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The People of Sparks |
Activities for
23. Getting Ready for War |
Audio Length Approximately - 39 minutes
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Vocabulary Words of the Day
embroil -
To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions; mixed up withpage 257 - People wept and shouted and moaned. In the lobby, Doon encountered a group of people embroiled in a huge argument.
hubbub -
Loud noise; din; racket; uproar; clamor; tumultpage 272 - Her name rang out over the hubbub.
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banish page 261
defiant page 262
fiery page 270
stern page 278
scuffed page 284
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Discussion
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Doon, Doon's father, and Edward have a discussion about the terrible weapon. They can't imagine what could kill 400 people. Page 258 "....My guess is that it's something very large that could be made to fall on us and crush us." "But where could they hide it, if it's that large?" asked Doon. "It would have to be as big as a mountain." |
"It could be an animal," said Doon's father. "They might have it in a cage in the basement of the town hall. Something very fierce that they would let loose on us."
"Or it might be something like the poison oak, only worse," said Doon. "Some sort of poison that they could spray at us."
What do you think this weapon might be?
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Lina and Doon had a
conversation about war. Page 282 - "Instead of getting back at the other side with something just as bad as they did to you-or something worse-you do something good. Or at least you keep yourself from doing something bad." Do you agree or disagree with Lina's words? Why or why not? |