Today’s Date 8-24-17 Due Date 8-28-17 Literature will consist of researching the book; reading the book; discovering the plot, characters, setting, themes; answering literature guides; and doing book reports. Read over Literature Terms. Put this in your notebook. First book we will read will be Shipwrecked: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy. Any person who leaves the country to go to another and later returns will be put to death. This was the law in Japan in the early 1800s. When fourteen-year-old Manjiro, working on a fishing boat to help support his family, was shipwrecked three hundred miles away from his homeland, he was heartbroken to think that he would never again be able to go home. So when an American whaling boat rescued him, Manjiro decided to do what no other Japanese person had ever done: He went to America, where he received an education and took part in events that eventually made him a hero in the Land of the Rising Sun. Start “My Country Study – Japan” Use computers to find information. (due 9/6/17) Parent Responsibility: Make sure that the student has completed the homework and has shown the work. Parent Signature: __________________________________________________ To Bring to Class: loose-leaf notebook paper, pencil, composition notebook
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The Surrender Tree Study Guide Name ____________________________________
Part One: The Names of the Flowers 1850-1851| Pages 1-22
Writing Prompt: (extra credit for 5th grade)
Part Two: The Ten Years War 1868-1878 | Pages 23-66
Writing Prompts: (5th Grade choose 1; 6th Grade choose 2; all 3 extra credit)
The Surrender Tree Study Guide Name ____________________________________ Part Three: The Little War 1878-1880 | Pages 67-75
The Surrender Tree Study Guide Name ____________________________________ Part Four: The War of Independence 1895-1898 | Pages 77-138
Writing Prompts: (all answer)
The Surrender Tree Study Guide Name ____________________________________ Part Five: The Surrender Tree 1898-1899 | Pages 139-158
Writing Prompts: (all answer)
The Surrender Tree Study Guide Name ____________________________________ Choose one of the following: History Timeline of Early Cuban History Create an initial timeline of early Cuban History using the text of The Surrender Tree. Then, using appropriate print and online resources, research early Cuban History in greater detail. Create a timeline of early Cuban History with descriptions and illustrations of important events. The Surrender Tree also includes a timeline at the end of the book under Chronology. Important People In the section “Historical Note” at the end of the book, Engle writes that the majority of the characters are historical figures. Choose one character to research. Choose from the following: Rosario Castellanos Castellanos or Rosa la Bayamesa, Jose Francisco Varona, El Grillo, or El Joven. Write a paper or do a presentation for the class. Concentration Camps The words “concentration camp” are often associated with The Holocaust in World War II, but there have been other significant uses of concentration camps that are often overlooked. The use of concentration camps in Cuba as referred to in The Surrender Tree is just one example. They were also used in the western United States during World War II. Research these and other examples of the use of concentration camps during wars. Pick two examples and write a paper that compares and contrasts them. What do they have in common? Why were they used? Did the majority of people at the time accept their use? Was there any political resistance to their implementation? (This could be in paragraph form or two lists of similarities and differences) Medicinal Plants Research the use of medicinal plants, perhaps those specific to Cuba or the Caribbean. Write a paper about one or more of these plants, their use, and any interesting historical facts or stories. adopted from https://teachinglatinamericathroughliterature.wordpress.com/the-surrender-tree/ Chapter 1, 2 and 3 Vocabulary Name: ________________________
__ disheartening (7) – predators (7) – dank (8) – provisions (9) – horrendous (9) – migrated (9) – treacherous (15) – fiend (15) – depicted (15) – ruthless (17) – edict (19) –
Chapter 4 and 5 Vocabulary Name: ____________________________ marooned (21) – larder (21) – pantomine (22) – distressed (25) – bow (25) – stern (25) – lashed (25) – flogging (25) – deducted (25) – confined (26) – leviathan (28) – sentinel (29) – carcass (29) – joists ( 31) – baleen (31) – curtain (31) – infuriated (32) – diverting (32) – 1. Why did Japan isolate its people from the rest of the world? 2. During this time, known as Great Peace, what did the Japanese give up as a result of having peace? 3.Write a journal entry on a separate piece of paper. Imagine that you are Manjiro. Describe how you felt when you were rescued. 4. Why was Captain Whitfield highly respected? Chapters 6 and 7 Vocabulary Name: __________________________ dismayed (35) – jeopardize (35) – elated (35) – disembarked (35) – wielded (36) – renounced (36) – assured (36) – baffled (37) – elaborate (40) – stench (41) – dowers (41) – surveying (42) – askance (43) – catered (43) – demeanor (43) – 1. What were some of the things that he experienced or saw in New England that were different from Japan? 2. Name at least five features of Captain Whitfield’s house that were not available in Japan. 3. List at list three American customs that Manjiro found strange. Chapter 8 and 9 Vocabulary Name: ___________________________ forbade (47) – grog (47) – plagued (49) – convey (49) – irrational (50) – unanimously (50) – tormented (53) – inflation (54) – raucous (55) – rampant (55) – almanac (56) – 1. What was a “religious ship”? 2. What was Manjiro’s plan to return to Japan? Why didn’t his plan work? 3. What do you think caused the captain of the Franklin to go insane? 4. Describe what Manjiro saw in San Francisco using your own words. Use at least two to three sentences. 5. How did Manjiro earn money? How much did he make for each job? 6. Why does Manjiro head to Honolulu first? 7. How does Manjiro convince Captain Whitmore to take his friends and him on the Sarah Boyd? 8. Why might Captain Whitmore not want to take Manjiro? Chapter 10 and 11 Vocabulary Name: _____________________________ figurehead (60) – unnerving (60) – interrogators (60) – fortified (61) – retainers (61) – hostility ( 63) hereditary (64) – naïve (65) – inquisitors (65) – 1. Where did Manjiro and his friends get off the Sarah Boyd? 2. What were the conditions like for Manjiro and his friends when they embarked on their journey alone? 3. Why were the people they met afraid? 4. Why do you think the Okinawans thought Manjiro and his friends were foreigners? 5. Why did Lord Nariakira want to speak personally with Manjiro, Denzo and Goemon? 6. What was Lord Nariakira’s assessment of the three men? Chapter 12 and 13 Vocabulary Name: ________________________ elated (67) ecstatic ( 69) – interrogated (69) – muster (72) – vital (72) – feudalism (74) – 1. Did Lord Nariakira’s note prevent Manjiro from being imprisoned? Why or why not? 2. Why do you think Manjiro was put on trial so many times? 3. In this chapter how does Manjiro display courage? 4. What did the three men find when they returned home? 5. What happened to Manjiro? Give several details. 6. What incident occurred that changed Manjiro’s life significantly? 7. When Commodore Perry returned from Hong Kong, armed with weapons, the Council of Nobles realized that they had problems. What did the Council see as the two main problems? 8. What did Manjiro recommend as a solution for Japan? 9. Why wasn’t Manjiro permitted to meet with the Americans? 10. What did the “Treaty of Peace and Amity with the United States” say? 11. As consultant, what significant things did Manjiro help Japan accomplish? |
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