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Serialized
Story Guide for Teachers, Students and Families
By Antonette
Bomentre-Walter and Chris Yatchyshyn
Chapter
3 - Who Was "Anonymous?"
Vocabulary
Execution - noun;
putting to death especially as a legal penalty
Abide - verb;
to accept without objection
Misbehavior - noun;
an improper action or manner of conduct
Horrors - noun;
painful and intense fear
Snatched - verb;
tried to grasp something suddenly, seized
Motivated - verb;
provided with a reason to act
Recalling the Facts
1. To whom did
Frederich want to speak about Mr. Anonymous?
2. Thomas Paine told
Frederich about a boy who grew up in which
country?
3. What was the
religion of the boy's father?
4. The most
well-known belief of the Quakers is against what?
5. What was the main
religion of England?
6. Who founded
Pennsylvania?
7. The boy in Thomas
Paine's story ran away to do what?
Comprehension
Questions
1. What was John
Aiken's question that would not go away?
2. Why did Frederich
think "Paine would forget, or that he
wouldn't have time to talk to a young boy like
himself?"
3. Explain how the
"Quakers were different in the way they
conducted their lives."
4. Where did
Frederich walk to each day when he finished his
chores? Why?
5. What motivated the
young Englishman Thomas Paine described and what
did Frederich believe it would take to run away
and become a sailor? Why?
In the News
Thomas Paine's story had
Frederich on the edge of his seat while he told
him the tales of "the English boy who ran
away to sea." Look through the newspaper and
see if you can find a story that keeps you on the
edge of your seat. Perhaps you will find a story
about a runaway or missing person. Find
your local newspaper: Link
to the directory of New Jersey newspapers OR Link
to the directory of Pennsylvania newspapers.
Take It to the Real
World
In the story you read how
the Quaker Religion listed
"misbehaviors" that they tried to
correct. They included: violence, drinking
alcohol, dressing fancy, speaking ill of one's
neighbors and family, having slaves, being tardy,
stealing, lying, etc. In our society today,
participating in some of these activities can
result in breaking the law. Look through the
newspaper and find examples of these misbehaviors
in the news. What happened to the offenders? Find
your local newspaper: Link
to the directory of New Jersey newspapers OR Link
to the directory of Pennsylvania newspapers.
Make a Prediction
Who do you think the
"young Englishman" in the story is?
Essay Questions
- Describe
and explain the courage needed to write Common
Sense. What was more courageous,
writing Common Sense, a pamphlet
calling for revolution, or running away
from home? Why?
- What are some possible reasons Thomas
Paine may have had to run away from home?
- The Quakers were persecuted in England
because of their religion. Why do you
think they were "helped" to
move to the colonies?
Answers to Comprehensive Questions and
Recalling the Facts
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