Genre
What is genre? What is the genre of the novel "Out of the Dust"? How do you know? Give examples.
Genre defines what section a book could be found in or what the type of book it is. The genre of "Out of the Dust" is historical fiction. It's historical fiction because it's based on history, but the characters are made up. The Dust Bowl is real, but Billie Jo isn't.
Genre defines what section a book could be found in or what the type of book it is. The genre of "Out of the Dust" is historical fiction. It's historical fiction because it's based on history, but the characters are made up. The Dust Bowl is real, but Billie Jo isn't.
Analyzing the Author's Style
How is the novel organized? What is unusual about the style that the author used to write this novel?
This novel is organized by year, month, and season. The unusual thing about the style of this novel is that it's in poem form.
What is free verse? How does author's craft and structure play a role in the format of the book, how it is read and understood?
Free verse means that the lines don't have to rhyme.
Does this format help you as a reader get into the story and understand the main character? Why or why not? How?
This format helps me understand this novel a bit more because sometimes the author makes the way of the poem relate to what the story is talking about at the time. For example, the author made part of the poem for at in a piano key shape while the author was talking about Billie Jo playing piano.
This novel is organized by year, month, and season. The unusual thing about the style of this novel is that it's in poem form.
What is free verse? How does author's craft and structure play a role in the format of the book, how it is read and understood?
Free verse means that the lines don't have to rhyme.
Does this format help you as a reader get into the story and understand the main character? Why or why not? How?
This format helps me understand this novel a bit more because sometimes the author makes the way of the poem relate to what the story is talking about at the time. For example, the author made part of the poem for at in a piano key shape while the author was talking about Billie Jo playing piano.
Analyzing Point of View
What is the point of view of this novel?
This novel is in first person because Billie Jo is telling the reader about her life.
How would the novel have been different if the father had narrated it?
If he father had talked about it, it would mostly be about him struggling and telling more about why he wanted a boy or something that Billie Jo told, but more information about it.
This novel is in first person because Billie Jo is telling the reader about her life.
How would the novel have been different if the father had narrated it?
If he father had talked about it, it would mostly be about him struggling and telling more about why he wanted a boy or something that Billie Jo told, but more information about it.