Literature: Unit 1, Coming Of Age The Drummer Boy of Shiloh

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LiteratureUnit 1, Coming Of AgeThe Drummer
Boy of Shiloh

• By Ray Bradbury
• Short Story Pages 6-15

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Day 1
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Responding to Art
This picture portrays the loneliness of a
soldiers life. It prevents an overly sentimental
interpretation by focusing on the realistic
aspects of the soldiers clothing and
downplaying their sad expressions with shadows
from their caps.
Your Turn If you were separated by your family,
far away, how might you feel? Why? In this
photograph what do you think the soldiers are
thinking about?
Home Sweet Home, Homer Winslow
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Notes On Art

• The main character in the story we are about to
  read is in a similar camp the night before a
  major battle.

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Extra Credit Opportunity

• For homework tonight, research the actual Drummer
  Boy Of Shiloh, print it out and bring it to class
  with you tomorrow. This is optional, you will
  earn 10 points extra credit for doing this.
  Tomorrow in class you will tell us about him and
  explain what you found out.

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Preview

• Read aloud in class, talk about.

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Background

• Shiloh - Hebrew word meaning Place of Peace.
• The battle of Shiloh (actual event) occurred on
  April 6, 1862 near a church called Shiloh.
• Shiloh is surrounded by Peach Orchards (very
  peaceful), there were more than 3,000 deaths and
  20,000 causalities as a result of the battle.

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Literary Analysis (Pg. 1)

• Historical Setting is a real time and place in
  history (something that actually took place in
  the past)
• You can see places and events from history
  through the eyes of a fictional character.
• Complete the worksheet on Historical Setting.

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Literary Analysis (Pg. 2)
Know for Test!!!

• Mood
• The feeling or atmosphere of the work.
• In the April Night, blossoms fell from the
  orchard trees and lit with rustling taps on the
  drumskin. At midnight a peach stonefell swift
  and unseen, struck once, like panic
• Words in italics establish the mood.
• The details of unexpected noises in an otherwise
  quiet night create a nervous, anxious mood.

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Reading Strategy
Know for Test!!!

• Finding Word Meaning in Context
• The context of a word is the situation in which
  it is used, as indicated by the surrounding words
  and phrases.
• When you come across unfamiliar words, look for
  clues in the context (Context Clues) to help you
  find the meaning.
• Talk about this with class. Give chart.

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Vocabulary Development

• Benediction
• Noun Blessing.
• Riveted
• Adjective Fastened or made firm.

• Compounded
• Adjective Mixed or combined.
• Resolute
• Adjective Showing a firm purpose determined.

Know for Test!!!
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Pages 6-7

• Drum beating!!!
• This activity emphasizes how the difference
  between a slow beat and a fast beat affects your
  attitude.
• How might the differences between a slow and a
  fast beat affect the attitude of soldiers
  marching into battle?

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Pages 6-7 (cont.)

• About the story
• This story is set in a Tennessee peach orchard on
  the night before the Civil War battle of Shiloh.
  A young drummer boy cant sleep because hes
  thinking about what will happen the next morning.
  He briefly considers staying behind when the
  fighting begins. Then a man walks by and stops to
  talk, and the boy discovers that this man is his
  general. From their discussion, the boy arrives
  at a new understanding about his role in the
  battle to come.

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Background Art

• Look at the picture on Page 6.
• The artist Julian Scott was a Vermont veteran of
  the Civil War.
• In this portrait, the dark blue of the buys
  uniform indicates that he was a member of the
  Union army. Confederate soldiers wore gray.

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Art Questions

• Answer on your own paper!
• What clues about the historical setting of the
  Civil War are found in this painting.
• What difficulty for soldiers is depicted in the
  painting?

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When You Read

• We will stop occasionally and talk about what we
  have read so far.
• You will need to answer all the questions in the
  margins unless notified otherwise.
• Put Page Number, and then the question type and
  answer it.
• Sometimes, we may do it as a class out loud.

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Pages 6-7, Important!!

• Ask questions about anything you do not
  understand.
• We will stop at the footnotes, and read them
  aloud together.
• We will stop at any given point to discuss.
• We may either read it together in class, taking
  turns. OR listen to it on CD.

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Pages 6-7, Music

• The Civil War inspired many a great Patriotic
  songs in the North and South.
• The Battle Cry of Freedom
• Marching Through Georgia

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Music

• Homework Search songs sung in the Civil War sung
  by both the Union and the Confederacy. Print out
  the lyrics and bring in the song on CD.
• Example 1 The Battle Cry Of Freedom
• Northerners Union

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Music, Pt. 2

• Lyrics For Previous Song
• Yes, we'll rally round the flag, boys, we'll
  rally once again,?Shouting the battle cry of
  freedom,?We will rally from the hillside, we'll
  gather from the plain,?Shouting the battle cry of
  freedom!The Union forever! Hurrah, boys,
  hurrah!?Down with the traitors, up with the
  stars?While we rally round the flag, boys, rally
  once again,?Shouting the battle cry of freedom!We
  are springing to the call of our brothers gone
  before,?Shouting the battle cry of freedom!?And
  we'll fill our vacant ranks with a million free
  men more,?Shouting the battle cry of freedom!The
  Union forever! Hurrah, boys, hurrah!?Down with
  the traitors, up with the stars?While we rally
  round the flag, boys, rally once again,?Shouting
  the battle cry of freedom!We will welcome to our
  numbers the loyal, true and brave,?Shouting the
  battle cry of freedom!?And although they may be
  poor, not a man shall be a slave,?Shouting the
  battle cry of freedom!The Union forever! Hurrah,
  boys, hurrah!?Down with the traitors, up with the
  stars?While we rally round the flag, boys, rally
  once again,?Shouting the battle cry of freedom!So
  we're springing to the call from the East and
  from the West,?Shouting the battle cry of
  freedom!?And we'll hurl the rebel crew from the
  land we love best,?Shouting the battle cry of
  freedom!The Union forever! Hurrah, boys,
  hurrah!?Down with the traitors, up with the
  stars?While we rally round the flag, boys, rally
  once again,?Shouting the battle cry of freedom!

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Confederate Song Example

• Dixie
• The Bonnie Blue Flag
• Cannot use these examples.

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Pages 8-9

• Vocabulary Development
• Prefix -bene- (benediction)
• Literally means good/well.
• On your paper, list 3 words that you know of that
  start with this word part. Look up in the
  dictionary, and define it on your paper. Also,
  pick 2 words to use, and create sentences using
  the words to talk about this story.

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Pages 8-9 (cont.)

• Reading Strategy
• Answer the question on the right margin on page
  8.
• Talk about this.

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Drums

• We will talk about drums and why drums are
  important in many cultures.

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Page 9

• Answer the questions on your paper.
• Talk about this page, paraphrase, etc.