English Language ArtsLevel 8 Lesson 29

Mrs. Morrisey

Grammar Grabber

The burglar would of stole my watch if i hadn't been wearing it

Grammar Grabber

The burglar would have stolen my watch if I had not been wearing it.

Quickwrite: (3 min.)

Can you think of a story from

your culture that has been

passed down from generation

to generation?

Quickwrite: (3 min.)

Can you think of a story from

your culture that has been

passed down from generation

to generation?

Lesson ObjectivesLegends

What is a Legend?(a traditional story or group of stories told about a particular person or place)

Story Elements of LegendsCharacterization: few charactersSetting: Place(cultural, relevant);

Time (past, realistic)Plot: Includes action, suspense, basic conflictTheme: Explains natural or unusual phenomena, lessons for life Tone: Reader led to new insight

The Woman in the Snow

By: Patricia McKissack

Racism

Mystery

HATE

Desperation

Civil Rights Movement

Discrimination

Ghost Story

The Woman in the Snow

By: Patricia McKissack

Class Assignment

•Oral Reading•Question/Response

The Woman in the SnowReading Questions

1. What is Grady’s nickname for the Hall street express?

2. Why does Grady refuse to take Eula Mae to the hospital?

3. What happens to Eula Mae when she is turned away by Grady?

The Woman in the SnowReading Questions

4. How often does the ghost of Eula Mae return?

5. What does Ray Hammond do when he encounters Eula Mae?

The Woman in the SnowReading Questions

6. What happens to Eula Mae after Ray takes her to the hospital.

7. Why do you think Eula Mae is never seen again?

8. What aspects of the legend seem realistic and/or unrealistic? Explain.

The Woman in the SnowReading Questions

1. What is Grady’s nickname for the Hall street express? The Blackbird Express is the nickname.

2. Why does Grady refuse to take Eula Mae to the hospital? She doesn't have money.

3. What happens to Eula Mae when she is turned away by Grady? She and her babyfreeze to death in the snow.

The Woman in the SnowReading Questions

4. How often does the ghost of Eula Mae return? Once a year on the anniversary of her death.

5. What does Ray Hammond do when he encounters Eula Mae? He stops and picks her up, pays her fare and treats her well.

The Woman in the Snow6. What happens to Eula Mae after Ray takes her to the hospital. She gets out, smiles and is never seen again.

7. Why do you think Eula Mae is never seen again? Her spirit is at peace. The wrong that was done to her and her baby has been made right. 8. What aspects of the legend seem realistic and/or unrealistic? Explain. Multiple responses

1. Definition of Legend2. Literary Elements in Legends3. The Woman in the Snow

What did we learn in

this lesson?

Research the 1955-56 Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Write a 1 page paper explaining your findings.