Questions for The Jumping Frog (p 3&5) -- answer on a separate piece of paper
1. How does the use of authentic dialect add to the story?
2. Describe man’s relationship with the natural world in this story
3. Who are the protagonist and antagonist – explain
4. Compare this style of writing and the topics and themes to Transcendetal writing
2. Describe man’s relationship with the natural world in this story
3. Who are the protagonist and antagonist – explain
4. Compare this style of writing and the topics and themes to Transcendetal writing
Questions for Darwin reading (per 3&5)
1. Looking at Darwins observations about the Tortoise, what questions drove his data collections?
2. What specifically did Darwin have to do to acquire the information he was seeking? In otehr words, how did he collect his data?
3. Mark places in the reading where his use of his senses is evident.
2. What specifically did Darwin have to do to acquire the information he was seeking? In otehr words, how did he collect his data?
3. Mark places in the reading where his use of his senses is evident.
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
a website about the author
questions for Chapters 1-6
questions for Chapters 7-11
questions for Chapters 12-17
questions for Chapters 1-6
questions for Chapters 7-11
questions for Chapters 12-17