The Watson's Go to Birmingham Chpts. 1-5

Through which point of view is The Watson's Go to Birmingham told?

• First Person (uses I, Me, My, Mine)

• Second Person (Uses you, your, yours)

• Third Person Limited (Knows thoughts/feelings of one character and uses he, she, they)

• Third Person Omniscient (knows thoughts and feelings of all characters)

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

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Whose perspective is the story told through?

• Byron Watson

• Joey Watson

• Wilona Watson

• Kenny Watson

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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How does our narrator see his older brother, Byron?

• A very smart and hard working person

• A juvenile delinquent who skips school and doesn't listen to their parents

• A really good big brother who is always nice

• As a nerd who reads all the time

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.8.6

How does the author let us know the narrator is smart?

• He describes how the narrator gets all A's in school

• He describes how the narrator tutors other students after school

• He explains how the narrator skipped grades

• He explains how the narrator gets called "Egghead," "Poindexter," and is made to read in front of older students.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

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What did Byron do that made Kenny think he was part of the "weird Watsons"?

• Byron got his lips stuck to the mirror of the car.

• Byron acted embarrassing all the time

• Byron sang in the shower really loudly

• Byron got picked on and bullied

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CCSS.RL.2.1

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Where does the story begin?

• Birmingham, Alabama

• Chicago, Illinois

• Flint, Michigan

• New York, New York

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What did Kenny's father remind his mother about to say that Birmingham was not friendlier than their hometown?

• People in Birmingham didn't welcome strangers

• People in Birmingham didn't wave or say hello to other people

• There were "colored only" bathrooms in Birmingham

• Neighbors in Birmingham didn't like the Watson's.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

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CCSS.RL.8.1

How does Kenny view Larry Dunn?

• As a bully and the king of the fourth grade

• As a really good friend

• As someone he can count on if Kenny needs help

• As a tattletale who always gets Kenny in trouble

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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What does Kenny mean when he says, “I knew God had finally sent me my personal saver!”?

• Byron saved Kenny from the bully's attack

• Rufus and Cody wear worn clothing and will be teased more than Kenny.

• Kenny found a life preserver in the garage.

• Kenny knew that LJ stole all the dinosaurs and was going to get him back.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

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CCSS.RL.8.6

According to Byron, why do garbage trucks have wide back doors?

• To hide the children who are skipping school

• To haul away all the garbage that piles up near the school.

• To take the radioactive dinosaurs away.

• Children from the South have thin blood and when they freeze easily the garbage trucks take their frozen bodies.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

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