whirligig by paul fleischman. whirligig : noun 1. a toy that spins around in the wind 2. a thing...
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Whirligig
By Paul Fleischman
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Whirligig:
noun1. a toy that spins around in the wind2. a thing regarded as hectic or constantly changing."the whirligig of time“ (Webster).
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Whirligig Examples
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Literary Terms• Characterization: The
method in which an author develops a character
• Dynamic Character: A character that CHANGES over time
• Static Character: A character that does NOT change in a story
• Setting: The time(s) and location (s) a story takes place
• Theme: The author’s main message of a story; it must be more than one word (a complete thought and complete sentence)
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Key Terms to know• Restitution: The act
of making good or compensating for loss, damage, or injury
• Karass: A network or group of people that are unknown to them are somehow connected or linked
• Chrysalis: anything in the process of developing (protected stage of developing into an adult)
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CharactersDescribe Brent Bishop and how he changes from the beginning to the end.
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Characters•Lea Zamora: the name, Lea, means spun by the wind.” Why is a whirligig symbolic?
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Who is in Lea’s Karass
Anthony
Steph
Flaco
Jennifer’s grandmother
Why isn’t Brent part of her karass?
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Setting• Non-linear, multiple locations, and multiple times
• Begins in Chicago- Brent goes to Chaz’s party, drinks to fit in, and decides to kill himself by driving and swerving into traffic, but he kills innocent Lea instead
• Mrs. Zamora wants Brent to place whirligigs of Lea’s image in the four corners of the nation to spread her spirit and joy
• Brent stayed in a camp ground –Washington…meets cyclist
• Stayed at a hostel-California…meets Emil
• Stayed at a hotel- Main…meets artist
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Setting Continued• Bellevue, Washington- angel playing harp:
Anthony finally can stop playing the violin
• San Diego, California- mermaid on whale: Jennifer’s grandmother had hope for survivors to keep on moving forward.
• Miami, Florida- wooden marching band- Flaco, the street sweeper- discovered that people belong together like a band and flock of birds
• Weeksboro, Main- Lea’s face decorated with sea glass and shells Brent found-helps Steph visualize her future and finds her boyfriend
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Characters that Taught BrentCyclist
• Taught him how to play Go
Emil
• A German traveler; gave him a book to read, “Two Years Before the Mast”/love of learning and education
Mrs. Zamora
• Taught Brent to self-discover, forgive, and give back to the world
Artist in Main
• Taught Brent that he can forgive himself and people are not defined by their past
Brent
• Taught himself to make whirligigs, play the harmonica, forgive himself, constellations
Lea
• There is more to life than superficial needs like fitting in/belonging
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Discussion Question
•Why are those other four stories placed between the chapters about Brent’s growth?
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Discussion Question
•Name three behaviors that show Brent to be desperate in the beginning of the novel.
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Discussion Question
•What was Mrs. Zamora’s plan for Brent? How does Brent react?
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Discussion Question
•What did we learn from Flaco, the street cleaner?
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Discussion Question
•Why were whirligigs a tribute to Lea? How is the whirligig a symbol in this book?
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Discussion Question
Why did the whirligig have so much beauty attached to it according to Jennifer’s grandmother?
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Themes•Brainstorm possible themes for: belonging, guilt, forgiveness, self-discovery/coming of age
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Questions?
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