the watsons go to burmingham by: christopher paul curtis

9
The Watsons Go to Burmingham By: Christoph er Paul Curtis

Upload: morgan-king

Post on 05-Jan-2016

228 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: The Watsons Go to Burmingham By: Christopher Paul Curtis

The Watsons Go to Burmingham

By: Christopher Paul Curtis

Page 2: The Watsons Go to Burmingham By: Christopher Paul Curtis

Set in the 1960s during the Civil Rights Movement

Historical Fictionhttp://dc399.4shared.com/img/185942505/4c6489a6/dlink__2Fdownload_2FpQ8UuAAI_3Ftsid_3D20110707-180742-f481fedf/preview.mp3

Page 3: The Watsons Go to Burmingham By: Christopher Paul Curtis

Flint, Michigan – Birmingham, Alabama

Setting

Page 4: The Watsons Go to Burmingham By: Christopher Paul Curtis

Kenny and Grandma Sands in Alabama

Characters:

Kenny- protagonist

Byron- antagonist

Wilona

Daniel

Joey

Grandma Sands

Page 5: The Watsons Go to Burmingham By: Christopher Paul Curtis

Plot:

1)1) The Weird Watsons’ Road trip

2)2) The Whool Pool

3)3) Bombing of the church

4)4) Pet Hospital

Page 6: The Watsons Go to Burmingham By: Christopher Paul Curtis

Mood:

Humorous

(Brief Read)

“Weird Watsons”

“Brown Bomber”

Page 7: The Watsons Go to Burmingham By: Christopher Paul Curtis

Theme:

People are capable of evil as well as good.

Page 8: The Watsons Go to Burmingham By: Christopher Paul Curtis

Opinions:

1) Hilarious

2) Easy to Read

3) Family Issues are easy to connect to

4) Didn’t give enough connections to the events of the time period

Page 9: The Watsons Go to Burmingham By: Christopher Paul Curtis

The Watsons Go to Burmingham

By: Christopher Paul Curtis