Clara Barton Battlefield Nurse & A War Diary of Clara Barton

“Clara Barton: Battlefield Nurse” is called “historical drama” because 

• it has more than one narrator
•  it is based on real events
•  there are stage directions
• you can visualize the scenes 

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CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which word describes how Captain Neal feels about Clara? 

• forgiving
• admiring
• irritated
• jealous

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The stage directions at the beginning of the play state: “Bursts of gunfire can be heard intermittently.” This tells you that 

• the setting of the play is dangerous
•  the play is set in the current day
• violence will be a major part of the plot
• the theme of the play will be how harshly people treat each other 

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CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

At the end of the play, Captain Neal changes his mind about the need to have Clara stay at the battlefield because 

•  a dozen injured soldiers are brought in
• his brother is wounded
• he observes how good Clara is at her job
•  Mrs. Fales convinces him to let Clara stay 

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CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Captain Neal thinks of Clara as

• a saint
• an amateur
• a hard worker
• a meddler

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.3

The stage directions in the play describe Captain Neal writing a letter and later showing it to Clara. The letter asks

•  people in Washington to have Clara recalled from the battlefield
• his brother to enlist in the U. S. Army
• Clara to forgive him for not understanding the importance of her work
• people in Washington to have Clara officially attached to the U. S. Army

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CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

In the “War Diary” Clara describes the conditions at Fredricksburg that include

• organized hospital wards with the latest equipment
• hundreds of injured soldiers who are starving
•  operating rooms with dim light and limited equipment
• railroad cars filled with dying soldiers

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

What was NOT one of the problems that Clara identified in her report to the War Department?

• the amount of time it took to get the soldiers to treatment
•  the lack of supplies
• the improper conduct of the army officers
• the lack of transportation

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The play and the diary are similar because they both

• have dialogue
• show Clara’s commitment to injured soldiers
• mention Mrs. Fales
• show Clara’s private thoughts

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CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The play and the diary are different because

• one is written by Clara herself and the other is not
• one is based on something real and the other is not
•  one shows Clara as brave and the other shows her as weak
• one deals with the problems of the officers and one does not 

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CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5