Literature Response



Literature Response

Terrible Things and …. I Never Saw Another Butterfly…

10/27/2010

Mrs. Pine

Language Arts

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Terrible Things by Eve Bunting

1. How did the animals in the woods get along before the Terrible Things came?

2. How did the animals react to the Terrible Things when they first came for the creatures with feathers on their backs?

3. How did the animals explain the selections made by the Terrible Things? 

4. Think of a situation that goes on today that is similar to the story. It could be bullying, discrimination against certain people, even the way friends treat friends. Write a paragraph describing the situation today. Then answer the following questions about the situation that happens today. Why do people act like this? Why do people ignore the behavior? What people can do differently to change it?

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… I Never Saw Another Butterfly… [Children’s Drawings and Poems from Terezin Concentration Camp, 1942-44]

Read the following four poems and observe the drawings. Then choose one to respond to.[pic]

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I chose the poem titled __________________________________________________.

1. Tell what you believe the poem’s meaning is:

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2. How does this poem and artwork tie together with the theme of the book Terrible Things?

(In other words, make a connection with the poem’s theme and the theme of Terrible Things.)

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3. Use the response starters in the box to the right to respond to the poem(s).

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Response Starters

1. I wonder what this means…..

2. This poem/drawing reminds me of a similar scene in (book/history) because….

3. I was surprised…..

4. This poem makes me think about ______ because….

5. If I were there, I would…..

6. I can’t believe….

7. I wonder…..

8. I felt sad when….

9. This made me think of…..

10. I wish that…..

11. It seems like…..

12. This poem/drawing photo teaches…..

13. I began to think of…..

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