“The Drummer Boy of Shiloh”
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“The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” Background Information
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“The Drummer Boy of Shiloh”. Background Information. Battle o f Shiloh was a MAJOR battle in the American Civil War Lasted only 2 days – April 6 th and April 7 th of 1862 Took place in southwestern Tennessee. Background Information. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Drummer Boy of Shiloh
The Drummer Boy of Shiloh
Background InformationBackground InformationBattle of Shiloh was a MAJOR battle in the American Civil War
Lasted only 2 days April 6th and April 7th of 1862
Took place in southwestern Tennessee
Background Information
A small, backwoods church with the name of Shiloh . . . . would give its name to the battle that would swirl around it.
Background InformationThe Union (the North) was led by General Ulysses S.Grant
The Confederacy (the South) was led by General Albert Sidney Johnston
Background InformationThe Confederacy decisively won the first day of battle
However, the tide turned quickly and ultimately Grant and the Union won
Background Information
Approximately 25,000 men were slaughtered in two days
Bloodiest battle in US history at its time
Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension:
1. lunar
2. solemn
3. askew -
Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension:
1. lunar of or pertaining to the moon
2. solemn
3. askew -
Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension:
1. lunar of or pertaining to the moon
2. solemn gloomy or somber
3. askew -
Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension:
1. lunar of or pertaining to the moon
2. solemn gloomy or somber
3. askew - crooked
Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension:
4. basting
5. benediction
6. bindle(d)
Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension:
4. basting to pour liquid over meat while cooking
5. benediction
6. bindle(d)
Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension:
4. basting to pour liquid over meat while cooking
5. benediction a blessing, typically given at the end of a worship service6. bindle(d)
Some vocabulary that might aid your comprehension:
4. basting lkdaldkl
5. benediction - a blessing, typically given at the end of a worship service
6. bindle(d) to tie together as with a rope
Comprehension CheckWhat indications in the story show that Joby is afraid?Comprehension CheckAt the beginning of the story, what is Jobys perspective or point of view about his role in the war? Compare his perspective with the generals perspective.Comprehension CheckWhat is significant about how Joby joined the army?Comprehension CheckThe general comforts Joby by saying he also cried (paragraph 32). What is different about why the two characters cried?Comprehension CheckSummarize the drummer boys importance to the army, according to the general.Comprehension CheckNotice how paragraph 46, beginning, So bring the right . . . speeds up the pace of the story. Examine the paragraph and determine how the author makes the reader and Joby feel the excitement of the general.
