Author irene hunt, who won the newbery medal for her novel up a road slowly, went to live at her grandfathers farm in illinois after her fathers death in 1914. Across five aprils music, videos, stats, and photos. A visit from cousin wilse confirms the tension throughout the country and starts a small family rumble over which side is right. As a listener, i have never been moved by the story as i was as a reader. I remember this as eloquently rendered and highminded, gutwrenching drama when i read it way back then. Across five aprils by irene hunt 2 pages 2736 write either true or false in the blank before each statement. There are many ways that you can use these resources. Across five aprils is a novel by irene hunt, published in 1964 and winner of the 1965 newbery honor, set in the civil war era.
Out in the field, jethro and his mom, ellen, are hanging out planting potatoes. We open up to jethro creighton working on the family farm in southern illinois with his mother, ellen. Each chapter of the novel study focuses one chapter of across five aprils and is comprised of five of the following different activities. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Free study guide for across five aprils summary by irene hunt. Follett award in 1964, and the lewis carroll shelf award in 1966. Across five aprils by irene hunt is a bittersweet book that reminds you that war is never tied up with a tidy bow. Across five aprils is one of the best civil war books written for readers of any age. Across five aprils whole book test by margaret whisnant tpt.
The book begins as ellen creighton and her nineyearold son, jethro, plant potatoes for the summer crop. She is a tired, little woman who has given birth to twelve children and endured various hardships in her life. Free study guide for across five aprils summary by irene hunt analysis book notes free booknotes onlinedownload. In chapter 9 of irene hunts across five aprils, president lincoln wrote to jethro creighton in response to a letter that jethro had. Aug 30, 20 listen to across five aprils audiobook by irene hunt. The story takes place over the five aprils of the civil war. Choose from 500 different sets of across five aprils chapter 1 flashcards on quizlet. Across five aprils by irene hunt overdrive rakuten.
Her grandfathers stories of his boyhood during the civil war became the basis for this compelling novel, across five aprils. The quiz will ask you to identify the protagonist of the novel, as well as several other. Learn across five aprils chapter 1 with free interactive flashcards. Hunt was close to her grandfather who told her stories from his youth, which she incorporated into across five aprils.
Irene hunt is the author of many distinguished books for young people. Adapted from a novel by irene hunt, this civil warera drama centers on a young man from illinois who simultaneously attempts to cope with a brother wanting to join the confederates and a. Although young jethro creighton never witnessed a battle, his life on the family farm in southern. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. Three of jethros siblings died from childrens paralysis the year jethro was born, but jethro managed to escape the disease. In this lesson, we will discuss chapter one of the novel across five aprils. Listen to across five aprils audiobook by irene hunt. You can copy as an entire packet or you can copy pages individually. It is an april morning in 1861 in southern illinois. Ellen has had twelve children, four of whom have died.
Across five aprilsis the story of the creightons, a farm family from southern illinois that struggles to survive the upheaval of the civil war years. Jethro creighton, the main character, is nine years old when the story begins, and his sister jenny is fourteen. Free study guide for across five aprils by irene huntbook summary previous page. Shad makes his way over to where jethro and his mother are working to catch up real quick before he leaves. Across five aprils study questionsmultiple choice quiz. Across five aprils chapter 5 video summary youtube. Take one civil war drama, add a heap of family conflict, and mix vigorously with an abundance of death and tension in the community. In this chapter, we are introduced to the setting and the major. Jethro sees his sister jenny saying goodbye to shad, the young schoolteacher, who is leaving for newton. Across five aprils chapters test by live learn love tpt. Across five aprils,was named a newbery honor book in 1965, received the charles w. Irene hunt was the author of many distinguished books for young readers. Everything you need for a novel study on across five aprils by irene hunt. Her second novel, up a road slowly, was awarded the newberry medal in 1966.
Business publishing industry library and information science. In addition, hunts work the everlasting hills received the parentschoice award in 1985. Across five aprils by irene hunt across five aprils whole book test for irene hunts 1965 newbery honor book is a set of 50 multiple choice questions. Lincoln respond to jethros letter in across five aprils by irene hunt, in chap. She is a tired woman who favors jethro most of all. In may 1863 news comes of another union defeat with heavy losses, at chancellorsville. See a complete list of the characters in across five aprils and indepth analyses of jethro creighton, bill creighton, jenny creighton, ross milton, and abraham lincoln. Some live recordings from a house show in 1997 and practice tapes are also floating around. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Word on the dusty street is that war will be crashing the party any day now. John and bill creighton were glad to see their cousin wilse graham.
Nov 18, 2016 everything you need for a novel study on across five aprils by irene hunt. Across five aprils by irene hunt author terry bregy narrator. This recorded version is very good, but it is not great. Southern illinois is a place of mixed emotions as the american civil war erupts. Across five aprils was required reading in 6th grade and it was as if the teachers were saying lifes a bitch, get used to it. Across five aprils study questionsmultiple choice quiz onlinedownload. Chapter 1 of across five aprils introduces the reader to the creighton family. There are two bands with the name across five aprils. Her first novel, across five aprils, was a newberry award nominee and received a lewis carroll shelf award. For the creightons, the war lures two sons to the union army and one to the confederacy, leaving tenyearold jethro to care for the family farm. Students will find it necessary to read the book thoroughly and carefully in order to score well on this quiz, which requires a factual knowledge of the novels plot, events, characters, etc. The story spans the entire civil war, five aprils from 1861 to 1865. Across five aprils spark notes chapters 12 chapter 1 the book begins as ellen creighton and her nineyearold son, jethro, plant potatoes for the summer crop.