The People of Sparks

Activities for

26.  The Weapon
27.  Firefight

Audio Length Approximately -  27 minutes

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Vocabulary Words of the Day

disperse - To drive off or scatter in different directions; go away; disband; break up; separate

page 292 - "This is your last chance," he shouted at the crowd. "Disperse! Or take the consequences."

turbulent - Violently agitated or disturbed; tumultuous; rowdy; unruly; riotous; quarrelsome

page 298 - When she heard his voice, she tried to make her way toward him, but the crowd was so dense and turbulent that she couldn't get through.

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turmoil page 287

brawl page 290

motley page 291

hoodlums page 293

clamber page 296

tumult page 302

assailed page 304

brigade page 305

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Discussion

The Weapon

Page 292 - He knew it must be the Weapon, but it looked almost like a great black insect. It stood on black iron legs. It had a complicated black iron body nearly as long as a truck, studded with hoods and boxes and points. A narrow scarf of ridged metal hung across it. It was ugly, Doon thought, like the skeleton of a monster.

Page 293 - She aimed a powerful kick at the nose of the Weapon, bumping it upward, and the Weapon, in a harsh machine voice, began to chatter. Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh, it went, turning its snout back and forth.

Page 294 - Was it shooting something out of its- Yes! Across the plaza, over the head of the people, Doon saw a line of holes punching into a wall, splintering a window-

What could this weapon be?

Questions to Ponder

 

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