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Author and illustrator of Shifting Ground
Jeanie Stewart-author
illustrated by Ken Stetz
Give three attributes (a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something.) of Davy
Davy is 14 years old
takes on Dad role
Believes in family
Is tougher (physically and mentally)than he thinks
define Argue
Beds were often made of hay stuffed in quilts.
What figurative language saying came from this:
(meaning go to bed)
Hit the Hay
What two big natural events happened in Davy's area where he was living.
Earthquakes
Comet
Why is the book called Shifting Ground?
One of the main conflicts is an earthquake
three attributes of Mikona:
She is Shawnee
Davy's step mom and Pauline's mom
She is a good mother
define swamp fever
2.dated
Why was it scary for Davy when his step mother became ill?
His father and sister's died after getting ill.
He knew very little about sicknesses
There was often no cure but death.
Due to the unrest in 1811 between two parties there was a war in 1812. Who were the two groups of people?
the real causes of the war of 1812, were not merely commerce and neutral rights, but also western expansion, relations with American Indians, and territorial control of North America.
What point of view is the book written:
In the first person POV, your narrator might say, 'I've come to this coffee shop so often, the barista knows me. ' Your narrator in the second person POV might say something like this, 'You've come to this coffee shop so often, the barista knows you. ' The third person POV knows what all the characters are thinking.
In first-person narration, the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view. The narration usually utilizes the pronoun I (or we, if the narrator is speaking as part of a group).
Attributes of Davy's brother Hank:
He is selfish
He is all about the adventure
He is short sighted to what is important in life.
Define Pemmican
Where did Davy's family get Pauline's cradle, table, chairs from?
Davy's father made them.
Why did Hank want to leave his family?
He wanted to be a boatman and look for adventures.
Where does the family move to at the end of the story?
In 1811, New Madrid was located in Missouri, near the junction of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. It was the epicenter of a series of earthquakes that occurred between December 1811 and February 1812.
three attributes of Doc Tinker:
He is a dad and husband
He helps the sick
He knew it was an equake and what to do
Define omen
Why did Davy walk to town.
In 1811 there are no cars, there are trains but they would not go to town. Some had horses and some people can't afford a horse or feed them.
Why did Davy and his family have to move on to New Madrid?
Equake destroyed the area they were living in.
Who do you consider the toughest character in our story. Why?
Davy- he fights to keep the family safe from everything taking on the dad role.
Three attributes of Davy's father
He was a great dad making a home for his family built many things in the home.
He remarried to Mikona and they had Pauline together.
He was a proud prairie homesteader who wanted to be able to do all on their own.
Bank the fire-define
Banking a fire means to smother the flames with ash and embers to preserve heat. This method is useful when you want to save a fire so you can use it again later.
How did Hank pack up his belongings to leave?
Put all of his stuff on a blanket and pulled up the corners and took it.
To start again what would you need in 1811.
Seeds for the garden, purchasing or barder animals, food for the animals, water source, fencing, building outbuildings, equipment (knives or guns, saw, axe)
Taking care of crops and livestock, in particular, are time-consuming and physically demanding tasks,