Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with
today’s homework.
Focus Questions: What is Suzanne Collin’s family history?
Option 3:
Growing up, Suzanne Collins was a military brat. Her father
was a career airman in the United States Air Force, as a result, Collins and
her siblings—two older sisters and an older brother—moved around frequently,
spending time in numerous locations in the eastern United States as well as in
Europe. The military, in fact, played a leading role in the family’s history.
Collins’s grandfather had served in World War I, her uncle served in World War
II, and the year Collins turned six, her father left to serve his own tour in
the Vietnam War. War, consequently, was a part of life for Collins, something
very real and not just an abstract idea. While her father was gone, she would
sometimes see video footage of the war zone on the news, and she recognized
that her father was there fighting. Though her father returned after a year,
Collins’s connection to war didn’t end. In addition to being a soldier,
Collins’s father was also a military historian and a doctor of political
science. That knowledge and experiences serving in the Air Force and fighting
in Vietnam had a profound effect on his relationships with his children, and he
made sure they learned what they could about war. While other girls’ fathers
were telling them fairytales, Collins’s father educated her about military
history. When the family was moved to Brussels, Belgium, for instance, her
father educated her about the region’s violent history and took her on tours of
the country’s historic battlefields.
Q: Based on this passage, what was it like growing up for
Suzanne Collins? What made her family different? What made her different than
other kids? Give examples from the text to support your views.
Task: Write a brief summary of this passage (1-3 sentences).
To make your task easier think of the 5W’s.
Option 2:
Growing up, Suzanne Collins was a military brat. Her father
was a career airman in the United States Air Force… Collins and her
siblings—moved around frequently, spending time in numerous locations in the
eastern United States as well as in Europe. The military… played a leading role
in the family’s history. Collins’s grandfather had served in World War I, her
uncle served in World War II, and the year Collins turned six, her father left
to serve his own tour in the Vietnam War. War… was a part of life for Collins,
something very real and not just an abstract idea. While her father was gone,
she would sometimes see videos …of the war zone on the news, and she recognized
that her father was there fighting. Though her father returned after a year,
Collins’s connection to war didn’t end. In addition to being a soldier,
Collins’s father was also a military historian … and he made sure they learned
what they could about war. While other girls’ fathers were telling them fairytales,
Collins’s father educated her about military history. When the family was moved
to Brussels, Belgium… her father educated her about the region’s violent
history and took her on tours of the country’s historic battlefields.
1.
Why did Suzanne move around so much when she was
growing up?
2.
Where did she live during those years?
3.
How did the military play a leading role in her
family’s history?
4.
In what wars has her family served in?
5.
What did he make sure Suzanne learned?
6.
Name one way she was different that other girls:
Option 1:
Growing up,
Suzanne Collins was a military brat. Her father was a career airman in the
United States Air Force…
1. Why was Suzanne Collins a military
brat?
Collins and
her siblings—moved around … spending time in numerous locations in the eastern
United States as well as in Europe.
2. Where did Collins live?
Collins’s
grandfather had served in World War I, her uncle served in World War II, and
the year Collins turned six, her father left to serve …in the Vietnam War.
3. In what wars has her family served
in?
War… was a
part of life for Collins.. While her father was gone, she would sometimes see
videos …of the war zone on the news, and … her father was there fighting.
4. How was war a part of Suzanne’s life?
... In
addition to being a soldier, Collins’s father was also a military historian … While
other girls’ fathers were telling them fairytales, Collins’s father educated
her about military history.
5. How was Suzanne different than other
girls?
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