Remake of Analyzing Fiction & History in "Out of the Dust" (Issa and Mason) by Issa Abuhamda

Directions:

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1. MAKE A COPY OF THIS PADLET by clicking [REMAKE] in the top right corner.
2. Read "Out of the Dust" and notice both fictional accounts (moments focused on the characters) and historical accounts (moments focused on the Dust Bowl as a historical event).
3. Take photos of memorable passages that directly connect the two topics.
4. Use padlet, photo editor tools, piccollage, seesaw, etc. to create "book snaps" marking important information.
5. Upload your book snaps to this Padlet and add additional annotations to explain your thinking.
6. (DO NOT COMPLETE UNTIL END OF NOVEL) Add a final post with your overall analysis of the standard by answering the following question: How does the author of "Out of the Dust" compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period? How does the author use fiction and alter history?

First Rain Pg.104

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1. What is occurring in this poem? This poem shows how the first rain in a long time is finally coming.

2. Name one example of figurative language and explain what it means. This poem has an example of personification because it states "I am kept company by the sound of my heart drumming" This is personification because people give each other company and a heart is an organ

3. How did Karen Hesse structure this poem (consider the shape, line length, repetition, etc.)? Karen Hesse structured the poem so each line only had about 10 words

4. How does the figurative language & structure contribute to the mood or tone of the story? It shows that she was alone and so quiet that she could hear her heart beating.

Historical Source Name & Author

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1. What historical events, people, or ideas are mentioned in this historical source?

In the Dust Bowl, people had to wear handkerchiefs and wet cloths over their faces, so they wouldn't breathe in dust and get sick or seriously harmed, and Billie Jo covered her face with a damp cloth in the poem.

Connection- History vs. Fiction

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1. How does the fictional passage from Out of the Dust relate to the historical source?

both Billie Jo and real people effected or in the dust bowl had to wait wet cloths when going outside when theirs dust or when they have to travel.

2. How well did Karen Hesse stay true to history? Was anything altered? If so, why do you think that is?

Karen Hesse stayed true to what happened, and from what we saw, nothing was altered beside adding Billie Jo.

3. How effective was this poem? What lingering questions do you have? This poem was very effective in conveying what it was supposed to say, and I have no questions about it.