Thursday, October 23, 2008

Betsey Brown

Pages 160- 175



What I Understand




  • Allard talls his family that he hates going to the white side of town.

  • Greer still wants their children to heep going to their schools even though Jane doesn't like that idea quite well.

  • I think that there will be a lot of problems.

  • Betsey wanted to see her money so badly.

  • Allard got ver close to his grandmother over the past few days.


Questions




  • Where did Jane go?

  • Were there going to be more problems in the family?

  • Who is Carrie?

  • When was Jane going to come back?

Unknown Words



  • Crinolines- A coarse stiff fabric of cotton or horsehair used especially to line and stiffen hats and garments. Page 164

  • Episia Cleopatra- A certain type of plant. Page 165

  • Geraniums-Any of various plants of the genus Geranium, having palmately divided leaves and pink or purplish flowers. Also called cranesbill. Page 165

Literary Terms



  • Conflict- "Greer Brown, you can take ....out this door! Page 157

  • Similie- "That's not enough. Either we're citizens or we might as well be slaves" Page 157

Summarizing Sentence


This is about the whole family going through whole new kind of trouble.

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