Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fever 1793. Define historical fiction and explain how fever 1793 fits this genre. Fever 1793 by laurie halse anderson chapters before you read the chapter. The activities and questions in the student packet emphasize higherlevel thinking skills. This novel study is complete as is, or makes a great companion to your current curriculum. Fever 1793 by laurie halse anderson overdrive rakuten. The story fever 1793 takes place in philadelphia during the postrevolutionary war years.
This unit study of fever 1793 has been developed to enhance students understanding of the yellow fever epidemic in philadelphia during 1793. Students will be actively engaged in a number of activities that will enhance their reading, writing, thinking, and language skills. Name three things you want to learn about the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. The question and answer section for fever 1793 is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. In a mixed atmosphere of mistrust, fear, and caring, matilda learns to cope with the loss of business, friends, and family. Fever 1793 by laurie halse anderson about the book august 1793.
Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the. Choose from 500 different sets of fever 1793 flashcards on quizlet. Use our free ebook selfpublishing services and we will distribute your e book to all the major ebooks stores. Student packets contain reproducible pages for student use, including vocabulary lists and activities, study questions, project and essay suggestions, comprehension activities, quizzes, a final exam, and an answer key. By the end of september, 20,000 people had fled the city. As we summarize andersons book, well highlight some of the important characters. This is a novel study for fever 1793 by laurie halse anderson.
The story fever 1793 takes place in historic philadelphia in the year 1793. Corealigned novel unit sure to engage your students in meaningful thinking, writing, and discussion when. This study guide consists of approximately 50 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of fever 1793. Fever 1793 is a wonderful book about a young foolish girl. Literature circle questions use the questions and activities that follow to get more out of the experience of reading fever 1793 by laurie halse anderson. Each activity comes in 2 formats to mix and match based on the needs. What are some historical facts mentioned in fever 1793. Rising 8th grade fever 1793 summer reading assignment. I suggest that due to some death content and some violent scenes. Fever 1793 litplan a novel unit teacher guide with daily lesson plans. Fever 1793 kindle edition by anderson, laurie halse.
This is an historical novel based on the yellow fever epidemic that hit philadelphia during the summer of 1793. Fever 1793 extension activity during the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in philadelphia, sixteenyearold matilda cook gains new strengths. Laurie halse anderson is the new york timesbestselling author who writes for kids of all ages. The fever 1793 community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author.
Also a good nonfiction book to augment reading of fever, 1793 by laurie halsey anderson. In 1793 philadelphia, sixteenyearold matilda cook, separated. Matildas family earns extra profits from the coffeehouse in august, but no one can agree on how to spend it. What you never knew about the women and girls of the american revolution, chains and the impossible knife of memory. Once finishing the book, give students the assignment of writing an alternate.
Fever 1793 by tressa read free book online download ebook. To introduce the fever 1793 unit and discuss activities. Book design by steve scott the text for this book is set in adobe caslon. Fever 1793 the setting is philadelphia during the summer of 1793. Fever 1793 by laurie halse anderson author lori earley. Manufactured in the united states of america 26 28 30 29 27 the library of congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows. Get an answer for what are some historical facts mentioned in fever 1793. Fever 1793 was an ala best book for young adults selection and a junior library guild selection. Format kindle book overdrive read adobe epub ebook 4. Study guide for fever 1793 fever 1793 study guide contains a biography of laurie halse anderson, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. To get students in the mind set of the novels setting. This novel study divides fever 1793 into eight sections for study. Integrating literature and social studies with fever 1793 overview. Fever 1793 by laurie halse andersonbook club discussion.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. List 10 facts that you learned about the yellow fever virus. During the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in philadelphia, sixteenyearold. North carolina essential standards for 5th grade social studies. Mattie herself has the easy job as a waitress and usually works much less than her family and slave. She wants to turn the cook coffeehouse into the finest business in philadelphia, the capital of the ne. Fourteenyearold mattie cook is ambitious, adventurous, and sick to death of listening to her mother. Laurie halse andersons fever, 1793 is a novel about a fourteenyearold girl named. This test is designed to test your knowldege about the book fever 1793.
Inspired by the yellow fever epidemic that struck and killed almost 5,000 people in philadelphia in the late summer months of 1793, andersons story follows matilda cook. This is a novel study to be used in the classroom with fever 1793 by laurie halse anderson. Fever 1793 tells the story of mattie cook, a young girl who comes of age in philadelphia during a tumultuous period. Find books like fever 1793 from the worlds largest community of readers. Fever 1793 makes mention of a number of things from that particular environment which many readers may not be familiar with. She wants to turn the cook coffeehouse into the finest business in philadelphia, the capital of the new united states. A picture book, ndito runs, was a 1996 pick of the lists from the american booksellers association. The settingwhere and when the story takes place in the book. Fever 1793 by laurie halse anderson bookworm burrow. At some point in a persons life, they must make the transition from childhood to adulthood.
Fever 1793 complete novel study teaching guide vocab, text. Fever 1793 by laurie halse anderson this fictional diary is the story of mattie, a teenager who lives in philadelphia at the time of the yellow fever epidemic that took the lives of up to. Ive been seeking a list of historical fiction books for kids for a long time. Good historical fiction books for seventh graders the best picture book reading is a great way to integrate literacy into just about any subject. She has written numerous books for children including turkey pox, no time for mothers day, fever 1793, speak, catalyst, independent dames. Printz honor book, and an ala best book for young adults, as well as several. As a little girl, laurie halse anderson spent hours writing poems, letters. Reading books for social studies helps bring the history or cultures or whatever the book is about to life.
Fever 1793 is about the yellow fever epidemic in philadelphia that happened in the late summer of 1793. Learn fever 1793 book with free interactive flashcards. Fever 1793 litplan a novel unit teacher guide with daily lesson. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Laurie halse andersons account of writing fever, 1793. Fever 1793 kindle edition by anderson, laurie halse, earley, lori. January 9, 20im now reading chapter five and page twenty nine of th. Distribute materials that will be needed for the unit. Read fever 1793 online free book in epub, txt or pdf. Which of the following correctly expressing the wishes of all three family members. Many of a persons early life experiences can contribute to this transition, even if it is the simplest of things. Fever 1793 begins in august 1793, with 14yearold matilda cook awakening to a typical day.
Juvenile historical fiction published in 2000 recommended age group. Includes 61 pages worth of materials for teaching fever 1793 by laurie halse anderson, background information and ppt on infectious diseases, the american plague, and invisible enemies. The acclaimed author of speak, which was a national book award finalist, an ala michael l. Fever 1793 is the story of a 14yearold girl fighting to stay alive in the yellow fever epidemic. Fever 1793 begins with good historical information for the reader who may not be aware of the situation in philadelphia. Describe who these historical people are and how they play a part in.
Her title, speak, was named a 2000 printz honor book by the american library association and was a finalist for the 1999 national book award. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public. The reading assignments are approximately 30 pages each. In an intense, wellresearched tale that will resonate particularly with readers in parts of the country where the west nile virus and other insectborne diseases are active, anderson speak, 1999, etc. I suggest this to people who enjoy nonfiction and adventure. Fever 1793 is an excellent book to use in 5th 8th grades.
Their kind slave, eliza, works just as relentlessly around the kitchens. The main character of fever 1793 is fourteenyearold matilda mattie cook, who is about to embark on a tumultuous few months that will change her life forever. Describe the city of philadelphia during 1793 and explain how it changes as the yellow fever epidemic takes over. We follow the epidemic through matilda cook and her small group of family and friends. Laurie halse anderson began work on fever 1793 in 1993 after she came across an article in her local newspaper commemorating the epidemic that had devastated philadelphia two centuries before. Throughout the book, matilda and her mother never say they love each other. The vast majority of them died of yellow fever, making the epidemic in the city of 50,000 people one of the most severe in united states history. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. During the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in philadelphia, 5,000 or more people were listed in the official register of deaths between august 1 and november 9. Mattie must learn quickly how to survive in a city turned frantic with disease. With a straight line, match each item on the left with the proper description or meaning on the right. Fever 1793 is a historical fiction young adult novel based on an actual epidemic of yellow fever in philadelphia that wiped out 5,000 peopleor 10 percent of the citys populationin three months. Fever 1793 by laurie halse anderson study guides, journals.
Learn about the historical context of philadelphia during the 1700s. Included are 36 questions broken down by chapter that can be used to complete a book club or literature circle on fever 1793 by laurie halse anderson. Matilda mattie cook is a fourteenyearold girl living above a coffeehouse in philadelphia with her mother, grandfather a former military man, a parrot named king george, and an orange cat named silas. Author laurie halse anderson writes about such a time in fever, 1793. During the summer of 1793, mattie cook lives above the family coffee shop with her widowed mother and grandfather. Speak and chains, were national book award finalists. Print a copy of the fever 1793 literature circle questions printable for each student. Fever 1793 novel study common core aligned novels, this or.
When you take the quiz, youll be asked about the character of eliza, why mattie is taken to bush hill and how the yellow fever is killed off. The room is set up like a coffee shop with snacks and tea in cups, pretend its coffee. In the opening scenes of the novel, mattie expresses envy that. This quiz and worksheet is a helpful way to see how well you know the book fever, 1793 before moving on to other topics. These questions can also be used as study guide questions or for a quiz. If you are the publisher or author of this book and. We have tons of study questions for you here, all completely free. At the close of the 18th century, philadelphia was the bustling capital of the united states, with washington and jefferson in residence. This is an 84 page novel study for fever 1793 by laurie halse anderson.