tunes for bears to dance to
TRANSCRIPT
Tunes for Bears to Dance to
Quick
Summary
Henry and his
family moved
after his
brother, Eddie
died.
Henry gets a job at Mr. Hairston’s grocery store.
My name is:
Mr. Hairston
Henry meets a man named Mr. Levine who is building a small scale model of his childhood village that was taken over by Nazis.
Henry wants to get a special grave for Eddie.
Mr. Hairston offers to buy it for him.
But only if he smashes Mr. Levine's village.
In return he will get…
-To keep his job
-To get his mother promoted
-A grave for Eddie
-to not get expelled
It’s up to Henry to decide what to do.
As we all know, he accidentally smashes the village, stands up to Mr. Hairston, moves back to his hometown, and lives happily ever after.
Figurauative language
Similies
“His touch as light as a snowflake.”(Cormier 36)
“The ball soaring like the arc of a rainbow.”(Cormier 30)
Metaphors
“Her laughter bubbled merrily in the air.”(Cormier 30)
“Spider webs had appeared around his eyes.”(Cormier 2)
Themes
Good v.s. evil- Henry, Mr. Hairston.
Don’t judge a book by it’s cover- George Graham.
Overcoming hardship- Henry and his family, Mr. Levine, Doris.
Forces bears to dance flute player bear
Forces Henry to smash village Henry
Mr. Hairston
Sources
Tunes for Bears to Dance to by Robert Cormier .
http://ddelferraro.blogspot.com/2011/05/tunes-for-bears-to-dance-to-what-title.html
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