4-An+Episode+of+War

1. How was the lieutenant wounded 2. Why did the doctor lie to him? 3. Why did his relatives cry?
 * Jacob's Questions**

The Lieutenant: 1. Kind- He was kind enough to get coffee for everyone 2. Hurting- He's hurting because he was shot in the arm. 3. Brave- He's brave because he is holding through the pain. 4. Worried- He's worried that his arm has to be amputated. 5. Wise- He knows that the war was much more painful than the amputation.
 * Character Tracker**

1) What happened to the lieutenant's arm? 2) Tell key points of the story then sequence them. 3) Hypothesize how the lieutenant reacted to the amputation.
 * Thomas's Questions**

1) Amputate- The removal of a limb in order to prevent death. If his wasn't amputated he might not have lived with the medicine available at the time. 2) Meek- sad. The lieutenant was sad because he knew that he would lose an arm. 3) Wound- an injury that is visible on the body. The author said wound repeatedly instead of saying soon to be lost arm. 4) Flat- synonym for empty. The author said flat as another way to say the lost arm. 5) Inquired- asked. People wanted to know information about the battle. 6) Gazing- staring. The general was assessing the scene. 7) Battery- cannon. The lieutenant was walking through the battle, or so it seems. 8) Winced- a way to deal with pain by scrunching your face and grunting. When the main character was shot this is what he did. 9) Frowning- the opposite of smiling. The lieutenant frowned at the task of dividing coffee. 10) Puzzled- confused. The main character was in shock and was confused by the simplest of tasks.
 * Vocab Builder**

Alex's Questions

 * 1) Where was the lieutenant wounded?
 * 2) Why did the lieutenant loose his arm?
 * 3) Why might the stragglers have had more information than the combatants?

Extender

 * 1) //Advance to the Rear//, an American Civil War movie. This relates to the story in that both are based in and around the American Civil War.
 * 2) The story relates to the real life event that was the American Civil War. Though it is not implicitly stated in the story, this can be inferred based on the treatment of the lieutenant's wound, and the color of the combatants' uniforms.
 * 3) The novel //The Guns of the South//, is an alternate history of the Civil War in which the South wins with aid from time traveling, AK-47-wielding individuals.
 * 4) The poem //All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight// relates to the story because it too takes place during the Civil War.