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E.Q . What inspires an author to write? Agenda: Intro to The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963

E.Q . What inspires an author to write? Agenda: Intro to The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963 Vocabulary chp 1-3 How to set up your Interactive Student Notebook Chapter One Homework: Vocabulary flashcards due Friday!. Christopher Paul Curtis.

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E.Q . What inspires an author to write? Agenda: Intro to The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963

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  1. E.Q. What inspires an author to write? • Agenda: Intro to The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963 Vocabulary chp 1-3 How to set up your Interactive Student Notebook Chapter One • Homework: Vocabulary flashcards due Friday!

  2. Christopher Paul Curtis The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963

  3. Christopher Paul Curtis • Born in Flint Michigan in 1953 • Loved to read but lamented as a child that there weren’t enough books with African American characters like him • Began working at the General Motors factory while he attended Michigan State University. He continued working there for many years • Working at the factory gave him free time to begin writing • Eventually took a year off to write The Watsons go to Birmingham • The inspiration for the characters in his book developed from people he has know

  4. The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963 • About a family called the weird Watsons who take a trip from Flint, Michigan to Birmingham, Alabama • Debut novel published in 1995 • Newberry Honor Book • Coretta Scott King Honor Book • American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults • Also wrote: • Bud Not Buddy • Bucking the Sarge (2004) • Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money (2005) • Mr. Chickee’s Messy Mission(2007) • Elijah of Buxton (2007) • The Mighty Miss Malone (2012).

  5. Where did Christopher Paul Curtis get the idea for this novel? • His inspiration for The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963 came from a trip from Michigan to Florida that he made with his own children. He was determined to make the trip in 24 hours! • What problems could you see with this plan? • How could you make a trip like this successful?

  6. What does Christopher Paul Curtis say about this book? • The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 is the story of an ordinary family, but a family caught in an important moment in American history. By telling the story through the eyes of ten-year-old Kenny, I hope the book can be a tool for teachers to help students understand that history does not happen to strangers but to people just like them. • What do you think he means when he says, “history does not happen to strangers but to people just like them”?

  7. Work Session • Read chapter one of The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963. • Answer your chapter one guided reading questions in COMPLETE sentences as you read. Make sure you number your answers! • Contrast the Watson parents’ backgrounds. • Show how Mr. Watson points out some issues in Alabama. • Analyze how Mrs. Watson tries to put a positive spin on life in the South. • Generalize why Kenny thinks that Byron is playing a trick on him when he calls for help. • Assess why Kenny does not fight back when Byron plays How to Survive a Blizzard. • Infer how Byron would have probably reacted if Kenny had been stuck to the mirror. • Examine why Kenny had to pour the water on Byron’s lips. • Begin your chapter 1-3 vocab. Flash Cards will be due Friday!

  8. Chapter 1-3 Vocabulary • Thermostat: a device for controlling temperature •  Juvenile delinquent: a person under 18 who gets in a lot of trouble. •  Blizzard: a severe snowstorm • Passionate: feeling great emotion about someone or something • Hostile: unfriendly, threatening • Vital: absolutely necessary or important; essential • Miraculous: occurring through divine or supernatural intervention • Incapable: no able to do something • Intimidate: to bully or threaten • Emulate: to imitate or copy • Punctual: on time • Version: a form of something that is different than an earlier form of that thing •  Reinforcements: additional or supporting forces •  Radioactive: giving off dangerous levels of radiation

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