The Jumbies Chapter 1

The Jumbies

By Tracey Baptiste

Lesson Objective: I can research, identify, analyze, interpret and describe the critical ideas, values, and themes that appear in the novel and understand the way these inform and impact the text.

Open Ended

Turn, Talk, Type: What does the title tell you about the chapter?

Match

Vocabulary:

Match the underlined words with their definitions.

• Birds alighted on a branch overhead…

• ...the creature cowered against a rock.

• You actually chased an agouti into the forest?

• ...stumbled over the dead leaves and protruding roots.

settled or came to rest

crouched or curled up

a rodent

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

• settled or came to rest

• crouched or curled up

• a rodent

• extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

Match

Vocabulary:

Match the underlined words with their definitions.

• ...closed her fist firmly around the stone pendant...

• Something small scratched through the undergrowth

• ...two boys in tattered, dirty clothing stood watching them.

• She strained her eyes in the dappled sunlight...

an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry

an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry

old and torn; in poor condition.

marked with spots or rounded patches

• an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry

• an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry

• old and torn; in poor condition.

• marked with spots or rounded patches

Multiple Choice

Comprehend:

Why does Corinne chase an agouti into the forest?

• It had an injured paw.

• Her mother’s necklace was tied to its leg.

• It had taken one of her chickens.

• She wanted to keep it as a pet.

Multiple Choice

Comprehend:

What is the name of Corinne's father?

• Paul

• Peter

• Pierre

• Patrick

Multiple Choice

Comprehend:

What does Corinne see while in the forest?

• Big teeth

• Yellow eyes

• Large tail

• Pointy ears

Multiple Choice

Comprehend:

What does Corinne think is after her?

• A vampire

• A jaguar

• A large snake

• A jumbie

Open Ended

Turn, Talk, Type: List three things that you would include in a summary of this chapter.

Point of view (POV) tells us whose eyes and ears we experience the world of the story through. POV lets us know who is narrating and how close the narrator is to the events and character emotions described.

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​Small Group

Open Ended

Analyze:

Is narration in The Jumbies first person or third person? Who is the point of view character in the opening pages of the novel?

Open Ended

Analyze:

"Corinne retied the necklace around her neck and felt the stone settle close to her heart. “Ready.”

Corinne and her father walked away as the sun slipped toward the horizon. 

They did not see the pair of yellow eyes that brought a dim light to the edge of the forest. The darker it got, the brighter the eyes became. The eyes watched Corinne and Pierre as they went on the road until they disappeared around a bend. And once the sun descended beneath the tops of the trees and the forest shadows lengthened along the road, the jumbie emerged."

Discuss point of view in the passage. Narration stays in third person here but there is a spot where Corinne is no longer the point of view character, where readers no longer see what she sees.

1. Where is the spot? 2. Why do you think the author decided to make this shift out of Corinne’s POV?

​Until next time...