Vocabulary
What's a synonym for scouted?
look for/search
State the simile on page 145.
"gleaming like spilled sugar"
What is Mae's relationship with her grandfather like?
They are close. She cares for him and in the end he sees what's important to her.
At the beginning of the story, the astronauts landing on the moon encourages Mae to...
go to the moon one day too.
What evidence on page 292 tells you this text is historical fiction?
It references May 1961 and President Kennedy
10 years
What type of figurative language is listed below: "Through the open windows our voices sailed over Star, our town."
personification - giving inanimate objects human like qualities: voices can't sail!
Because she is excited about it.
Look at the illustrations on pg 290 & 291. How do the astronauts influence the kids?
They pretend to be astronauts too.
Page 292 - what is President Kennedy's dream?
to send astronauts to the moon before the end of the decade
keeping busy in an aimless way/ "messing" with something
What type of figurative language is used in: "The cornstalks whispered wile we gazed at the..."
personification - giving inanimate objects human like qualities: corn can't whisper!
How does watching the moon walk bring Gramps and Mae closer together?
Gramps now looks in awe at the moon walk and sees how important to Mae it is.
How does the moon landing develop the relationship between Mae and Gramps?
Pages 292-293 - How do the illustrations help you understand the text?
Mae describes a liftoff it helps you visualize the launch.
Describe what "directing" means
giving someone directions
The phrase "worn out" is known as an...
idiom
Mae says, "And once upon a summer's night, it (the moon) told me to dream." What does she mean by this?
What might have influenced the author to write this story? (hint pg 304)
She was 5 when the astronauts landed on the moon, she grew up in Houston, TX where the Johnson Space Center is.
What key detail on pg 296 does Mae give to explain how Gramps feels?
I remembered something he said once: Why spend all that money to go tot he moon when there's so many folks in need right here on Earth?"
Define "technology"
the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
The following uses what figurative language:
"... words that gave me goose bumps..."
idiom
On page 298-299, what does Mae wonder about?
What the astronauts are seeing and if they can see the planets
How does the historical setting influence the plot?
The moon walk inspires Mae to dream about becoming an astronaut. It gives Gramps that she will have more choices than he did (farming).
Page 302 - what details help you visualize Mae's reaction to Gramp's words?
"I put my hand in his"
"I smiled in the dark"
"made my heart squeeze"