The 5 W's
WHEN did the story take place?
Sometime in June (summer time)
What was the mother's job?
Trapeze artist
Why did the mother save herself during the trapeze act disaster?
-she wanted to save her baby
-it was her natural instinct to save herself
Name ONE thing you can use to study for our Assessment
-the 5 w's chart
-this jeopardy game
-re reading the story
-talk about it in class/with a friend
-review your close reading scavenger hunt questions
WHERE did the story take place? (2 places)
1. The circus/trapeze tent
2. The narrator's house
What happened to the mother's FIRST husband?
He died in the trapeze accident
-because she is her daughter and she loves her
-she is comfortable in stressful situations
WHERE can you study for our assessment? (2 places)
-school
-home!
WHO are the characters in the story? (4 people)
The mother (Anna), the narrator/daughter, Harry (first husband), second husband
What were TWO things the daughter did when she noticed the fire?
1. She touched the door to see if it was hot.
2. She put a towel under the door to stop the smoke
3. She put on her robe, sat on her bed, and waited for help
Why did the daughter wait on her bed during the fire? (after checking the door and putting a towel under it)
-there was nothing else she could do after checking the door and putting a towel down
-she was trained in second grade to wait for help
What day is Part 2 of our assessment DUE? (the argument paragraph)
Friday, November 3rd!
WHAT happened in the story? (2 disasters)
2. The daughter/narrator got trapped in the housefire and was saved by the mother
Why did the mother go blind?
She got cataracts in her old age.
How do we know Anna (the mother) is so comfortable in stressful/dangerous situations?
-she was a trapeze artist
-she was comfortable even when she went blind
What day is Part 1 of our assessment? (the multiple choice questions)
Wednesday, November 1st!
WHY - Do you need selfishness to survive? YES or NO. with 1 example from the story.
YES - the mother needed to be selfish to save herself instead of her husband
NO- the mother was not selfish when she saved her daughter. The daughter also relied on her instinct and others to save her.
What did the mother do to save her daughter?
She asked the fireman for his ladder, climbed it to get to the tree, and jumped off the branch to the daughter's window
How are the mother and daughter similar during a crisis?
-they are both calm
-they both use their instinct/training
What is the argument question prompt for Part 2 of our assessment? (the question you will be taking a side on)
Do you need selfishness to survive?