Complete the Following As They Are Assigned Throughout Part 1

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Johnny Tremain

Reading Guide

By Esther Forbes

PART 1

Ch 1-4

Test Date: September 25

Complete the following as they are assigned throughout Part 1.

Use this packet to prepare for your test.

___Vocabulary Cards

___Day 1 Focus Activity

___Day 2 CHAPTER 1 “Up and About”Section 1

___Day 3 Section 2, 3

___Day 4 Section 4, 5, 6

___Day 5 CHAPTER 2 “The Pride of Your Power” Section 1, 2, 3

___Day 6 Section 4, 5

___Day 7 CHAPTER 3 “An Earth of Brass” Section 1, 2

___Day 8 Section 3, 4, 5

___Day 9 CHAPTER 4 “The Rising Eye” Section 1, 2, 3

___Day 10 Section 4, 5

___Day 11 LITERATURE GROUPS

Questions/Pride Chart

___Day 12 Group Activity

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Johnny Tremain

Chapters 1–4 Quiz Date: Sept. 25

DAY 1:

Before You Read

FOCUS ACTIVITY

What personal qualities or accomplishments are you proud of? ______

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PRIDE Chart
What are some positive effects of pride? / What are some negative effects of pride?
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SETTING A PURPOSE

Read to find out how pride affects Johnny Tremain’s life.

BACKGROUND

Time and Place

In the 1770s, the city of Boston was almost an island. It projected out into Boston Harbor, connected to the mainland by a thin strip of land called “the Neck.” This was both good and bad for Bostonians. It was good because it provided easy access to Boston Harbor, while the Neck’s guarded gates helped protect the city from attack. It was bad because it meant that the city could be easily isolated from communities on the mainland.

The city itself was a fairly typical eighteenth-century British-style town. A main feature was the Common, which still exists today. This land was shared by all and was used for pastureland, military training, horse-riding, and general recreation. People gathered at the Common to exchange news, as they did at the many water pumps scattered throughout the city.

Did You Know?

Johnny Tremain, like many poor boys of his time, was apprenticed to a master craftsman to learn his trade: silversmithing. Apprentices worked and usually lived with their masters for a period of about seven years. In exchange for the boy’s efforts, the master would train, house, and feed him.

Paul Revere, whom Johnny consults for advice on a difficult smithing task, was a very talented and well-regarded silversmith in Boston. He learned the trade during an apprenticeship with his own father. Revere was particularly famous for his ability to keep the basic beauty of a design, while adding many decorative frills that were popular at the time.

(Johnny Tremain Study Guide.Glencoe McGraw-Hill)

Johnny Tremain

Reading Guide: Chapters 1-4

DAY 2:

For the first test, you are responsible for knowing the following terms,

the correct answers to the reading questions, and the order of events in the section.

VOCABULARY

Flashcards: Place each vocabulary word on a 3x5 card: word on one side with an illustration and the definition on the other.

1. apprentice (n.): person learning a trade or art, especially one bound by a legal

agreement to work for an employer for a certain length of time in return for instruction and maintenance, but little or no pay

1. parasitic (adj.): living off of another life form, not self-sustaining
2. brackish (adj.): slightly salty
3. crucible (n.): container in which metals, ores, etc. can be melted
4. pious (adj.): having or showing reverence for God; religious
5. repousse (adj.): raised in relief by hammering on the reverse side of thin metal
6. poultice (n.): a soft, moist mass of mustard, herbs, etc. applied to the body as a

medicine

1. illiterate (adj.): unable to read and write; showing a lack of education
2. indolent (adj.): disliking work; lazy; idle
3. diffident(adj.): lacking in self-confidence, shy
4. assuage (v.): calm or soothe; make less intense; make easier or milder
5. nonchalance (n.): cool unconcern; indifferent
6. effigy (n.): an image or statue usually of a person; images burned or hanged to

show dislike or contempt

1. enigmatic (adj.): like a riddle, baffling, puzzling

LITERARY TERMS: know the definitions and look for examples of these elements as we read

Historical fiction: Fictional characters set against the backdrop of an actual time,

event, period. Actual people may be used as characters, though dialogue and actions may be the interpretation or creation of the author. Historic events are closely linked to the plot and influence the actions of the characters.

Point of view: The perspective from which a story is told. First person point of view

occurs when a character within the story tells it to the reader. Third person point of view is a story told by a narrator outside of the story. Second person point of view is less common, and involves the narrator speaking to the reader through use of the pronoun “you”.

Theme: central message, concern, over-arcing message of a piece of writing.

Word Study

English contains words and expressions from different parts of the world and from different times. Knowing the word parts helps with understanding what these words mean. For each word part, write the meaning and as you read, list words in Johnny Tremain that contain the word parts.

Suffix / Meaning / Word from JT/Page / Prefix / Meaning / Word from JT/Page
-ish / ex-
-ic / in-
-ent / il-
-ate
-y

READING QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 1

“Up and About”

Section 1

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

Fourteen-year-old Johnny Tremain is a silversmith’s apprentice in Revolutionary-era Boston. He lives with an elderly master silversmith, Mr. Lapham, and two other apprentices. Rounding out the bustling household is Mr. Lapham’s daughter-in-law and able housekeeper, Mrs. Lapham, and her four daughters. Johnny has a special status within the Lapham house because he is considered the most talented young silversmith in Boston, and his skill brings in enough money to comfortably support the family. Johnny’s time is deemed so valuable that he is not forced to take part in the menial chores that the other two apprentices, eleven-year- old Dusty and sixteen-year-old Dove, are expected to perform.

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Questions: (You do not need to answer in complete sentences. Write page numbers of evidence for answers.)

Remember: All answers need to be complete thoughts. (8 words=”C”)

1. Where is the story set? (be specific)(Evidence page______)

1. What point of view is the story told in?(Evidence page______)

1. Describe Dove.(Evidence page______)

1. Describe Johnny.(Evidence page______)

1. How does Mrs. Lapham treat Johnny compared to the other two boys?(Evidence page____)

1. What is Dove’s opinion of Johnny?(Evidence page______)

1. What trade are the boys apprentices in? (Evidence page______)

1. How do Cilla and Isannah treat Johnny? (Evidence page______)

1. What are the plans for Johnny’s future once he’s a master smith? (Evidence page______)

Big Question: ______

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DAY 3:

Section 2

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

At breakfast, old Mr. Lapham exhorts Johnny to take to heart God’s warning that pride goeth before a fall and to conduct himself more humbly from now on. It’sa pledge Johnny makes but then cheerfully ignores. He is supremely confident in his certain future as a master silversmith and owner of the Lapham business.

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Section 3

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

Everyone at the Lapham shop is greatly excited when John Hancock appears and orders a sugar basin to match a creamer Mr. Lapham made for Hancock’s uncle years earlier. Hancock requested the sugar bowl to be completed in one week.

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Questions: (You do not need to answer in complete sentences. Write page numbers of evidence for answers)

Remember: All answers need to be complete thoughts. (8 words=”C”)

1. Describe Mr. Lapham. (Evidence page______)

1. What’s different about the level of education among the young people in the story compared to what you would expect today? (Evidence page______)

1. What lesson does Mr. Lapham hope to teach Johnny through his selection of Bible verses?

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1. What is John Hancock doing in the Lapham silver shop? (Evidence page______)

Big Question: ______

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DAY 4:

Section 4

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

Johnny works on the elaborate handles. Mr Lapham’s gnarled hands can no longer accomplish this task.

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Section 5

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

Johnny reveals a secret to Cilla. Before his mother died, she told him about his heritage.

Johnny tells Cilla his mother gave him evidence and told him never to sell it.

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Section 6

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

Johnny shows Cilla the cup. We discover the reason why Johnny becomes a silversmith. Cilla sees the emblem and the motto engraved on the cup and Johnny swears her to stay mum.

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Questions: (You do not need to answer in complete sentences. Write page numbers of evidence for answers)

Remember: All answers need to be complete thoughts. (8 words=”C”)

1. What secret does Johnny reveal to Cilla and Isannah? (Evidence page______)

1. Who, possibly, is Johnny related to? (Evidence page______)

1. What do you find out about Johnny’s mother? (Evidence page______)

1. What evidence of his relationship to the Lyte family does Johnny have? (Evidence page___)

1. Why do you suppose his mother told him to show it only as a last resort?(Evidence page___)

(Foreshadowing is when hints or suggestions are given about something that will occur later in the novel.)

1. What do you think the many comments about Johnny’s excessive pride and pride going

before a fall are foreshadowing?(Evidence page______)

CHAPTER 2

“The Pride of Your Power”

DAY 5:

Section 1

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

Johnny is dissatisfied with his handles. He asks the advice of Paul Revere. Revere offers to take

Johnny on as his own apprentice.

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Section 2

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

Johnny is running out of time. He decides to work on Sunday to complete the bowl by Monday.

This violates both Boston Law and Mr. Lapham’s religious convictions.

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Section 3

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

Dove sees a chance at revenge. He hands Johnny a cracked crucible in which to melt the silver.

Johnny’s right hand is terribly burned.

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Questions: (You do not need to answer in complete sentences. Write page numbers of evidence for answers)

Remember: All answers need to be complete thoughts. (8 words=”C”)

1. Why does Johnny go to talk to Paul Revere? (Evidence page_____)

1. What do you think of Johnny’s response to Paul Revere’s offer? (Evidence page_____)

1. Why can’t Johnny work on Sunday? (Evidence page_____)

1. Why does Mr. Lapham put an end to Johnny’s work on Saturday? (Evidence page_____)

1. What does Mrs. Lapham think of that? (Evidence page_____)

1. What does Johnny risk by working on Sunday? (Evidence page_____)

1. Why does Dove give Johnny a cracked crucible? (Evidence page_____)

1. What happens to Johnny? (Evidence page_____)

DAY 6:

Section 4

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

Johnny is treated by the old midwife, Gran’ Hopper. He spent a month with his hand in

poultices. When the bandages are removed, his thumb and palm have grown together.

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Section 5

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

Johnny’s position in the household plummets to that of chore-boy. Mr. Lapham gently tells him

he must find another respectable trade. Dove and Dusty laugh about his new lower station.

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Questions: (You do not need to answer in complete sentences. Write page numbers of evidence for answers)

Remember: All answers need to be complete thoughts. (8 words=”C”)

1. How will the injury affect his future? (Evidence page_____)

1. How does Johnny react to the comments about his hand? (Evidence page_____)

1. What did Mr. Lapham do about Mr. Hancock’s order? (Evidence page_____)

1. Why does Johnny now feel an outsider on Hancock’s Wharf? (Evidence page_____)

1. How does Mrs. Lapham’s treatment of Johnny change? (Evidence page_____)

1. How do you suppose Johnny would act after the accident if he had been a more humble person beforehand? (Evidence page_____)

1. What advice does Mr. Lapham give Johnny? (Evidence page_____)

1. How does Johnny react when he learns of Dove’s role in his accident? (Evidence page_____)

CHAPTER 3

“An Earth of Brass”

DAY 7:

Section 1

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

Johnny is angry and embarrassed about his crippled hand. He has little luck finding any skilled

work he thinks acceptable. He does find a potential friend, Rab Silsbee, who is an apprentice at

the Boston Observer Newspaper.

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Section 2

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

Mrs. Lapham finds Mr. Tweedie to not only become partner with Mr. Lapham in the silversmith

shop but also to marry one of her daughters. Johnny does not like Mr. Tweedie.

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Questions: (You do not need to answer in complete sentences. Write page numbers of evidence for answers)

1. How does Johnny’s pride affect his search for a new trade?

1. Why does Johnny stop going home for midday dinner (lunch)? (Evidence page_____)

1. Who is Mr. Tweedie? (Evidence page_____)

1. What are the things Johnny wants to give Cilla when he’s grown? (Evidence page_____)

1. What reputation does the Boston Observer have? (Evidence page_____)

1. Describe Rab. (Evidence page_____)

1. Why do you suppose Johnny can talk so easily to Rab? (Evidence page_____)

1. How does Johnny treat Mr. Tweedie? (Evidence page_____)

1. What mistake does Johnny make in talking to Mrs. Lapham? (Evidence page_____)

Big Question: ______

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DAY 8:

Section 3

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

When Johnny applies for a position with merchant John Hancock, the great man turns him away sickened at the sight of Johnny’s hand. He then sends his slave, Jehu, after Johnny with a purse full

of coins.

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Section 4

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

Johnny celebrates by eating and buying gifts. He went to the Laphams and he did not get the response

he expected. When told to go away, he did so.

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Section 5

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

Johnny goes to find his mother’s unmarked grave. He cries thinking everyone has turned away.

He remembers what his mother says about the cup.

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Questions: (You do not need to answer in complete sentences. Write page numbers of evidence for answers)

1. Why do you suppose Johnny watches the Lytes but won’t approach them?(Evidence page_____)

1. What happens when Johnny tries to get a job on one of John Hancock’s ships (Evidence page_____)

1. What does Johnny spend the money on? (Evidence page_____)

1. What does that tell you about him? (Evidence page_____)

1. What does Mrs. Lapham assume when she sees Johnny in new shoes?(Evidence page_____)

1. How does Isannah ruin the fun? (Evidence page_____)

1. What does Johnny decide to do after the night he spends on Copp’s Hill?(Evidence page_____)

CHAPTER 4

“The Rising Eye”

DAY 9:

Section 1

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

Johnny goes to see Mr. Lyte and he doesn’t respond as Johnny had expected. He does show interest in the silver cup Johnny describes.

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Section 2

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

When Johnny arrives at the Laphams’ to retrieve his cup, he is told by Mrs. Lapham he can stay as long as Mr. Lapham is alive but he must follow two rules. He leaves the Laphams’ and stops by to see Rab on his way to show Mr. Lyte the cup.

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Section 3

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

When Johnny shows Mr. Lyte the cup, they see it matches perfectly. Mr. Lyte declares a different story about the missing cup. Johnny is arrested.

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Questions: (You do not need to answer in complete sentences. Write page numbers of evidence for answers)

1. How does Mr. Lyte react to Johnny’s story? (Evidence page_____)

1. How does Johnny’s mention of a cup change the situation? (Evidence page_____)

1. Why do you suppose Johnny goes to see Rab before going to the Lyte’s? (Evidence page____)

1. Why doesn’t Rab like Mr. Lyte? (Evidence page_____)

1. Why do you think Rab is so nice to Johnny? (Evidence page_____)

1. What happens when Johnny shows the cup to the Lytes? (Evidence page_____)

DAY 10

Section 4

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

Rab is a Son of Liberty and finds a patriot lawyer to help Johnny. Mr. Lyte is not a friend of the patriots. Mrs. Lapham and Mr. Tweedie testify against Johnny, and Mrs. Lapham will not allow Cilla to testify.

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Section 5

SummaryAdd two additional facts not covered in the summary from your reading.

Mr. Lyte enters the courtroom and Johnny feels uncomfortable. Rab appears with Cilla and she tells her story. The judge gives the cup back to Johnny.

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Questions: (You do not need to answer in complete sentences. Write page numbers of evidence for answers)

1. How did Johnny’s rudeness to Mrs. Lapham and Mr. Tweedie come back to hurt him?

(Evidence page_____)

1. What do you find out about the Sons of Liberty? Is it a positive or negative description?

(Evidence page_____)

1. How does Mr. Lyte try to influence the court case? (Evidence page_____)

1. How does the court case turn out? (Evidence page_____)

1. What brings Johnny to the verge of tears at the end of the chapter? Why? (Evidence page_____)

Big Question: ______