Culminating Task Re-Read, Think, Discuss, Write What role did family and community play in helping the McCance family navigate the hardships of prairie life? Answer: When lightening started prairie fires, settlers worked together to fight the fires. They would light backfires or dig trenches to keep the fires from spreading. When a rainstorm caused major damage to the McCance sod house, the family worked together to pick up the pieces that had blown into the fields. At Christmas, when their family was too far to celebrate with them, neighbors joined together to feast on a roast turkey dinner. From a very young age, the children always helped with work on the prairie. Select 2-3 quotes that the author included from Grace McCance’s memoir. How does weaving in Grace’s point of view influence the author’s description of Homestead life? Answer: While the author writes about Homestead life, Grace’s quotes add credibility to the descriptions. For example (and selected quotes may vary), after the huge rainstorm that causing extensive damage, Grace remembered, “Mama went around in a kind of a daze, picking some of her torn and broken things out of the hash on the floor and sweeping out the worst of the mud.” The author explained that the children had to wait until the adults finished eating before they could eat their Christmas dinner. Grace remembers, “Homestead children had to put up with a lot of hard things, but one of the hardest was waiting for second table.” By including Grace’s experience, through the direct quotes, the author is providing an “insiders perspective” on how Homesteaders experienced life.
Culminating Task Re-Read, Think, Discuss, Write What role did family and community play in helping the McCance family navigate the hardships of prairie life? Answer: When lightening started prairie fires, settlers worked together to fight the fires. They would light backfires or dig trenches to keep the fires from spreading. When a rainstorm caused major damage to the McCance sod house, the family worked together to pick up the pieces that had blown into the fields. At Christmas, when their family was too far to celebrate with them, neighbors joined together to feast on a roast turkey dinner. From a very young age, the children always helped with work on the prairie. Select 2-3 quotes that the author included from Grace McCance’s memoir. How does weaving in Grace’s point of view influence the author’s description of Homestead life? Answer: While the author writes about Homestead life, Grace’s quotes add credibility to the descriptions. For example (and selected quotes may vary), after the huge rainstorm that causing extensive damage, Grace remembered, “Mama went around in a kind of a daze, picking some of her torn and broken things out of the hash on the floor and sweeping out the worst of the mud.” The author explained that the children had to wait until the adults finished eating before they could eat their Christmas dinner. Grace remembers, “Homestead children had to put up with a lot of hard things, but one of the hardest was waiting for second table.” By including Grace’s experience, through the direct quotes, the author is providing an “insiders perspective” on how Homesteaders experienced life.
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