“White Lilacs” Chapters 15 – 19

Assignment Schedule

Thursday,February 28

Friday,March 1

ReadChapter 17,Vocabulary Sentences

ReadChapter 18

Monday,March 4

Tuesday,March 5

Wednesday,March 6

ReadChapter 19

Study for Quizzes, Response Journal

Comprehensionand Vocab Quizzes!

Work on Book Project!

Vocabulary Words: sheer, abolitionist, charlatan, menace, wheedling, prevailed, ceased, wearily, fragrant, notion

Response Journal: Both the opening and the closing passages of White Lilacs are about Grandfather Jim and his white lilac. What does the white lilac symbolize? Why do you think the author chose the title White Lilacs?

Name: ___________________________________

“White Lilacs” Vocabulary Chapters 15-19

Define each below. On a separate piece of paper, use each word in a quality sentence.

sheer: _____________________________________________________________

abolitionist:_________________________________________________________

charlatan: __________________________________________________________

menace: ___________________________________________________________

wheedling: _________________________________________________________

prevailed: __________________________________________________________

ceased: ____________________________________________________________

wearily: ___________________________________________________________

fragrant: ___________________________________________________________

notion: ____________________________________________________________

Name: ___________________________________

Themes with Purpose

The central insight in a work of literature is called the theme. Sometime works have more than one theme and they can often be interpreted in many different ways. Determining the theme may help you understand the author’s purpose (his or her reason for writing.)

Directions: Look at the two main themes below. Sum up each theme in a few sentences and then list a few ways the theme helps you understand the author’s purpose. In the last boxes, determine a theme of your own and explain why your think the theme is in the book and what the purpose of the author.

Theme:

Author’s Purpose:

Theme:

Author’s Purpose:

Own Theme:

Author’s Purpose:

OB I N G

Name: ______________________________________

“White Lilacs” Chapters 15-19 QuizShort Answer: Answer each of the questions below. (1 point each, 10 points total)

1. What does Catherine Jane do?

2. What does Aunt Susannah decide to do?

3. What does Rose Lee think she wants to do as a profession when she gets older?

4. What do the old Freedomtown members name their new streets after?

5. How does Grandfather Jim try to make the appearance of the new community better?

6. Describe how the community is moved.

7. Explain why Henry leaves town.

8. How does Rose Lee react when she goes back to the old Freedomtown?

9. What does Rose Lee compare to the white lilacs? Why?

Writing: Choose one theme from White Lilacs and answer each of the questions below in a complete paragraph/short essay. (4 points total)

- What is the author’s purpose behind this theme? (2 points) - What are two things that occur during the story that show this theme? (2 points)

Short Answer: Below are some important items from the story. Give the following information about each object. (3 points each, 6 points total)

A. Who owned the item? B. Who gave it to him/her? C. What does the item symbolize?

1. White lilac tree

A.

B.

C.

2. Bobbed hair

A.

B.

C.

Vocabulary: Fill-in the blanks with the proper vocabulary word below. (.5 points each, 5 point total)

abolitionistceasedcharlatanfragrant

menacesnotionprevailed

sheerwearilywheedling

1. Henry had the ______________________ that the area would never be safe for a black man again, especially not for him.

2. Mr. Prince thought that Marcus Garvey may be a ______________________ because he didn’t think that he truly had all of the knowledge he seemed to have.

3. The residents of Dillon ________________________ in making the residents of Freedomtown move.

4. The Klu Klux Klan was seen as a group full of ______________________ because of the destruction they caused.

5. The stockings that women wore were very thin or ___________________.

6. Momma’s voice was much more _________________________ and assuring than Poppa’s yelling.

7. Freedomtown had come to an end or ______________________ after the residents moved.

8. Miss Firth was a follower of the beliefs of Frederick Douglass and therefore, an ______________________.

9. Rose Lee walked in _______________________ after a long day of work.

10. The smells that were leaving the kitchen when Aunt Tillie was cooking were amazingly ____________________.