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“The
People Could Fly” by Virginia Hamilton page 498


Analyze
the Visual: What supernatural element does the image
display?
Slavery



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




What is the
point of view of the narrator?
freedom


What is the
folk tale about?
Slavery







What was
surprising in the folk tale?


That
they flying



Why did the
author write this folk tale?
Just
for like the slavery




What events
would never have happen if the baby didn’t cry?

Another
and another fell from the heat.


Why did
Hamilton (the author) use dialect?




What role
does Toby play in the resolution of the folk tale?

Father



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.