DAVY CROCKETT SAVES THE WORLD
What is the genre?
What is the POV of this story?
1st person mode. It is in Mary‘s POV. The protagonist.
”when they pay back the loan , the duodu family borrows the money to buy a second hand sewing machine.” What does loan in that sentence? What made you know?
”pay back” “borrows the money” loan- a thing that is borrowed, especially money.
“Everyone was proud of their nonviolent movement” what does nonviolent mean in that sentence?
Since non means not, nonviolent means using peaceful means Instead of with force.
what is the POV of this story?
1st person. It is bud
Why does Davy where a coonskin cap?
Because the comet singed his hair off. When it grew back it was tuft like grass and he couldn’t comb it with a rake.
What is the genre of this story?
Realistic fiction
What caused Kojo to quite school? What was his job when he quite?
He quite school since his dad died and his mom needed more hands to collect wood to sell at the market.
Martin Luther King Jr. was chosen
What figurative language is “Dusky Dvastators of the Depression“?
Alliteration
What does the author think of Davy?
SWhat type of character is Mary’s little brothercharacter?
he is a minor character who pops in the story. He isn’t talked much in this story
What type of college does Kojo go to?
Why did the author repeat “the people walked” a lot?
to emphasize that the people never gave up on freedom. they didn’t fight, instead they walked, boycotted.
How does Mr. Calloway act when he first met Bud?
He doesn’t like him because he thought he was just a kid with no home. He acted mean, grouchy and grumpy. He didn’t even want to be near him.
What happened after Davy Crockett defeated Halley’s Comet?
He got married to Sally Sugartree. there was a huge parade for his honor. he got elected to Congress
What did Kim learn from Mary?
The bad comments their family gives are just jokes. They don’t mean it.
What point of view is this in? How would it change if it was in another POV? (1st or 3rd)
This story is in 3rd person. If it was in 1st person, we would know what kojo feels about getting one hen and that one hen making a big difference. We would know why he thought of getting a hen and not anything else.
What does the author think of Rosa Parks and how she did for the boycott?
The author thinks Rosa is a strong and brave woman. The author thinks she was right when Rosa sat still on the bus seat. they said Rosa has the integrity, dignity and the quiet strength.
compare and contrast bud and bugs.
Bud and bugs are both on the lam. They both come from the home. They both been in a foster family. Bugs went on the train to the west when he was on the lam. Bud walked to Grand Rapids instead of transportation. Bugs went to a family with a girl. Bud went to a family with a 12 year old boy. The amos.
Where did Davy go to find the comet?
The Great Smoky Mountain
Why does Kim’s mom gasp when Mary’s mom gives a bad comment on her children’s work?
Kims mom thinks its rude and doesn’t know that they don’t mean it. It is just a joke.
What did kojo do to make a big difference?
He bought one hen to feed his mother and him with eggs and to sell. The food led him to more money and got him more eggs which gave them more chickens. He could also go back to school. He went to agriculture college To study more about farming.
What is the theme of rosa?
A problem can only be fixed if someone is willing to do something about it and has the courage to solve it.
What is the theme of this story? what did bud have that other kids wouldn’t if they were in his shoes?
Bravery. If other kids were in bud‘s shoes they wouldn’t have moved on. They wouldn’t have escaped when he was with the amos’s family. They wouldn’t have had the courage to find someone related to them.