The Baker Heater league and 11:59 By: Nicole Webb, Sammie Faldowski,and Verenise pastrano.

“The Baker Heater league” and “11:59”

By: Nicole Webb, Sammie Faldowski ,and Verenise pastrano

“The Baker Heater League”

• Patricia C. McKissack

Patricia McKissack

• She has written over one hundred about African Americans. And got lots of awards for those books.

• She was a teacher and editor of children's books before she became a writer.

Setting• Porter houses or train stations

Point of view

• Non Fiction.

• It is written in 3rd person.

Plot

•Old story tellers get together and talk about old train legends.

important vocabulary

• Berth- upper bunk on a train

• Thwarted- prevent someone from accomplishing something.

Characters and Character traits.

• Daddy Joe-strong, tall, exaggerated

• Casey- Strong, Brave, Porter

Theme

• Theme: Stories that are passed down by tall tales always change and get exaggerated by the likings of the narrator.

Questions I would ask

• Why do you think the story tellers change or exaggerate the story?

• What does “Thwarted” mean?

• What does the word “berth” mean?

“11:59”

Patricia McKissack

Patricia McKissack• She has written over one hundred about

African Americans. And got lots of awards for those books.

• She was a teacher and editor of children's books before she became a writer.

Setting• Lester’s apartment and the train station.

Point of view

• Fiction

• 3rd person

1st person 3rd person

PLOT/ CONFLICT

• Lester tells tall tales about how nobody can ever escape the 11:59. When he hears the whistle of the 11:59 train, he tries to escape the train.

IMPORTANT VOCABULARY

• Finery: Fancy clothing and/ or accessories

• Porters: Porters often made the berths for passengers on trains, and other accommodations

Character and character traits

• Lester: old car porter, brave

• Tip: strong car porter

Theme

• No porter can escape the 11:59 train when the whistle blows.

Questions

• Who is a car porter and what do they do?

• What is finery and give an example of finery?

• Name a character in this story?