Johnny Tremain. by Esther Forbes. Reading, writing, rithmatic and more!

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1 Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes Reading, writing, rithmatic and more!

2 fatuous smugly and unconsciously foolish; unreal p.103 wary on guard; watchful p.103 enigmatic - puzzling p.103 abet to approve, encourage, and support; urge and help on p.107 imperturbable unshakably calm and collected p.110 obdurate hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; hardhearted p.118 inundate to cover with water; to overwhelm p.141 prodigious impressively great in size, force or extent; extraordinary; marvelous p.160 impudent offensive boldness p.165 2

3 pique a feeling of wounded pride p.183 lucid mentally sound; sane or rational; easily understood p.186 garrulous given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk p.198 indolent habitually lazy p.198 malice a desire to harm others or to see others suffer p.198 get your dander up p.200 His Majesty is real mad. Got his royal dander up. ardent passionate; displaying strong enthusiasm or devotion p.202 dilatory tending to postpone or delay p.209 lassitude a state or feeling or weariness p.210 ravenous extremely hungry p.211 3

4 qualm a sudden feeling of sickness; a sudden disturbing feeling p.213 ardor fiery intensity of feeling p.215 queue a line of waiting people or vehicles p.215 sullen, glum gloomy p.219 homely not attractive or good-looking; plain; simple p.225 lanky tall, thin and ungainly p.225 dilapidated having fallen into a state of disrepair, broken-down p.225 4

5 Look It Up! shrewd p.234 It looked to him they were shrewder guessers than their elders who were trying to believe that not a shot had been, or would be, fired. glib p.237 And their faces were so bland and they reassured the people so glibly that not a shot had been fired, not a person killed and begged all and sundry so smoothly to keep calm and go to their shops or their homes, Johnny was confident that the British as well as the inhabitants had heard now that the war had begun. bland p.237 see glib sundry p.237 see glib smug p.242 But they don t want us around. Can t bear the sight of us, Mrs. Bessie said smugly. diffident p.243 A little diffidently Isannah herself emerged from behind the lady s great dark skirts. tentative p.247 He said it tentatively. invincible p.257 He had seen so much of the British army he had come half to believe that they were, even as they said, invincible. 5

6 Here s your line: I think that I could do it. Now say it tentatively smugly diffidently invincibly blandly glibly shrewdly glumly ardently maliciously fatuously warily impudently 6

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8 I was just finishing up polishing the saddle for the Colonel when 8

9 Paul Revere s Ride LISTEN, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. The first stanza of Longfellow s 1860 poem. Lines per stanza: Rhyme scheme: My Revolution Poem 9

The cold, wild air was like wine in the veins.

10 Trees were turned to scarlet, gold, beefy red: blueberry bushes to crimson. Through one patch a white cow was plodding, seemingly up to her belly in blood. The cold, wild air was like wine in the veins. And across the vast, blue sky, white clouds hurried before the wind like sheep before the invisible wolves. Johnny Tremain p

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13 Scarlet Shades of Red Crimson 13

14 Descriptive Writing What time of year is it? What time of day is it? 14

15 Descriptive Words Like a river of blood. p. 233 You could see the flash of musket fire, too far away to be heard. Fireflies swarming, hardly more than that. p.241 Whatever could he do against this great scarlet dragon? p

16 My Descriptive Words Noun Adjectives Similes 16

17 Scale Drawing This drawing s scale is 1 cm. = 6 in. 0 ft 6 in 1 ft How wide are these shelves in centimeters? How high are these shelves in centimeters? How deep is the unit in centimeters? Inches? Inches? Inches? Now change those inches into feet. 17

18 Drawing to Scale 0 ft 1 ft 18

Paul Revere took his midnight ride from Charlestown to Lexington, about 10 miles.

************************************************************************ The British had to cover

************************************************************************ Washington had about 2400

19 Paul Revere took his midnight ride from Charlestown to Lexington, about 10 miles. If he could ride 1 mile in 2 minutes, how long did it take him to take his ride? ************************************************************************ The British had to cover the same distance. If they could march one mile every 25 minutes, how long did their march take? ************************************************************************ Washington had about 2400 troops with him. If each boat held 40 people, how many times did a boat have to cross the Delaware to get everyone to the other side? 19

What percentage of their soldiers were taken captive?

20 The British had 700 soldiers at the Battle of Lexington. The Patriots had 70. How many more (or what percent more) soldiers did the British have? ************************************************************************ At the Battle of Bunker Hill the Patriots had 1,200 men and 30 were taken prisoner. What percentage of their soldiers were taken captive? (divide) ************************************************************************ By the end of the Battle of Bunker Hill 140 Patriots were killed, 270 wounded and 30 taken prisoner. What was the American s total loss? The British counted 2,400 wounded after the battle and 226 dead. What was Britain s total loss? How many more soldiers did the British lose than the American s? 20

21 The Process of Melting Silver For You, O God, tested us; You refined us like silver. Psalm 66:10 21

22 Fire Prevention Fire Preparedness Our home evacuation plan: 22

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24 Yankee Doodle filled the darkness as the eerie shrilling of the hylas fill black swamps in spring. p

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26 Directions/Answers to math 2-4 Vocabulary : Find the sentences with the word in it and copy it into the space provided. If the sentence is too long, just copy the part of the sentence containing the word. (One word has the sentence filled in. You need to use context clues to write in the meaning. Also, sometimes the word in the book looks a little different than the word in the vocabulary list. For example diffident in the book may be diffidently or maybe the word is plural in the book. 5 Look It Up : I provided the sentences from the book. You write in the definitions. 6 Action! : Stand up in front of your audience (at least two people please) and say your line (given on the page) all those different ways. After if you are having too much fun try it with your own line. This will help you learn your vocab too! 7 If I Were : If I were a character in Johnny Tremain I would be. This is how you should start. Fill in the blank and explain why. Then you could write, If I were a soldier in Revolutionary times I would be. Would you be for the British or the Americans? Would you be a deserter, a general? If there is room, you could then write, If I were a colonist in 1775 I would. Would you write for the Observer? Would you be a spy? (You can do one or all three, but you must fill the page. Of course you could add more pages too! There s a blank page at the end you can print out as many as you like and use wherever there s a need.) 8 Finish the story and use at least 5 of the vocabulary words. Try for 10! 9 Paul Revere s Ride : 5 lines per stanza; AABBA; write a poem about something related to the Revolution, and use the same pattern (5 lines and AABBA rhyme scheme). 10 Copy book quote in your best cursive writing onto the lines. The next several pages are based on this quote Sponge painting : Sponge paint leaves on the tree, cloud(s) in the sky and blueberries on the bush. See the description on page 10. Cut sponge into some different size small pieces but make sure you have a place to hold it away from the paint. Put down newspaper 26

27 to prevent a mess. Dip in paint (acrylic, tempra). Dip on paper towel. Push straight down on paper and lift straight up. 13 Shades of Red : Fill in the shapes each with a different shade of red. Write a label on the left for what color you think you have made (fire-engine red, scarlet, etc.) You can find ideas online if you need help. You can see again the description from the book on page Descriptive Writing : Reread the quote from Johnny Tremain (on page 10). You can tell that it is fall by the description. The author didn t need to tell us. Answer the question about each picture using description only. 15 Descriptive Words : Copy descriptive sentences from the book. 16 My Descriptive Words : Pick a noun (something you could write about). Write three adjectives that describe that noun. Write three similes, one using each adjective. Now write a short paragraph telling about your noun and use all of your similes. See example below. apple; red, crispy, tasty; red as blushing cheeks, crispy as burnt toast; tasty as Thanksgiving; I m saving my apple for an afternoon snack. It s hard to wait staring at its skin, red as blushing cheeks. Just thinking about it I can hear it as I bite, crispy as burnt toast. How can I wait to eat something as tasty as Thanksgiving? Chomp! 17 Scale Drawing : A map making skill! Wide: 10 cm. 60 in or 5 ft; 8 ½ cm. 51 in or 4 ¼ ft; 3 cm. 18 in or 1 ½ ft (multiply number of centimeters by 6 inches or add the number of centimeters together 6 times) 18 Drawing to Scale : Measure in feet something big in your home with an easy shape (a window, table, etc.). Use the scale give on the page (one inch equals one foot) and draw a scale drawing of the object. 19 If 1 mile = 2 minutes, then 10 miles = 20 minutes. Older students can use the formula distance = rate x time. 1 mile = rate x 2 minutes. Rate = ½. 10 miles = ½ x time. Time = 20 minutes (multiply each side by 2) If 1 mile = 25 minutes, then 10 miles = 250 minutes, 4 hours 10 minutes 27

28 2400 troops/40 boats = 60 trips across the river soldiers or 90% ( = 630, 70 is 10% of 700 so 100% - 10% = 90%) 2.5 % (1200/30 =.025; to make a number into a percent you move the decimal point over to the right two places) American loss = = 440; British loss = = 2626; Difference is = 2,186 soldiers 21 Science : Write about the process of melting silver. How hot does it need to get to melt? What chemical is released? What does it mean to refine silver? You can also write about the process of molding silver after it is melted. (You can always add pages or write on the back.) 22 Fire Safety : Write in things you can do to prevent fires (never play with fire, etc.). Write in things you can do to prepare for fires (fire detectors, etc.) Write out your family s evacuation plan including where you will meet and practice it. 23 Healing from a bad burn : How is a bad burn treated? What does the body do to heal itself? How is the picture on the page different from how Johnny s hand was wrapped? What was wrong with how Johnny s hand was treated? How was Dr. Warren able to help? (Learn about scar tissue and if you like scar tissue operations.) 24 Learn about hylas, or hawk moths. There isn t a lot out there so you will need to learn about moths in general to learn some general ideas about the hawk moth. You can read at this link (working 8/09) about the sound the hylas make Blank page of lines to use as you please. 28

Walt Whitman. American Poet

Walt Whitman. American Poet Name Per. Walt Whitman American Poet By Eleanor Hall Most of the time when we hear the words poem and poetry, we think of verses that have rhyming words. An example is the opening lines of Henry W. Longfellow