Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

1. Fever 1793by Laurie Halse Anderson 8th grade Interdisciplinary Unit

2. Words of 1793

3. Fever 1793 -Research Questions • List five significant people of 1793. • List five significant events in 1793. • Who is the president in 1793? • Where is the nation’s capital located in 1793? • How is Yellow Fever contracted? • What are the symptoms of Yellow Fever?

4. Theme Heritage • her·i·tage •  [ hérritij ]    • something somebody is born to: the status, conditions, or character acquired by being born into a particular family or social class • Synonyms: inheritance, legacy, tradition, birthright, custom, culture

5. Bell Ringer: Mon. 2/04/13 Look at the image below. Explain what the picture symbolizes and from what time in history it represents. Provide details you learned from your research.

6. Bell Ringer: Tues. 2/5 Eliza is a black woman living freely. Explain how she is treated in society and how she was able to earn her freedom.

7. Bell Ringer: Mon. 2/11 You do not have to write out the questions or quotes, but you do need to answer in complete sentences using the questions in your responses. • Describe how Matilda feels when she visits the Ogilvies in chapter 7? Explain your answer. • Identify the simile and metaphors in the following quote. How does the author use figurative language to create a vivid description of how Mattie is feeling now that her mother is sick? “Mother shivered so hard, her teeth rattled. Even with all the blankets in the house on her, she could not warm. She lay under the faded bedding like a rag doll losing its stuffing, her hair a wild collection of snakes on the pillow, her cornflower blue eyes poisoned with streaks of yellow and red. It hurt to look at her.” (chapter 9)

8. Bell Ringer: Tues. 2/12 1. Describe how the sick and dying were treated in Philadelphia in 1793. • How does the picture relate to our novel?

9. Bell Ringer: Wed. 2/13 Copy down the sentences. Then replace each underlined word with a synonym. 1. The teens were loitering in front of the store with nothing to do. • Sheila abhorred snakes; she screamed whenever she saw one. • The lawyer argued vehemently about the crime committed against the elderly woman. • After the test, the students implored for a break.

10. Bell Ringer: Th. 2/14 Copy down the sentences. Then replace each underlined word with a synonym. • The pestilence was so swift and severe that survivors had to evacuate immediately, leaving behind multitudes of unburied bodies. • He enjoyed their walk and thought she had a droll sense of humor. • In the middle ages, people believed diseases were caused by miasmas. • The child finally conceded that her mother was right.

11. Fever 1793: Cornell Notes

12. Fever 1793: Cornell Notes

13. Double Entry Journal

14. Fever 1793 Chapters 14-15 One Pager

15. Vignette • A Vignette is “writing that is prompted by a particular focus. It might be a character, an event in history, a setting or an observation. • Each vignette stands on its own, a little slice of life that is usually particularly vivid and is written from a particular point of view” 

16. Vignette Today, we will perform our vignette instead of writing. • Groups of five • Choose a significant scene from Fever 1793 from chapters 1-10. • You will create a living photograph of the scene (think of it as a snapshot) • Members of group will have to be able to discuss why you chose the scene and its significance to the plot • The class will have to guess which scene you are portraying and which characters are involved.

17. Vignette Rules: • You will be given ten minutes to choose, discuss, and answer questions for your scene. 2. Questions must be answered on separate sheet of paper and turned in to teacher before you perform your vignette. 3. You will have ten minutes to prepare your vignette. 4. No speaking or moving during your vignette until a classmate correctly identifies your scene, characters involved and setting.

18. Vignette Questions • From what chapter is your vignette? 2. What is the setting? 3. Which characters are involved in your vignette? 4. What is happening in your vignette? 5. Why is this scene from the book significant to the plot of the book?

19. Homework: Vocab. Chs. 1-10

20. Homework: Vocab. Chs. 1-10

21. Homework: Vocab. Chs. 15-21

22. Homework: Vocab. Chs. 15-21

23. Bell Ringer: Tues. 3/5/13 Write the sentences and provide a synonym for the underline vocabulary term. • The trifling conversation was of no importance to me; the girls gossiped and spoke of shopping and unruly celebrities. Synonym: __________ • The price for the acting class was exorbitant; therefore, the aspiring actress could no longer pursue her dream. Synonym: __________ • Sam was in a devastating car wreck which rendered him an invalid. Synonym: __________

24. Bell Ringer: Wed. 3/6/13 Dramatic Irony: when the audience knows something that the characters in the story don’t know. Hyperbole: a type of metaphor that is an over exaggeration. Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance Paradox: a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. Personification: when an author gives human qualities to nonhuman objects. Theme: the author’s message; the life-lesson of a text. Symbolism: when an object, person, or event represents something else: a bigger idea or meaning.

25. Literary Devices

26. Bell Ringer: Fri. 3/8/13

27. Bell Ringer Tue. 3/12/13

28. Bell Ringer: Mon. 3/18Fever: R.L-8.3

29. Bell Ringer: Tues. 3/19 • What does the following quote reveal about Mother Smith? • What does this quote motivate / provoke Matilda to do? “I said don’t you fall in love with that baby girl. She’s not yours. You can’t keep her. You had any sense, you’d take her right down to the orphan house tomorrow and hand her over. Don’t look back.”

30. Homework Read “The Masque of the Red Death” and complete the Venn Diagram that will compare and contrast the short story to Fever 1793. Generate three questions from the short story.

31. Bell Ringer Analyze the quote that follows by drawing a picture that captures the quote. Then write one word that describes the mood. “No pestilence had ever been so fatal or so hideous. Blood was its Avatar and its seal—the redness and the horror of the blood…”

32. Bell Ringer: Main Idea Main Idea

33. Socratic Seminar • You will earn points for the amount of times you speak during our seminar (You are limited four times speaking during our conversation). • If you invite someone in to speak, you double your points. • If you connect your comment literary devices or comparing and contrasting to Fever , you double your points.

34. “Philadelphia Under Siege: The Yellow Fever of 1793”

35. Bell Ringer: Wed. 3/20 1. “ She was a friend! You must allow me [to go to Polly’s funeral]. Why are you so horrid?” (pg. 16). • “Little Mattie indeed. Another month and I’d be almost as tall as Eliza. I hated to • be called little.” (pg. 11). • “This was a great man, Captain William Farnsworth Cook…you will not bury him • without a prayer.” (154). 4. “I made a face at the doorway. I had just saved her precious quilt from disaster , but would she appreciate it? Of course not.” (pg3).

36. HomeworkTues. 3/19 Title and Author Read “The Masque of Red Death” by Edgar Allen Poe and create a One Pager.

37. Period 3: Portfolios

38. Fever 1793- One Pager

39. Homework What is your first impression of Matilda? Provide a description of Matilda that includes what you imagine her to look and three character traits. Provide textual evidence from the novel to support character traits. This should be 5-10 sentences long.

40. Internet Workshop: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/index.html • Students will browse this website while learning about different facts about the Yellow Fever epidemic. They will even be able to read a journal entry from the time period.

41. Video clips: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyNRzviXbvg&feature=related Fever 1793 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFyu9Arjy-k Fever 1793 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfIPgSHaJwE&feature=related Fever 1793 • All three Fever 1793 video clips offer background knowledge on the subject. I would pick only one to watch before starting the novel. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjfrexe61XI American Revolution War

42. Comprehension Questions Chapters 1-5 1. What year does this story take place? 2. What is the main character’s name? 3. What city does this story take place in? 4. Where is the main character’s father in the story? 5. Who is Polly and what happened to her?

43. Comprehension Questions Chapters 1-5 6. What is the main problem in the story? 7. Name one reason the people say is why this problem is happening. 8. Who is King George in the story? 9. Who is Nathaniel Benson? 10. Why does mother think of sending Mattie away?

44. Comprehension Questions Chapters 1-5 11. Describe Grandfather. 12. Describe the climate in the story. 13. Why do the church bells ring at unusual times?

45. Project Choices • Model of Philadephia in 1793 • Newspaper • Children’s Book • Documentary Film using Movie Maker • Student’s Choice w/ Teacher Approval

46. Guidelines for Model • Structure will appropriately represent accurate proportions • A plan/blueprint should outline a timeline and organized plan for materials and design • Must include at least 4 relevant locations or structures • Team must provide a journal that provides a complete record of planning, construction, testing, modifications, and some reflection about the strategies used and the results • Appropriate materials must be selected and creatively modified in ways that make them even better. • Must provide a key explaining orientation of the model’s components • A 3-5 minute presentation explaining the structure

47. Guidelines for Newspaper • At least 4 period appropriate articles • Articles should be at least 4 paragraphs • A headline for each article • Written in present tense – as if you are there • Name of paper, day and date, city and state • At least 4 pictures – pictures don’t necessarily have to be related to an article, but all must have captions • Correct grammar and spelling • Should look like a newspaper with no awkward blank spots • Overall appearance of newspaper should be historically accurate

48. Guidelines for Children’s Book • Hard cover w/ binding • Front cover - title, author, & illustrator • Back cover with a summary • Title Page - title, author, illustrator, publisher, date, and approximate reading level • 10 - 20 pages, not including cover and title page • No more than 5 sentences per page • Pages must be numbered • Illustration on every page • Language and content appropriate for a child

49. Guidelines for Documentary Film • 6-10 minutes • Include video clips and still photos with necessary citations • Background Music • Written Script & Recorded Narration • Student-produced introduction and close • Title Screen & Closing Credits • Transitions & Video Effects

50. Key Elements • All students will be responsible for demonstrating their understanding of certain “key elements” in each content area. • Language Arts – characterization • Math – analyzing statistics • Science – cause and spread of the yellow fever virus • Social Studies – Philadelphia as the capital & the Free African Society