English 3

Riverdale High School

THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD PONDCH. 5

GENRE • Historical Fiction - the genre of literature, film, etc.,

comprising narratives that take place in the past and are characterized chiefly by an imaginative reconstruction of historical events and personages.

• Popular examples –

• The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

• Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

• The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

WHEN DOES THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND TAKE PLACE?

Identify clues from the text!

REVIEW

• Discuss what has occurred so far in chapters 1-4.

CONTRASTSThe first five chapters of the novel emphasize the differences between Kit and the Puritans of Connecticut. These differences are the basis for much of the conflict in the story. Fold a sheet of paper in half lengthwise to create a 2-column chart.

CONTRAST CHART

Kit The Puritans

Fill out what we know already from previous chapters, then add details from Ch. 5 as we read..

CLASS DOJOThe web tool, Class Dojo, will help me to keep track of who has read and/or answered questions during reading.

AFTER READING - WRITTEN RESPONSE

Author’s typically try to create a protagonist with whom readers will sympathize. Kit is a complicated protagonist. Most of you probably sympathize with her in some ways, but not in others. Explain, using specific details from the text, what about her is worthy of sympathy and what is not. Then, discuss why the author may have chosen to create such a complicated main character.

RUBRIC FOR WRITTEN RESPONSE