THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM-1963

ESSENTIAL QUESTION A

PROTAGONIST

HERO

CONFLICT

ABOUT THE PROTAGONIST

• Kenneth "Kenny" Watson
• African American
• Has a lazy eye
• Middle child
• 11 years old

SUPPORTING SENTENCES FROM THE BOOK

• In the book Kenny was talking about his little sister Joetta
• He also was talking about his older brother Byron
• Which proves kenny is the middle child
• -Byron said, "If you don't want people to look at your messed up eye
• just tilt your head like this." (Page 26)

STRUGGLES

• -Kenny is not in a very wealthy family
• -An African American family
• -Kenny said how it's hard for an African American
• boy with a lazy eye to not get teased.
• Doesn't have a lot of friends

HEROIC ACTIONS

• -A new kid came to Kenny's school and he became his friend(p. 28)
• - Rufus, was cold and kenny had nice, warm gloves
• So Kenny gave one of his gloves to Rufus so he can be a little warm
• -Byron got his lips stuck to a car so Kenny saved him by getting
• mom and dad (p. 12)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Literary terms- http://www.edgerton.k12.wi.us/webpages/joschuster/files/literary%20terms.do...
• Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963. New York: Delacorte, 1995. Print.