The Drummer Boy of Shiloh

The Drummer Boy of Shiloh
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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.

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