Ellie Nicholson
Ms. Nelson
English 7B
Literacy Circles
15.04.2014
Book: Fever 1793
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Pages read: 77
Chapters read: 10
Cover:
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Summary
Matilda wakes up and Polly is late for work. Mother goes to see why Polly is late. It turns out Polly is dead. Polly was Matilda's friend but her Mother doesn't let her go see Polly's family. Matilda has to do Polly's job that day. The next week alot of people have died. Mother is really protective of Matilda (aka Mattie) but after some persuasion lets her go to the market. At the market she meats Nathaniel Benson. Later that day Mattie is doing the washing but she ends doing it again because the squirrel Silas was chasing and Silas ended up in the laundry basket. That afternoon Mother(aka Lucille) and Matilda get invited to Mrs. Ogilvie. Mattie and Mother have to get dressed up nicely so that they make a good impression on the rich family. At tea the Ogilvie sisters insult the coffeehouse business and Mattie and Mother leave. Just before they leave the oldest sister drops down with yellow fever. She doesn't die but just catches it. From that day more and more people die. When Grandfather and Matilda come back Andrew Brown's print shop they find a man dumping a body in front of their door. Grandfather shouts at the man but Mattie realizes that the body is Mother. Mother stays in bed and sleeps. Mattie knows that something is seriously wrong. Dr. Rowley comes to see Mother and says it's just an Autumnal fever. Mattie has to care for Mother during the night. Mother doesn't want Mattie to get sick so tells her to leave but Mattie stays. In the morning Eliza brings a real doctor to the house. Dr. Kerr says Mother has yellow fever and bleeds 10 ounces of blood from mother. After that Mother again tries to send Mattie away and this time Mattie obeys. After the doctor leaves it is decided that Mattie and Grandfather will leave town. The evening before they leave Mattie gets a painting and a note frm Nathaniel Benson. The picture is of a vase with flowers. The next morning Mattie leaves on a coach for the country side.
Key points:
Polly's death - start of yellow fever
Trip to market- introduces more characters
Trip to Mrs. Ogilvie - proves that the yellow fever is there
Mother Getting sick - reason to leave town
Mattie and Grandfather leaving town - trying to stay safe
Next post on 5 May
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Ms. Nelson
English 7B
Literacy Circles
15.04.2014
Book: Fever 1793
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Pages read: 77
Chapters read: 10
Cover:
Brandon-Vocab Enricher
Tamara- Illustrator
Andrea- Travel Tracer
My job: Summarizer
Summary
Matilda wakes up and Polly is late for work. Mother goes to see why Polly is late. It turns out Polly is dead. Polly was Matilda's friend but her Mother doesn't let her go see Polly's family. Matilda has to do Polly's job that day. The next week alot of people have died. Mother is really protective of Matilda (aka Mattie) but after some persuasion lets her go to the market. At the market she meats Nathaniel Benson. Later that day Mattie is doing the washing but she ends doing it again because the squirrel Silas was chasing and Silas ended up in the laundry basket. That afternoon Mother(aka Lucille) and Matilda get invited to Mrs. Ogilvie. Mattie and Mother have to get dressed up nicely so that they make a good impression on the rich family. At tea the Ogilvie sisters insult the coffeehouse business and Mattie and Mother leave. Just before they leave the oldest sister drops down with yellow fever. She doesn't die but just catches it. From that day more and more people die. When Grandfather and Matilda come back Andrew Brown's print shop they find a man dumping a body in front of their door. Grandfather shouts at the man but Mattie realizes that the body is Mother. Mother stays in bed and sleeps. Mattie knows that something is seriously wrong. Dr. Rowley comes to see Mother and says it's just an Autumnal fever. Mattie has to care for Mother during the night. Mother doesn't want Mattie to get sick so tells her to leave but Mattie stays. In the morning Eliza brings a real doctor to the house. Dr. Kerr says Mother has yellow fever and bleeds 10 ounces of blood from mother. After that Mother again tries to send Mattie away and this time Mattie obeys. After the doctor leaves it is decided that Mattie and Grandfather will leave town. The evening before they leave Mattie gets a painting and a note frm Nathaniel Benson. The picture is of a vase with flowers. The next morning Mattie leaves on a coach for the country side.
Key points:
Polly's death - start of yellow fever
Trip to market- introduces more characters
Trip to Mrs. Ogilvie - proves that the yellow fever is there
Mother Getting sick - reason to leave town
Mattie and Grandfather leaving town - trying to stay safe
Next post on 5 May
Jobs:
Brandon-Ilustrator
Tamara- Travel tracer
Andrea- Summarizer
My job- Vocab Enricher
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