Lines to Know
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
What is "The Boy Patriot"?
The Legend of William Tell.
Olive Beaupre Miller
The point of highest emotional tension in the story.
What is the climax?
She took up her husband's musket and continued his fight after he died.
Who is Molly Pitcher?
Gessler hung this object on a pole in the square at Altdorf.
What is a hat?
"He named her sergeant with manly praise."
What is, "Molly Pitcher"?
Molly Pitcher
Who is Kate Brownlee Sherwood?
The lesson that the author wants you to take away from reading the story.
What is the theme?
This ninety year old woman hung a flag in her attic window.
Who is Barbara Frietchie?
What is Charlestown?
"With malice toward none and charity for all."
What is, "Honest Abe"?
For Our Country's Sake
Thomas Moore
The feeling the author is trying to convey.
What is the mood?
In "Thanksgiving Day," Magda recites this during the program.
What is a prayer?
The Boy Patriot recounts the last day of his life.
Who is Nathan Hale?
"God keep them always everywhere --
The home, the heart, the place of prayer."
What is, "Three Things"?
God Save Our President
Francis De Haes Janvier
The single event that kicks off a story.
What is the inciting incident
One of the two girls who found Mr. Caulfield's Metal of Honor in The Forgotten Hero.
Who are Mary or Helen
In The Man of the Hour this is why Colonel Laurens was sent to France.
What is to request aid?
"I, too, feel that same beautiful thank-you-God, All we Americans say here today."
What is, "Thanksgiving Day"?
Thanksgiving Day
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
The final outcome or resolution of a story or a drama.
What is the Catastrophe or Denouement?
Molly Pitcher's husband was responsible for aiming this type of weapon
What is a cannon?
This American President Issued the Thanksgiving Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?