Who am I?
Who is William Kamkwamba
Malawian inventor, engineer, and author
Geoffrey and Gilbert and William do what together?
They begin to crack the radios to find out how sounds come out
What happened to the town's maize?
Government officials seized it for themselves
What research did William conduct before building the Windmill?
William discovers textbooks on energy at the small local library.
Explain Design thinking process
ask, imagine, plan, create, test, share, improve
Who William lives with?
he has six sisters, a mother and a father.
William and Geoffrey begin to do what for money?
Fix broken radios
How many meals per day did the kamkwamba's had?
1
How does William spend his time now that he does not go to school?
He goes to scrapyards and collect materials to build his windmill
What is B2P?
Bridges to Prosperity- organization aimed at building bridges for communities to have access to education, healthcare, ect
William- at first- believes in Magic or science?
Magic
William and Geoffrey do not have the appropriate tools, so what do they use to fix radios?
recycled materials
What was the effects of the drought?
no water for the crops to grow
Once William builds a small windmill and sees its successful, What does he do next?
prepares to build a bigger one
What is TedTalk?
a nonprofit that shares educational and inspiring ideas
Who is Khamba?
William's uncle's dog
What is the function of the dynamo?
to provide electricity/power
What was the effects of famine in Malawi?
creates starvation and desperation. people fight to get Maize from the government
William attempts to stand the windmill, what happens?
The crowd assembled laugh at him. But he succeeds
What are connotations? Give an example
an idea or feeling that a word invokes- can be positive or negative
William and Kwamba become friends, what do they do together?
They hunt
Why william decides to go to school?
becomes curious about how things work and decides that he wants to be a scientist.
Why did William drop out of school?
He could not afford the high fees
What habits of character William has displayed in the building process of his Windmill?
perseverance, determination
Explain the meaning of this quote and identify which figure of speech is used( hyperbole, simile, ect):
"The hunger played games with my mind"
Personification- cruel and active force