn about electricity?
A radio
William asks questions about how things work. What trait does he show?
Curiosity
What author's method uses details to tell how something looks, sounds, or feels?
Description
Does William grow up in a village or a large city?
A village
Does William always use store-bought tools?
No
What is a dynamo used to produce?
Electricity
William keeps experimenting when something is difficult. What trait does he show?
Persistence
What author's method shares specific things to explain an idea or show how something works?
Examples
What does the author help us picture by describing William's surroundings?
His village and life in Malawi
What does William use when he doesn't have the tools he needs?
Materials he can find.
What does William do when he wants to understand how something works?
He investigates or experiments
What two things do we combine to make an inference?
Text clues and what we already know
What author's method tells a short, interesting story?
Anecdote
What author's method is especially important in Chapter 1?
Description or Anecdote
William makes tools from available materials. What does this show about him?
He is resourceful or clever
Which author's method tells a short, interesting story?
Anecdote
Why should we include evidence when making an inference?
To support our thinking