1a. What did Reeve's mother say about the really important things in life?
2a. How does Reeve feel when the engine stops?
3a. What does Reeve say about her father's mood on the drive home?
4a. How does Reeve describe her father's manner of landing the plane?
5a. Reread the essay and make a list of details that Reeve shares about her father's thoughts and feelings on flying.
6a. Choose a passage from Reeve's essay and explain how it reveals her thoughts and feelings on her father.
1b. What did she mean by this?
2b. What does this tell you about her feelings for her father?
3b. What does this tell you about how he felt after that flight?
4b. What does that description indicate about Charles Lindbergh?
5b. How does the account Reeve gives of her father's flight experiences with her and her siblings give the reader insight into the personality of Charles Lindbergh? Describe aspects of Charles Lindbergh's personality that are revealed by details Reeve shares about her father.
6b. In her notes on this essay, Reeve writes that her father and other people had told the story of the failed engine flight before, but she never had. Imagine that you are Charles Lindbergh and that you landed the plane. How would your telling of the story differ from Reeve's telling of the story? Look for the one detail about her father's telling of the story that Reeve provides in the essay. What does this reveal about her father?
Personal Essay. Why does Reeve say she wrote this essay? What fact about her father does Reeve not find out until long after the flight when the engine stalled? Cite an example or two of how Reeve succeeds in capturing "the sense of excitement and the sense of normal everyday family life mixed up together" in her essay. Although she only mentions her mother in one paragraph in the essay, how does Reeve create for the reader a powerful image of her mother?
Climax. Look back at the passages you found that lead to, describe, and follow up on the climax in the essay. How does Reeve prepare the reader for the climax in the paragraph that precedes it? Explain. How does the information Reeve provides in the climax of the essay lead to the personal revelation she has about her father? In your own words, summarize the events that create the climax of the essay.
1. Create instructions for a process or activity that you know how to do well. Assume the instructions are to assist a first-time user or a newcomer to the activity.
2. Write a very brief essay about your family that reveals something about your everyday family life and that you could share at a family reunion.
3. Brainstorm a list of daring things you would like to do one day. Keep the list and check it from time to time to see if you have tried any of the experiences.
Examining the Press. The news media played a large part in the life of Charles Lindbergh. Using library and Internet resources, research how reporters, writers, newscasters, photographers, and other members of the press influenced his life. As you look at information, decide how further to focus your research. You may want to look at his relationships with members of the press or concentrate on the consequences of press coverage of one particular event in his life. You could focus on the role of photographers or on Lindbergh’s use of the press to his own benefit. After you have narrowed your topic and gathered information, summarize your findings. Compare and contrast your report with those of your classmates. Use this log to keep track of the resources you use and to take notes about your subject.
1. Resource Notes:
2. Resource Notes:
3. Write your summary here:
Using New Words. Make a list of the Words for Everyday Use found in "Flying" and review their definitions. Write a few paragraphs, including all the words in your writing. When you have finished, exchange your writing with a classmate. Check your classmate's work while he or she checks yours. You may refer back to the definitions at any point in this exercise.
Types of Sentences. A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. There are four different types of sentences—declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory. Go back to "Flying" and find and copy one example of each type of sentence. Then write a sentence of your own for each category.
Declarative Sentence from "Flying" my sentence
Imperative Sentence from "Flying" my sentence
Interrogative sentence from "Flying" my sentence
Exclamatory sentence from "Flying" my sentence
