Name: Johanna Castillo
From: Mesquite, Texas
Votes: 0
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“The
People Could Fly” by Virginia Hamilton page 498
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Analyze
the Visual: What supernatural element does the image
display?
Slavery
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Read
the folk tale and describe whom the characters are.
Character
Description
Toby
Old
man & tall
Sarah
she
got wings carried a babe
Overseer
Directs
the work
Driver
motivates other
young
woman she flew
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What is the
point of view of the narrator?
freedom
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What is the
folk tale about?
Slavery
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What was
surprising in the folk tale?
That
they flying
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Why did the
author write this folk tale?
Just
for like the slavery
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What events
would never have happen if the baby didn’t cry?
Another
and another fell from the heat.
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Why did
Hamilton (the author) use dialect?
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What role
does Toby play in the resolution of the folk tale?
Father
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Why didn’t
all the slaves fly away?
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I
will…. explain the clues provided in the last paragraph that proves
this is a folk tale.
