1. Who is the Protagonist?
2. What is the setting?
3. Name two of the boys in the "gang"
4. What is the difference between "tough" and "tuff" (you can look in your book for help)
5. Who is Sandy?
6. How are the Greasers and Soc's different?
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
The Contender Critical Thinking Questions
1. Who is the Protagonist?
2. Who is the Antagonist?
3. What is the Setting?
4. What is the Conflict?
5. Why made Major want to rob the grocery store?
6. How did Alfred react to peer pressure?
7. What themes are in this chapter?
8. What does Civil Rights have to do with America/Provo today?
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2. Who is the Antagonist?
3. What is the Setting?
4. What is the Conflict?
5. Why made Major want to rob the grocery store?
6. How did Alfred react to peer pressure?
7. What themes are in this chapter?
8. What does Civil Rights have to do with America/Provo today?
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Johnny Tremain Critical Thinking Questions
1. What factors contributed to the Colonists’ decision to fight for independence?
2. What challenges did they face?
3. In what way was the Revolution a personal decision for Colonists?
4. Why would an “Average Joe” decide to risk his life and freedom to fight for Independence from Britain?
5. Why was Boston so important during the Revolution?
6. List the characters in Chapter 1 of Johnny Tremain and describe them briefly (Ex: Johnny Tremain, Silversmith Apprentice, Protagonist)
7. Pick a topic that you would like to research about the American Revolution, and find a link to a website with information about that topic.
(Ex: The Boston Tea Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party)
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2. What challenges did they face?
3. In what way was the Revolution a personal decision for Colonists?
4. Why would an “Average Joe” decide to risk his life and freedom to fight for Independence from Britain?
5. Why was Boston so important during the Revolution?
6. List the characters in Chapter 1 of Johnny Tremain and describe them briefly (Ex: Johnny Tremain, Silversmith Apprentice, Protagonist)
7. Pick a topic that you would like to research about the American Revolution, and find a link to a website with information about that topic.
(Ex: The Boston Tea Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party)
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