** Pick one of the poems from these two chapters to read aloud for the group. Practice it and make it sound smooth!
Q1 - What new things does daddy begin doing in this section?
Q2 - Why do you think Billie Jo can't bear to play her mother's piano? Would you feel the same or differently?
Q3 - What is "Outlined in Dust" about? What do you learn in it about Billie and her relationship with Daddy?
Q4 - Find a few examples of similies or metaphors and write them down. Tell what page you found them on!
Q5 - Explain the big dust storm. What happened? What were you picturing?
Q6 - Explain "The Path of our Sorrow." What is that poem about? What does it teach you about?
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ReplyDelete#2-I think Billie Jo can't bear to play her mother's piano because it reminds her of her mother and what she did. I think I would feel the same, but get better at forgetting. I think I would be able to play my Mom's piano again after about a year or so, but never...I think she should get over it at some point.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Madeline that she can't bear to play her mothers piano because it reminds her of her mother and she would get over it in a year or two.
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ReplyDeletePage~90~ such calm,like after a fever,wet,
Page~93~ He looks at me like I'm talking in another language.
Page~102~ Dust piles up like snow, across the prairie
My favorite one that izzy stated is the "Dust piles up like snow, across the prairie."
Delete#5- Billy Joe got stuck in the dust storm. She ran into a pole and bruised her cheek.I was picturing a bunch of dust coming in like a tornado .I imagined dust on every inch of town .And it was so dusty you couldn't see 2 feet in front of you. -Claire
ReplyDelete#5 Billy Joe couldn't make her way home when the big dust storm hit and she hit a pole with her head. PART 2, the dust storm must have been scary because you can't see and the blowing sand would hurt her burns.
ReplyDelete#3 I think that Outlined in Dust is about Billie Jo's father being lonely. Her father is always staring at her and she thinks he is trying to find Ma in her. But Billie Jo is her fathers daughter and has none of her mothers features. The poem is called outlined in dust because Billie Jo's daddy sleeps alone now. When he wakes he is all by himself, outlined in dust in his bed.
ReplyDelete#3 Their relationship isn't the same as it used to be they now stare at each other when they are eating dinner. Her father spends more time digging for the electric-train people when they can use him instead of spending time with his daughter. They don't have a bond as strong as they used to.
ReplyDelete#3. Outlined Dust is about Daddy being depressed about her dad. I think things between them are awkward and they probably don't talk much because he's sad about M'a.
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