Red Badge of Courage
How did Henry Fleming feel in the beginning of the book?
He felt excited, and wanted to be a hero
What does the prefix 're' mean?
To do it again
Name 3 musical instruments
Guitar Piano
Trumpet Violin
What does ashamed mean?
Feeling shame, guilt or embarrassment.
Personification
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
What happened in the middle of the book?
Henry Fleming fled when the fighting started and was a coward.
What did the students choose as their project?
A plan to improve the recycling efforts in the school. They ordered more recycling bins, gave bins to each grade level and put bins in common areas of the school.
What is a musician?
Someone who sings, plays or writes music
Define investigation
To get information or facts about something.
Allusion
Reference to a well-known person, place, thing or idea.
What is the meaning of the allusion in this sentence:
"Wow! Sarah was really acting like a Grinch today in music class".
Grinch is the allusion. Sarah was acting crabby, mean or rude in class today.
What happened at the end of the book:
Two Different Beats?
Both Harrison and Ma were honored for their philanthropy. Harrison organized The Concert for Bangladesh to support refugees. Ma established the Silkroad Organization to provide educational resources across cultures.
What is the difference between a suffix and prefix?
Suffix is at the end of a word
Prefix is at the beginning of a word
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statement or claims not meant to be taken literally
Describe Henry Fleming in 3 words.
Coward Fearful
Naive Courageous
Shameful Brave
What happened in the middle of the book, The Project?
The students researched and spoke with the mayor of their town. They decided to implement a recycling bin project in their school.
What happened at the beginning of the book,
Two Different Beats?
Music is all around us and can have a powerful influence on the way people act and feel.
Define musical instrument
an object, tool or device used to produce music.
What is this an example of:
"You are being as quiet as a mouse"
Hyperbole
The theme of The Red Badge of Courage?
Courage broke through the fear
How did the students feel at the end of the book and why?
They felt proud because their plan worked and the mayor was impressed with their project.
Name 3 ways George Harrison and Yo-Yo Ma are similar.
They are both musicians, they both play string instruments, they are both famous, they are both involved in philanthropy, they both incorporated different cultures into their music.
Define philanthropy?
The practice of giving money, effort and time to improve other peoples lives.
What is this an example of:
"The wind was wailing".
Personification