Jacob Have I Loved A Novel Study Guide

Annotation

Sarah Louise, who lives with her family on a Chesapeake Bay island, grows up feeling less important than her twin sister, until she finally begins to find her own identity.

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Esau have I hated . . .

Sara Louise Bradshaw is sick and tired of her beautiful twin Caroline. Ever since they were born, Caroline has been the pretty one, the talented one, the better sister. Even now, Caroline seems to take everything: Louise's friends, their parents' love, her dreams for the future.

For once in her life, Louise wants to be the special one. But in order to do that, she must first figure out who she is . . . and find a way to make a place for herself outside her sister's shadow.


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Learning Outcomes

At the end of this novel study, the students will:

examine others’ ideas in discussions to extend their own understanding

ask relevant questions calling for elaboration, clarification, or qualification, and respond thoughtfully to such questions

follow instructions and respond to questions and directions

evaluate speakers and the effectiveness of their talk in particular contexts

demonstrate active listening and respect for the needs, rights and feelings of others

Vocabulary:

Chapter 10

receded, classified, ominous, slicker, treacherous, defiance, leeward, douse, litany, righteous, consternation, heathen, refuge, scruff, bejeebers, plumb, accomplish, fainthearted, conscience

Chapter 11

assaulted, remnants, sodden, drudgery, maneuvering, debris, taut, lockjaw, typhoid, somber, deltas, Pharoah, reverie, raucous, punctured, capricious, agitated, explosive, sanctuary, compose, tragedy, meek, interfere, mooning

Chapter 12

obsessed, feverish, earnest, pried, piously, cuticles, exquisitely, manicured, formally, blissfully, scant, sophomores, doggedly, ambition, harbored, whit, diminish, unrelenting, sole, mentality, haven, rendered, theory, significant, artistic, disembodied, contrast, dignity, algebraic, emery, ritual, placidly

Chapter 13

incident, midst, contemplated, crisis, adamant, genuinely, convenience, peculiar, proportion, propriety, sophisticated, vigorously, royalty

Comprehension:

Chapter 2

1. How did Wheeze’s parents meet?

2. What happened to Wheeze’s sister after she was born?

3. How did Wheeze feel about hearing the story of her birth?

4. Why did Wheeze wish she had been born a boy?

5. How was Wheeze’s house different from all the others on the island?

6. How did Caroline and Wheeze learn to play the piano?

7. Why was the school disqualified from the singing competition?

8. How did the family afford to give Caroline voice lessons?

9. When did Wheeze’s feelings toward her sister change? How did they change?

Creative Writing

Activity 8

Write a letter to Katherine Paterson telling her what you thought of

the novel, Jacob Have I Loved.

Tell her all about yourself and where you live.

Give reasons for your likes and dislikes.

Ask her questions about her writing.

Send the letter in care of the publisher.

Integrated Studies

Activity 5

In the novel, "Jacob Have I Loved", there are many technical terms for

the crab fishery and dialectical terms used by the people.

Prepare a glossary of these terms from the novel.

Be sure that the terms are in alphabetical order.

Research

Activity 8

How was school different in the 1940's than it is now? What subjects

did Louise study in school? What subjects do you study?

Compare schools in the 1940's and schools in the twenty-first century.

How are they the same? How are they different?

 

 

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