Section 1,CHAPTERS 1-5, pages 1-29
Discussion Director
1. Q: Where is Amanda's father located and where does she hope to
go to someday?
A: Jamestown, Virginia
2. Q: Does the story take place in Virginia? If yes, give proof.
If no tell where and give proof.
A: No it takes place in England, because on
page 1, it mentions the street near the London Bridge.
3. Q: If you were Amanda, how would you react to Mistress Trippett's
personality?
A: I would not talk back for fear that should would
strike me or punish me in a harsh manner. Even though she talks sassy
to me, I would use my best communication manners. pages 14-19
Passage Picker
1. Pick out passage you would like to share.
2. p. 20, last paragraph
3. "One day.....over it."
4. This passage shows an example of Cause/Effect because it tells what
happened and why it happened.
5. Q: What did Amanda trip over?
A: A rake that Jemmy had in the walking path.
6. Author's Purpose: TO ENTERTAIN
Character Sketcher
Amanda
Character Traits:
1. p24, last paragraph
brave- because she
went to the house on Philpot Lane even though she warned not to go.
2. p26-27, bottom of page 26 to the top of page 27
determined- because
she tries to explain to the man that she wants to go on the next ship to
Virginia and he say no one can look after them and then she says that she
can and then he tells her no, they are too young and it would cost money
to get someone to look after them and she says that she has money.
She never gives up when the man mentions something that will stop her from
going to Virginia.
3. p19, last paragraph
mature- because she
feels that it is her duty to tell her brother and sister that their mother
is dead.
Goal:
Amanda wants her and her brother and sister to sail on a ship to Virginia
to be with their father
Problem:
Amanda, Jemmy and Meg have ran away from where they live because the
Mistress's son screams at Amanda for making his mother faint. They
run away for fear of their punishment if Mistress Trippett does not get
better. After they run away the notice that they don't have a safe place
to stay.
Possible Solution:
They could sneak back to the Mistress's house and sleep in the garden
or they could find a friend's house and stay there for the night.
Word Wizard
Use the 4 words from the following:
idle- p14, para 2
crosspatch- p22, para 1
currant- p24, last paragraph
sitting room- p27, near bottom of page
1. idle (p14, para 2)
2. "At least once a week Mistress Trippett surprised them in the kitchen
to make sure that all was neat and no one was idle."
3. Look up the word in the dictionary.
4. idle- still, not moving or not doing anything
5. verb
6. Q: When you are sitting down watching T.V., are you idle
or moving around doing things?
A: idle because you are not moving, you are still.
7.?
1. crosspatch (p22, para 1)
2. "And one of the sisters was a crosspatch," said Amanda.
3. Look up the work in the dictionary.
4. crosspatch- a wonderer who cannot find their way.
5. noun
6. The story was about a crosspatch who eventually finds their way
home and begins life anew.
7. ?
Investigator
Title: A Lion to Guard Us
Assignment: Section 1, pages 1-29