6th GRADE LIBRARY
After completing the book Blackwater students need to select one of the special activities at the bottom of this page.
Blackwater
By
Eve Bunting
NAME____________________
SETTING Rivertown, California
CHARACTERS
Brodie Lynch
Alex
Pauline Genero
John Sun
Batman
Hannah
Otis McCandles
Hank Chubley
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
1. Write a paragraph about what it means to be an honest person. How does an honest person behave? Give some examples.
2. What does the word "conscience" mean? How does your conscience make you feel in certain situations? Give examples.
3. Define the words "envy" and "jealousy". How do these feelings enter into the story?
4. Guilt and shame play a big part in the story. How do these 2 emotions make Brodie feel? What is the result?
5. Write a "word picture" ( a paragraph) which describes the setting of this story and the river in detail.
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