1. INFER: What advantage did the Confederate army have on the first day of fighting?

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1 NAME PD. Elements of Historical Fiction (Lit. text pg. 194) Set during a real historical era Contains historically accurate details Includes fictional characters Often includes characters based on actual historical figures Historical Data about the Battle of Shiloh (Lit. text pg. 195) 1. INFER: What advantage did the Confederate army have on the first day of fighting? 2. INFER: What advantage did the Union army have on the second day of fighting? Data Bank for the Battle of Shiloh (Lit. text pg. 196) 3. It is always a good idea to consult more than one source when you re researching a topic. What does the Data Bank tell you that the Web Page does not? a. b. Drumbeats and Bullets by Jim Murphy (Lit. text pg ) 1. What role did drummers play in the morning ritual of an army camp? 2. INFER: This twelve-year-old uses some slang words and phrases of his day. a. Based on the context clues, can you guess what Rebs is short for? b. What is the stick he refers to? 3. What important role did the drummer boy play in battle? 4. What other duties besides drumming did drummer boys perform? Page 1

2 5. How old was Johnny Clem when he became a sergeant? What circumstances led to his becoming a sergeant at such a young age? 6. List two of the factors that led to the disappearance of the drummer boy from the battlefield. a. b. 7. Review this text, and note where the author quotes from primary sources that is, documents such as letters or interviews that give firsthand accounts of events. There are 3 paragraphs in which he uses primary texts in this story. Find these 3 examples and list the paragraph numbers where you found them. Choose ONE of these examples to write in the bubble below. a. b. c. After You Read Drumbeats and Bullets (Lit. text pg. 202) 1. Respond to Drumbeats and Bullets by completing the following sentence: I was surprised to learn that 2. Based on the information in the encyclopedia article (page 195), was the Union general or the Confederate general better prepared for the Battle of Shiloh? Explain: 3. Review Johnny Clem s story (see page 199). What conclusions can you draw about the way boys were treated during the Civil War period? Page 2

3 Are boys treated differently today? If so, how? 4. The next selection you will read is Ray Bradbury s fictional portrait of a drummer boy. To evaluate the historical accuracy of Bradbury s short story, fill out the Drumbeats and Bullets column of the chart below. Consider what you ve learned about the typical drummer boy. (We will fill out the last column after reading that story.) Story genre Comparing Fact and Fiction: The Drummer Boys Drumbeats and Bullets The Drummer Boy of Shiloh Age and background Role in battle Dangers faced Attitude toward war STOP HERE Pages 1-3 are due TOMORROW (Thurs. 9/4)!!! We will do pages 4-5 in class tomorrow. Page 3

4 The Drummer Boy of Shiloh Reading Guide by Ray Bradbury (Lit. text pg ) First Thoughts 1. Respond to The Drummer Boy of Shiloh by completing the following sentence: This story left me feeling Thinking Critically (Restate in thoughtful, complete sentences) 2. Why is the boy so afraid? (What do the soldiers have that he does not have?) 3. After the Battle of Shiloh, the orchards and fields near Owl Creek were littered with the bodies of more than 23,000 soldiers. Find the passages in which the general indicates that he knows the battle will be a bad one. (mention in your response) Do you think the drummer boy survives? Why or why not? 4. How do you think the writer wants you to feel about the drummer boy, the general, and the war itself? 5. Trace the emotional state of the main character during this long conversation with the general. What is his state of mind at the start of the story? What is his state of mind at the end? Page 4

5 6. In How I Came to Write The Drummer boy of Shiloh by Ray Bradbury, what prompted his writing of the story? Historical Drumbeats & The Drummer How I Came to Data Bullets boy of Shiloh Write the Story Fiction or Nonfiction? Author s Purpose? Method of Organization? Theme or Main Idea? Page 5