Buried in the Blizzard
Directions: To get to know our next great read, see what you can find buried in Blizzard. Answer
with complete sentences.
1. Examining the front cover, what do you think this non-fiction book is about?
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2. What book, besides Blizzard, did the author write?
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3. Name one of the accolades for Blizzard.
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4. Turn to the second page. Why do you think a newspaper spread was chosen as a graphic
here?
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5. Name someone thanked in the acknowledgements section.
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6. Look in the Table of Contents. What is the name of chapter 5?
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7. What page can “Notes on Sources and Related Reading Material” be found?
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8. According to Blizzard, where could you find more information about the poor and
homeless?
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9. Looking at the photo on pages 34-35, what problems do the knocked-down lines
present?
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10. Look in the Index to find the first page number listed for “weather forecasts.” Turn to
that page. Look at the map. Which direction do the two storms appear to be moving?
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11. After locating “Newspapers,” in the index, write one of the headlines created by the
New York Sun.
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12. What sort of task(s) did firemen carryout during the blizzard? Hint: Use the index and
cite your source!
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13. Looking at the map on page 52, what do you predict will happen to the two storms?
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14. Write a bibliography entry for Blizzard.
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Questions to consider:
What observations can you make about the title of the book? How about the chapter
titles? Make some predictions. What is the book about? What do you think will happen?
Who do you think was involved? When do you think the events took place?
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Questions to consider:
What observations can you make about the photos on the front cover and inside the
book (Pgs 1-56)? Read the captions. Make some predictions. What is the book about?
What do you think will happen? Who do you think was involved? When do you think the
events took place? Where do you think the events took place?
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Questions to consider:
What observations can you make about the photos on the inside the book (Pgs 57-124)?
Read the captions. Make some predictions. What is the book about? What do you think
will happen? Who do you think was involved? When do you think the events took place?
Where do you think the events took place?
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Questions to consider:
Scan the index. What words stand out to you and help you make predictions about the
text? Make some predictions. What is the book about? What do you think will happen?
Who do you think was involved? When do you think the events took place? Where do
you think the events took place?
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Questions to consider:
Look at the maps on pages 3, 11, 52, 85 and 97. Make some predictions about the storm.
What direction(s) does it move? Look at the first 5 unnumbered pages of the book and
the headlines listed on page 82. Look at the accolades listed on the back cover of the
book. Make more predictions. What is the book about? What do you think will happen?
Who do you think was involved? When do you think the events took place? Where do
you think the events took place?