Mississippi+Trial+1955

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media type="youtube" key="lzw3vS9vHtQ?rel=0" height="390" width="480" media type="youtube" key="BL1vMFwZEus?rel=0" height="390" width="480" =Mississippi Trial, 1955, Chris Crowe= =Genre: historical fiction (based on true story of Emmet Till's murder)= =Setting: Greenwood, Mississippi 1955= =Narrator: Hiram, 1st person, a 16 yr. old= media type="youtube" key="sI2fuJAvHtQ?rel=0" height="390" width="480"[|Chris Crowe's website]

//Chapter 1://
__Words to Know:__ tolerate sermon preaching pursuit spoiled routine meandered hoe methodically backbreaking

__Background information:__ Hiram's father is from Greenwood, Mississippi. Hiram lived with his grandparents for 2 years when his father went to the University of Mississippi to get a master's degree in English. Hiram's mother is a teacher. Hiram's father does not like Mississippi.

__Allusions:__ Lifebuoy soap __Questions to answer:__ How are Hirams's dad and grandfather different? What happens when Hiram tries to work on the cotton field? What does this show about Hiram's grandfather? What do you predict changed Hiram the summer of 1955?

Chapter 2:
This chapter takes places when Hiram is 8 yrs old. He is remembering the time he lived with his Grandpa and Gramma. The reader meets new characters, RC Rydell, Naomi Rydell, and Ronnie and Ralph Remington. __Words to Know:__ aroma lingered mellow clatter ranting precious harebrained dilapidated scowled bachelors knucklehead ambled loot

__Allusions:__ [|Harry truman]

__Questions to Answer:__ Describe RC Rydell. How does he act? How does Hiram react to him? Describe Naomi. Describe Ronnie and Ralph Remington?

=Chapter 3:= This chapter continues to take place when HIram is 8yrs old to the summer he turned 9 yrs old, living with his grandparents.

__Words to Know:__ mourning tragedy condolences quivered charity shattering outpouring demise abode grief moped

__Questions to Answer:__ What tragedy happens in this chapter? Why does Hiram's father want to move out West? How does Hiram feel about moving to Arizona? What does Naomi share with Hiram at the cemetery? What does Hiram promise?

=Chapter 4:= How does Harlan (Hiram's dad) feel about Tempe, Arizona? What makes Harlan change his mind about Hiram visiting his grandpa in Greenwood? What does Harlan warn Hiram about?

__Words and Expressions to Know:__ glared "stubborn as a stump" 'blew his stack" tremble barren bolder nonsense avoid stroke diabetes tend stalled stowed

=Chapter 5:= How does Hiram feel about coming back to Greenwood? Describe Bobo. Who does Hiram see as he leaves the station? How does this make Hiram feel? How has HIram's grandfather changed? How does HIram feel about Greenwood at the end of chapter 5?

__Words and Expressions to Know:__ foreign recognized snatches lapsed homiest porters overalls platform sauntered duffle hauling glared winked pennant misery shack beamed reacquainted savoring

=Chapter 6:= Describe Hiram's conversation with Ralph Remington. Why does Hiram like fishing? What happens when Hiram is fishing? What does this show about Hiram? How does Hiram's Grandpa feel about integration?

__Words and Expressions to Know:__ spooked pride falsehood libations lure quicksand inhumane rummaged solitude garbled reputation merit badge integration tension agitated

=Chapter 7:= What is the White Citizens Council? What was Mr. Paul's experience with a segregated school? How does Hiram feel about segregation at the end of the chapter? What makes him feel differently?

__Words to Know:__ cultivating sustains fruits of my labor pitiful strolled concession stand swig rickety doomsday pry patch things up

=Chapter 8:= Overview: Hiram decides to go fishing with RC. Prediction: What do you predict this experience will be like for Hiram>

__Questions:__ Why does Hiram agree to go fishing with RC? How does RC react to Ruthane's lunch? What did RC do to Ralph REmington? How does Hiram feel about RC? What does RC do to Emmett? How does this make Hiram feel?

__Words to Know:__ smoldering freight snort mellowed mischief ragged smirked matchmaking bulging whooped catcalled oblivious sappy snagged bait guzzling raunchy retched vital

__Expressions:__ make yourself scarce bust him in half scared the crap out of me wet your whistle bunch of baloney goofing around

=Chapter 9:= What is Grandpa's reaction to RC's bullying? Why does Hiram worry about people like RC getting together? How is Hiram starting to understand his father? What is RC planning on doing?What does Hiram do to stop him?

Explain this simile: "My life felt like it had been tied into a giant knot, one that would take a long time to untangle." (Hiram's thought p. 103)

__Words to Know__: ramble gory roughhousing unpredictable torturing slaughter desegregation restless frettingornery scold guarantee deputy

=Chapter 10:= Describe Hiram's dream about his father. What do you think this means? What is the headline on the front page of the newspaper? How does Hiram react to this headline? Why does Sheriff George Smith call Hiram?

__Words to Know:__ filtered acceptance bask affection lousy lingered perked up haunted attitude headline trait fiddled

BONUS: __Explain this expression:__ "glummer than a lost puppy" p. 110

=Chapter 11:= Why does Hiram have to stay in Greenwoodlonger? What is the editorial "A Just Appraisal" about? How does Grandpa feel about this? How does Hiram feel about his Grandpa's reaction to the killing of Emmett Till?

__Words to Know:__ complication mischief hotheaded testify pecherwods testify glistened quivered conducted puley allegedly foul play skipped town muttered uncivilzed brutes cocky sulking grief deplorable accusations avenging refret condone accomplice integrity indignation

=Chapter 12:= What does Hiram get from the deputy? Do Hiram and Grandpa feel the same way about the trial? explain with details from the book. What surprises Ruthanne about the way Emmett's murder has been handled in Mississippi? Why does Naomi say Hiram can't say anything in court? How does Naomi feel about Hiram? Explain with details from the book. How does Hiram feel about Naomi? Explain with details from the book.

__Words to Know:__ fret ambush subpoena juvenile testify agitators "steer clear" convicted "rubbed off on me" decent shame humiliating condemnation "rants and raves"

=Chapter 13:= What is Mr. Paul's advice for Hiram? Explain the 4th paragraph on p.153 that says, "Both men had heads harder than cement, and both charged ahead full speed with whatever they thought was right. What they had in common was what kept them apart." What does Hiram decide to do about the trial?

__Words to Know:__ trial ultimately confess stir-crazy witness indicted obliged branded "smoothing things out" accomplished

=Chapter 14:= The trial starts. Hiram and Grampa arrive at the court house with many other people. They sit up front in the court room because Hiram has a subpoena; this means that he can be called to testify at any time. It is hot and crowded in the court room. Gerald Chatham is the district attorney accusing Bryant and Milam in murder. Mr. Breland is defending Bryant and Milam. This chapter starts with Mr. Chatham's witnesses and ends with Mr. Breland questioning his witnesses, Mrs. Bryant. In this chapter the reader finds out some important information. This information is inferred, which means the reader has to read very carefully and do a lot of thinking to understand what is happening. At times, the reader seems to understand more than Hiram.
 * 1) What type of figurative language is this an example of: "Outside of Greenwood, the sun cast patches of light and shadows across the cotton fields revealing a thin gray mist, unstirred by morning breezes, that clung to the tops of the cotton plants." (p.156)
 * 2) On p. 163, what does Grampa do when he is leaving the cafe? What does this mean?
 * 3) Why doesn't Hiram go see Naomi after the trial?
 * 4) What happens to Grampa when Willie says he saw Emmett in a Ford truck? Why do you think Grampa had this reaction?
 * 5) What does Mrs. Bryant say happened in her store?
 * 6) How do the people in the court room react to this?

__Court Vocabulary:__ testify death penalty juror bailiff convict reasonable doubt objection overruled testimony speculating impartial jury

__Other Words to Know:__ riots invasion to cast mob scattered stubbornness commotion tolerate credentials orderly hostile prejudice contributions ascribing barging undertaker mortician corpse accosted =Chapter 15:= What do the witnesses for Bryant and Milam say about them? What is the verdict of the trial? How does Hiram react to this? How does Grampa react?

__Words to know:__ bearable humidity spectators confession cowardly abduction motive unharmed reputation alledged deliberations verdict forefathers =Chapter 16:=

__WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS to Know:__
reliability appeal entitled "itching to get out of there" self-dense justifiable homicide humble "back to the grind" solitary soul wreck circumstantial evidence, p.212 nagged

__Questions:__
Where has RC been? · ·How did his father react to him? What happened? · ·Does Hiram think RC is lying about where he has been? · ·What plans does Hiram have for Naomi? · ·Why does Grampa sell his truck? Why doesn't he sell it himself? · ·Why does Grampa want Hiram to leave? · ·What does Hiram find out from Ronnie Remington? · ·What does Grampa admit?

=Chapter 17:=

__Words to Know:__
deserted grief suffering motioned alibi skittish highlights evidence verdict prosecution sufficient faulty sensational defeated complicatedantsy eyewitness spoiled

__Questions:__
What does Ruthanne think is wrong with Grampa? What happened to Naomi? What does Grampa mean when he says, "... you can't believe everything you hear. Nothing's as simple as you might think."(p.224) Why does Naomi look different? How has Hiram and his dad's relationship changed?