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Under the Quilt of Night © 2002 Published by Aladdin Paperbacks
Under the Quilt By Deborah Hopkinson
Paintings by James
A Discussion Toolkit created by HWS FIRST YEAR SEMINAR 173
Illustrations used with permission from James E. Ransome
Under the Quilt of Nighty Deborah Hopkinson
Paintings by James E. Ransome
A Discussion Toolkit created by HWS FIRST YEAR SEMINAR 173
Illustrations used with permission James E. Ransome
of Night
A Discussion Toolkit created by HWS FIRST YEAR SEMINAR 173
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Poetry
There are many ways you can write a poem. Your poem can be short or long, and it can
rhyme, but it doesn’t have to. Write a poem below about how it would feel to run under
the quilt of night, like the narrator. Draw a picture to go with your poem.
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Describe Yourself Describe yourself in a paragraph. How would you react to what the narrator faces?
Do you have things in common with her, or are you different?
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BacksWe don’t learn much about the narrator’s life
you imagine what did the narrator d
Invent a backstory for her and write it below
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ackstory much about the narrator’s life in this book. Can
hat did the narrator did before this story begins?
for her and write it below.
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Similes are used to compare one thing to another using
In the book, the narrator says she is “hiding as still as a rock
comparing yourself to an animal or object
Example: I am sneaky like a fox. I am as fast as a rabbit. I am as tall as a tree.
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Similes Similes are used to compare one thing to another using “like” or
the narrator says she is “hiding as still as a rock.” Write three
comparing yourself to an animal or object and draw a picture to go with the simile
Example: I am sneaky like a fox. I am as fast as a rabbit. I am as tall as a tree.
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3.
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or “as.”
three similes
and draw a picture to go with the simile.
Example: I am sneaky like a fox. I am as fast as a rabbit. I am as tall as a tree.
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Quilt Maze In the story, the slaves use a blue quilt with tumbling blocks to guide them to freedom.
Navigate this quilt maze to freedom.
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ESCAPE FREEDOM NIGHT
NORTH POEM QUILT
RAILROAD RUNNING SLAVERY
D J G T N V Y X N Q V R O D V
P H N U S V E R W O A K H J P
Q U I L T M I X E I R K F B C
W Z N L Z K P Y L V E T E W U
F S N O Z O E R E N A I H D G
U F U R E I O P U Y R L E X Y
B E R M U A A Q X C D V S D B
B J N D D C O E P P J L F A S
Y C D B S A W J B E Z G W R I
J O P E Q J B W P G B A Y C G
M R T Y Z Z X R G V O L B I N
L U I B Y I O R E S S V F I I
X H U V W J C N D N U F B G G
L B M H Y C A X N M S O S M H
J Z R I V Y W M O D E E R F T
Word Search
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Crossword Puzzle
Down
1. The illustrator's last name is ______.
3. The runaways hide behind _____ from the
morning until dark.
4. The runaways must ____ at first to get away
from the farm.
6. People who go north to find freedom
8. The runaways will get ______ if they are
caught.
Created on TheTeachersCorner.net Crossword Maker
Across
1. Color of the center squares on
most quilts
2. The runaways' destination
5. What the runaways want
7. The author's last name is
_______.
9. When the runaways must hide
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