By Laurie Halse Anderson
FEVER 1793
FEVER 1793
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Anticipation guide
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Read a nonfiction articles:
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Yellow Fever,
 http://www.cdc.gov/yellowfever/
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Philadelphia during Revolutionary War,
 http://www.revolutionary-war.net/philadelphia.html
 Blanchard's
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Balloon
http://www.lewis-clark.org/content/contentarticle.asp?ArticleID=2513
http://www.shmoop.com/fever-1793/blanchard-hot-air-balloonsymbol.html
FEVER 1793
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Symbolism
 http://www.srvhs.srvusd.k12.ca.us/Staff/teachers
/gschmitz/Fall%2007/Sophmores/Symbolismwork
sheet.pdf
 Definition: A person, place, action, word, or thing
that (by association, resemblance, or convention)
represents something other than itself. Verb:
symbolize. Adjective: symbolic.
 Mosquitoes, Paris, Blanchard's Hot Air Balloon, The
Garden, and Food
VOCABULARY
Hearth
 Constitutional
 Mangle
 Constable
 Benediction
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 Week
1: students will complete a Frayed model
 Week 1: scavenger hunt: find the words within the
book with a partner and write the full sentence
 Week 1: vocabulary test on Friday
THURSDAY
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Please read from page 24-34 out loud
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Complete activity while reading chapter 6-7
Hearth
Constitutional
Mangle
Constable
Benediction
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I will be back shortly
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VOCABULARY TEST QUIZ
Hearth
a. an utterance of good wishes.
Constitutional
b. the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone,
brick, etc., often extending a short
distance into a room.
Mangle
c. an officer of the peace, having police
and minor judicial functions, usually in a
small town, rural district, etc.
Constable
d. of or pertaining to the constitution of a
state, organization, etc.
Benediction
e. to injure severely, disfigure, or mutilate
by cutting, slashing, or crushing
VOCABULARY
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Week 2
 Trustee
 Odoriferous
 Valise
 Cajole
 Fractious
 Definitions,
use in a sentence with figurative language
(simile or metaphor) , illustrate, and construct a
paragraph using all of the words
 Vocabulary test on Friday
VOCABULARY TEST WEEK 2 FEVER 1793
1. Trustee
2. Odoriferous
3. Valise
4. Cajole
5. Fractious
a. readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome
b. a person, usually one of a body of persons, appointed to administer the affairs of a
company, institution, etc.
c. yielding or diffusing an odor.
d. to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.
e. small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet
articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
VOCABULARY
Demure
 Wares
 Epidemic
 Respite
 Rile
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Make flashcards with terms and definitions, construct
sentences using terms, and complete practice quiz
https://flashcards.engrade.com/fevervocab
 Vocabulary test on Friday
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VOCABULARY QUIZ WEEK 3
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Demure
Wares
Epidemic
Respite
Rile
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1. characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
2. to irritate or vex
3. articles of merchandise or manufacture
4. a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything
distressing or trying; an interval of relief
5. extremely prevalent; widespread.
SETTING
Define setting
 http://www.shmoop.com/fever1793/setting.html
 Create a visual representation of the Cook
Coffee House
 Provide the time period
 List 5 items that you use to prevent being sick
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CHARACTERS OF FEVER 1793
http://www.shmoop.com/fever1793/characters.html
 Define protagonist and antagonist
 http://www.shmoop.com/fever1793/protagonist-antagonist.html
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QUIZ QUESTIONS FOR WEEK 1
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What historical events define your generation? What
about your parents' generation?
Have you ever experienced a crisis or a loss? How did
you respond to it?
What does family mean to you?
Who are the people who make up your family? Are they
all related to you by blood?
What does Grandfather's sword over the mantle
symbolize?
What are some modern day epidemics that you could
compare to the yellow fever outbreak of 1793?
WEEK 1 SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
READ CHAPTERS 1-8
1. What spreads the yellow fever?
 2. What city is filled with wonder and excitement?
 3. Who flew his hot air balloon English Channel?
 4. Which character is this? In the beginning a lazy,
fifteen year old girl. After the fever she becomes a
hardworking woman.
 5. Who is this character? A rude, fussy old women
who thinks Matilda doesn't work hard enough.
 6. Compare and contrast the experiences of Mrs.
Flagg, Grandfather, and Mattie
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WEEK 2
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Point of View
 Note
taking
 http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/point-of-viewworksheets/point-of-view-comic-strips-project.pdf
 Theme
 Note
taking
 http://www.shmoop.com/fever-1793/themes.html
CHAPTER 9
What does Mr. Rowley declare for Matilda?
 Why does Matilda read to her mother?
 Why does mother tell Matilda to leave the
room?
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http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/fever_chapte
r_09_student.pdf
CHAPTER 10
1. Who declares that mother has yellow fever?
 2. Discuss the medical procedures that this
individual preforms on mother?
 3. What package does Matilda receive and
from whom?
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Discuss the important of this item to the text
4. Where does Matilda go and why?
 http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/fever_chapte
r_10_student.pdf
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CHAPTER 11
What happens to Grandfather on their journey?
 Discuss the protest of Matilda and Grandfather
 Why are Matilda and grandfather abandoned?
 What are the three fundamentals of soldiering?
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http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/fever_chapte
r_11_student.pdf
CHAPTER 12
What does Matilda do during this chapter?
 What characteristics is she showing?
 Describe grandfather
 What is the importance of grandfather calling
Matilda “Captain?”
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http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/fever_chapte
r_12_student.pdf
CHAPTER 13
Who is King George?
 List the items that Matilda completes
 How would you hand this situation?
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http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/fever_chapte
r_13_student.pdf
POINT OF VIEW
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http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/point-ofview-worksheets/point-of-view-worksheet.pdf
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Review activity
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http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/point-ofview-worksheets/point-of-view-worksheet-3.pdf
CHAPTER 14
Describe the events that have occurred to
Matilda
 Who is Ms. Flagg?
 Compare the differences between the French
and English way of handling the Yellow Fever
 Where is mother?
 http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/fever_chapte
r_14_student.pdf
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CHAPTER 15
1. Describe the situation in Philadelphia based on
the Yellow Fever epidemic
 2. Why is this foreshadowing?
 3. What is Grandfather doing as Matilda
recoveries?
 4. Grandfather steps in and says that he'll act as
her guardian. Rather, "No kin of mine goes to an
orphan house, not as long as I have breath in my
body“ What is his plans?
 http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/fever_chapter_1
5_student.pdf
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CHAPTER 16
What idea does Mrs. Bowles suggest to
Matilda?
 Find a quote to describe Philadelphia upon
Matilda’s return
 Discuss this quote: Matilda calls it "a field
plowed by the devil"
 http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/fever_chapte
r_16_student.pdf
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SYMBOLISM
What is the significance of the Cooks' garden?
What is it a symbol of?
 Why is the color yellow important for this novel?
How is it related to both negative things (the
fever) and positive ones (such as Blanchard's
yellow balloon)?
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VOCABULARY WEEK 4
1. salvage
 2. shroud
 3. exorbitant
 4. commotion
 5. famished
 Vocabulary activity: define terms, draw a picture
with a sentence, find an antonym and synonym for
each term, and make a 100% on your test
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VOCABULARY WEEK 5
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dim
disentangling
solemn
cackled
trundled
scurrilous
ails
resolutely
purge
putrid
Frayer model for the first 5 on day one. Practice quiz. Frayer model for
the second five on day three. Make a 100% on test on Friday
CHARACTER ROLES
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Protagonist
Character Role Analysis
Matilda
Matilda Cook is the character in the novel we root for,
and we better do some heavy duty rooting because she's
up against quite a bit. Matilda comes face-to-face with a
raging yellow fever epidemic that's picking off her
friends and family one by one. Over the course of the
novel, we see her mature from a slightly bratty teenager
to a responsible, self-sufficient adult with cares and
concerns about those around her
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
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Matilda is a changing character
 Self
absorbed teenager (give examples from
chapter 1-3)
 The victim (give an example)
 The survivor (what did she over come)
 The caregiver (give an example and include Nell)
 The adult (what has she become the head of)
CHAPTER 17
Where do Matilda and Grandfather return too?
 Describe the garden, coffeehouse, and living
quarters?
 List two good things that occur for Matilda and
Grandfather
 Why does Mattie pray and for who?
 http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/fever_chapte
r_17_student.pdf
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CHAPTER 18
Matilda bathes, describe the bath water?
 Without clean clothes, what does Matilda dress
herself in? Given significant to this decision?
 What does Matilda cook?
 What role has Matilda taken on in the family?
 http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/fever_chapte
r_18_student.pdf
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CHAPTER 19
Summarize the events of this chapter
 Discuss the results of the death of this
individual on our character
 http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/fever_chapte
r_19_student.pdf
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CHAPTER 20
http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/fever_chapter_2
0_student.pdf
 What should Mattie do?
 What does she do with herself when morning
arrives?
 Mattie meets a younger girl during her walk
through the city. What does the girl tell Mattie?
 Explain this quote
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"enough to fill house after house, street after street"
WRAP UP
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