Winds of Hope 1
How did William get many of the parts needed to build his windmill?
He collected them from the junkyard.
Which TEXT FEATURES are present in this selection?
Photos and Captions
BRISK: Jamie had a hard time keeping up with her mom who was walking at a BRISK pace.
Fast
What type of house was easily moved and made of buffalo skin?
Tipi/Teepee
What is an igloo made out of?
blocks of ice
What made William want to build his windmill?
William thought that a windmill could help his family and their farm.
William wasn't able to attend school, but as a result he found new ways to learn and invent such as reading science books and taking things apart. This is an example of which TEXT STRUCTURE?
Cause and Effect
Found in the text while we are reading that lets us know that the word is important.
Bold, Italics, or Highlighted words
How many people could live in a longhouse?
50
Which type of house was NOT permanent?
igloo
This selection is a magazine article that someone wrote to give information about William's life. Which GENRE best describes this kind of text?
biography
What is the AUTHOR'S PURPOSE for writing this text?
inform
DISDAIN: She looked at me with DISDAIN after I ruined all her shoes by pouring paint on them.
Anger
Why does William most likely continue to provide villages across Africa with wind and solar power?
He believes it can improve people’s lives.
William was able to build a functioning windmill despite having very little money for his project and a limited education. Which type of reading signpost (signal) is this?
contrasts and contradictions (unexpected or a surprise)
In Winds Of Hope, the first sentence says: "Parched red dust swirled on the wind as William Kamkwamba (kam-KWAHM- bah) stooped between rows of chimanga, or maize, near his family’s mud-brick thatched home in Malawi, Africa."
What text feature do we see in this sentence?
Pronunciation Guide
Which American Indian region lived in longhouses?
Eastern Woodlands
In the Northwest, these poles had carvings of animals that represented things about the tribe.
totem poles
Why was a windmill so important to William’s family?
It provided energy for their lights and radios.
Why did William and his family not have a maize crop that year?
There was a serious drought
What do we call the sentence or description you see underneath a photograph or illustration?
Caption
What was the name of the Southwest's main house?
Pueblo
What is a pueblo made out of?
adobe