Summary:
Set in times of great Native American despair, this book gives an account of a Choctaw boy on the Trail of Tears. Isaac, along with his family and another family make their way forcefully West. Villages are burnt, many Choctaw die, and in between all that we have the perspective of Isaac's innocence. Woven into the story are the tales and beliefs of the Choctaw Tribe. Tingle brilliantly weaves them in, leaving no time for questioning, as the story moves along.
Set in times of great Native American despair, this book gives an account of a Choctaw boy on the Trail of Tears. Isaac, along with his family and another family make their way forcefully West. Villages are burnt, many Choctaw die, and in between all that we have the perspective of Isaac's innocence. Woven into the story are the tales and beliefs of the Choctaw Tribe. Tingle brilliantly weaves them in, leaving no time for questioning, as the story moves along.
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Response Associated with the Book: Skype Interview the Author
For this book we contacted the author and set up a time to speak with him. Each student was responsible for constructing five question-options that they would like to ask Tim Tingle. We only had one hour with him, and forty students in the class, so we had to draw numbers as so which order we got to ask our questions. There was no overlap as if someone used your first question you had four other options. I was at the tail-end of the pack at 36. But my questions are outlined below:
1. What was your inspiration to write How I Became a Ghost?
2. What would your advice to young writers be? If they get discouraged, what would you
want to say to these students
3. Who was your role model when you were growing up and did they influence your
writing? If so, how?
4. Growing up, what was your favorite book? How did this influence or make you more
passionate about, your writing?
5. When we incorporate your book into our classrooms, what would your ideal take-
away, and lesson goal for students to take away from your book?
For this book we contacted the author and set up a time to speak with him. Each student was responsible for constructing five question-options that they would like to ask Tim Tingle. We only had one hour with him, and forty students in the class, so we had to draw numbers as so which order we got to ask our questions. There was no overlap as if someone used your first question you had four other options. I was at the tail-end of the pack at 36. But my questions are outlined below:
1. What was your inspiration to write How I Became a Ghost?
2. What would your advice to young writers be? If they get discouraged, what would you
want to say to these students
3. Who was your role model when you were growing up and did they influence your
writing? If so, how?
4. Growing up, what was your favorite book? How did this influence or make you more
passionate about, your writing?
5. When we incorporate your book into our classrooms, what would your ideal take-
away, and lesson goal for students to take away from your book?