Watsons go to Birmingham 5 and 6

The author uses figurative language in this passage. What does it mean?

"While I was talking he kept moving around me so if I wanted to look at him sideways I'd have to move too...I bet we looked like the solar system, with me being the sun and Byron being the orbiting Earth..."

• Kenny is mad at Byron.

• Byron is upset about what Kenny told him.

• Kenny wants to learn more about the planets.

• Byron is walking in a circle around Kenny.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

to squeeze or crunch

• hold
• scrunch
• slitty
• sniggled

mesmerized; in a trance

• cockeyed
• infect
• appreciated
• hypnotized

person of low social status

• hilarious
• raggedy
• peon
• welfare

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

financial assistance given to an individual or family by the government

• peon
• reinforcements
• welfare
• emulate

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

looked or acted sullen

• pouted
• conscience
• patient
• cockeyed

Explain the different types of conflicts that the theme poverty creates for the characters? Use evidence from the text.

What happened to Mrs. Watson to make her go to such extremes to prevent Byron from playing with fire? How did her actions affect the other characters?

What causes Byron to cry at the end of Ch. 6: Swedish Cremes and Welfare Cheese?

Provide and example of each of the types of conflicts in Chapters 5 and 6.