The Drummer Boy of Shiloh
The Drummer Boy of Shiloh is a story that takes place during the Battle of Shiloh, a major battle in the American Civil War that lasted only two days in April
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Slide1“The Drummer Boy ofShiloh” Background Information
Slide2Background Information• Battle of Shiloh was a MAJOR battle in the American Civil War • Lasted only 2 days – April 6 th and April 7 th of 1862 • Took place in southwestern Tennessee
Slide3Background InformationA “small, backwoods church with the name of Shiloh . . . . would give its name to the battle that would swirl around it.”
Slide4Background Information• The Union (the North) was led by General Ulysses S.Grant • The Confederacy (the South) was led by General Albert Sidney Johnston
Slide5Background Information• The Confederacy decisively won the first day of battle • However, the tide turned quickly and ultimately Grant and the Union won
Slide6Background Information• Approximate ly 25,000 men were slaughtered in two days • Bloodiest battle in US history at its time
Slide7Some vocabulary that might aid yourcomprehension: 1. lunar – 2. solemn – 3. askew -
Slide8Some vocabulary that might aid yourcomprehension: 1. lunar – of or pertaining to the moon 2. solemn – 3. askew -
Slide9Some vocabulary that might aid yourcomprehension: 1. lunar – of or pertaining to the moon 2. solemn – gloomy or somber 3. askew -
Slide10Some vocabulary that might aid yourcomprehension: 1. lunar – of or pertaining to the moon 2. solemn – gloomy or somber 3. askew - crooked
Slide11Some vocabulary that might aid yourcomprehension: 4. basting – 5. benediction – 6. bindle(d) –
Slide12Some vocabulary that might aid yourcomprehension: 4. basting – to pour liquid over meat while cooking 5. benediction – 6. bindle(d) –
Slide13Some vocabulary that might aid yourcomprehension: 4. basting – to pour liquid over meat while cooking 5. benediction – a blessing, typically given at the end of a worship service 6. bindle(d) –
Slide14Some vocabulary that might aid yourcomprehension: 4. basting – lkdaldkl 5. benediction - a blessing, typically given at the end of a worship service 6. bindle(d) – to tie together as with a rope
Slide15Comprehension Check What indications in the story show that Joby is afraid?
Slide16Comprehension Check At the beginning of the story, what is Joby’s perspective or point of view about his role in the war? Compare his perspective with the general’s perspective.
Slide17Comprehension Check What is significant about how Joby joined the army?
Slide18Comprehension Check The general comforts Joby by saying he also cried (paragraph 32). What is different about why the two characters cried?
Slide19Comprehension Check Summarize the drummer boy’s importance to the army, according to the general.
Slide20Comprehension Check Notice how paragraph 46, beginning, “So bring the right . . . “ speeds up the pace of the story. Examine the paragraph and determine how the author makes the reader and Joby feel the excitement of the general.