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Teacher’sGuideRise toRebellionby Jeff Shaara 15.95 0-345-42754-8 576 pages Trade Paperback 7.99 0-345-45206-2 576 pages Mass MarketAbout this BookMore than a powerful portrait of the peopleand purpose of the revolution, Rise to Rebellionis a vivid account of history’s most pivotalevents.The Boston Tea Party, the battles ofConcord and Bunker Hill are all recreatedwith the kind of breathtaking detail only amaster like Jeff Shaara can write. His mostimpressive achievement, Rise to Rebellionreveals with new immediacy how philosophersbecame fighters, ideas their ammunition, andhow a scattered group of colonies becamethe United States of America.Jeff Shaara’s historical fiction books can beread by students of history and literature notonly for its historical merit but also for itsexceptional prose. The reader of the Shaaranovels will soon realize that although much ofthe dialog is his own creation, the books arehistorically accurate. Every event, every character, indeed, every page has been researchedextensively and reflects the amount of scholarship Shaara has put into each novel.Autobiographies, biographies, history textbooks, newspapers and periodicals may seemto do the same thing, but historical fictionadds an element that the others do not.Thecreation of dialog separates historical fictionfrom historical non-fiction. Shaara utilizesprimary sources of information: journals, letters, or other reliable printed materials thatconfirm lines that were actually spoken by thecharacters, but sometimes, he must look at allof the information available and make an educated guess as to what was said.Note to TeachersFor more free teaching tools, visit High School Teachers @ Random House Inc. at www.randomhouse.com/highschool.Please inquire about educational-use discounts for this title through your district’s preferred distributor oryour favorite bookstore.BALLANTINE
Teaching IdeasThis section of the guide divides Rise to Rebellion into chapter-based reading assignments.It also provides brief questions for use in classroom discussion or journal writing.IntroductionChapters 6-81. What qualities and experiences does GeorgeWashington have that will be useful as thefuture leader of the Continental Army?1. When Hillsborough refuses to recognizeFranklin as a representative of the peopleof Massachusetts, he is setting a precedentthat will have an enormous impact on thecolonists.What is it? How is Franklin’sreaction to Hillsborough’s announcementa type of foreshadowing?2. What difficulties might Ben Franklin facewhen he returns to the colonies after beingin England for ten years?3. What part does John Adams seem qualifiedto play in the upcoming rebellion?Chapter 11. What effect does Jeff Shaara produce bytelling the story of the Boston Massacrethrough the eyes of a British soldier?2. The Boston Massacre was one of the eventsused to rally the colonists to rebel againstBritish rule.Why is this ironic?Chapter 21. How does this chapter show John Adams’sunshakable belief in the importance of lawas being necessary for a civilized society?Find a quotation that proves this.2. According to Sam Adams why was theBoston Massacre necessary?3. In Chapter 2 we are introduced to twomen who will be instrumental in the Riseto Rebellion, Sam Adams and John Adams.What do you think each man’s role will be?Chapters 3-51. Gov. Hutchinson was given his position bythe King of England, as were all governorsat this time.Why could this become a problem for the colonists?2. What does Franklin realize about Englishattitudes after his conversations with Dr.Johnson?3. Why is it so important to Adams thatPreston receives a fair trial? How does hehope details of the trials will be handled inEngland?22. What economic plan does Gage have thatwill prevent the colonists from becomingindependent of England’s goods? What isyour reaction to Gage’s statements in thelast paragraph on page 83?3. How does Franklin’s visit to the back roadsof Ireland enlighten him as to the Englishway of thinking?Chapters 9-121. What event causes John Adams to addressthe town meeting? Why does he feel it is soimportant for him to speak at this time?What is the gist of his speech?2. Franklin and Adams, who up until nowseem to be involved in two separate plots,become united in the same plot and onelarge step is taken in the “rise to rebellion.”How does this happen?3. How is the reality different from the expectations Gage has of coming back to England?What does this seem to foreshadow for Gage?Chapters 13-161. The plan of the British is to send tea directly to the colonists from the East Indian TeaCompany owned by Britain, thus allowingthe colonists to purchase tea more cheaplythan they can purchase it from the smugglers.Why do the Sons of Liberty view thisas unacceptable?2. Chapters Fifteen and Sixteen detail theevents leading up to and including the famousBoston Tea Party and, once again, authorJeff Shaara uses an Englishman’s point ofview rather than a colonist’s.What effect isachieved by seeing the Boston Tea Partythrough the eyes of Captain Hall? Use aquotation from Captain Hall in your answer.
Chapter 17-19Chapters 29, 301. How does Franklin see his treatment at thehearing as a “symptom of the great illnessthat is still spreading between the crownand its colonies”? (178).1. List the problems Pitcairn faces as heattempts to march his troops to Lexington.2. Gage’s audience with King George resultsin Gage replacing Hutchinson as governorof Massachusetts, as well as remaining general of the King’s military in the colonies.Why does the king want the military andpolitical leader to be the same person?3. Why does Jeff Shaara use an unsavory character like Mr. Hayden to reveal the contentsof the Boston Port Bill?Chapters 20, 21Discuss the differences in the reactions ofAdams and Gage to the caravan of colonistsbringing food and goods into Boston.Chapters 22, 23At this point what do the delegates from thecolonies hope to accomplish by meetingtogether?2. The battle of Lexington is the third majorevent that will eventually contribute to thecolonists’ rebellion, and once again, Shaaratells this major historical event through theeyes of Pitcairn, an English major. Do youthink Shaara is making a conscious effort todo this, or is it just a coincidence? Haveyour reasons changed as to why Shaarachooses this type of narration?3. What proposal does Dr.Warren bring toGen. Gage and what is Gage’s answer to hisproposal?Chapter 311. Are you surprised at the descriptions ofGeorge Washington in this section? Why orwhy not?2. Do you think John Hancock would havemade a good choice for the Commanderin-Chief of the Continental Army? Whatabout Sam Adams? Why or why not?Chapters 24-261. When the delegates leave Philadelphia,what policies have been agreed upon?2. Does Franklin’s friend in England, Strahan,correctly read the character and influenceof Thomas Paine from what you know ofhistory?3. The introduction of Lord Chatham,AKAWilliam Pitt, the “Great Commoner,” provides the reader with a different viewpointfrom others who hold power in England.How is his thinking different and why doeshe visit Franklin? What are the results of hisspeech?Chapters 27, 281. At the end of this chapter, Gen. Gagereceives an official dispatch from Englandthat specifically orders him to do what?2. All Americans today are somewhat familiarwith Paul Revere’s ride to Lexington. DoesJeff Shaara adequately describe this famousride within the scope of the novel? Why orwhy not?Chapter 32, 331. The reader almost seems to be a silent witness at the strategy meeting between thefour British generals. How does Shaaraaccomplish this, and what feeling does thereader come away with after this meeting?2. Discuss your reaction to the battle scenes inChapter 33. How does Shaara bring thisscene to life? Find and list examples of figurative language that Shaara uses.Chapters 34 -361. What are some of the problems GeneralWashington faces as he comes face to facewith his new army?2. Is Ben Franklin actually willing to turn hisback on anything and anyone, including hisfamily in order to fight for independence?Find a quotation to support your answer.3. Did King George treat General Gage fairlyor unfairly? Support your answer with reasons why the King should or should nothave replaced Gage.3
Chapters 37-38Afterword1. What bad news does Franklin deliver toGeneral Washington?1. Although Gage is never again a part of theAmerican Revolution as a general, he continues to serve as what? Where can you finda portrait on display of Thomas Gage?2. What metaphor does Sam Adams use toexplain to John Adams the attitudes of thecongress?3. Abigail Adams makes some interestingpoints to her husband about the future government of the colonies. Discuss two of herpoints and the validity of them.Chapters 39, 401. What does Thomas Paine’s “CommonSense” provide for the American cause thathas been lacking until now?2. Discuss some of the problems Washingtonfaces in this chapter.Chapter 41In the section beginning on page 485 andending at the bottom of page 489, Shaaradistinctly changes his prose style. His sentencesare either shorter, or they are broken up moreinto phrases surrounded by commas.The dialogalso consists of much shorter phrases.Whateffect is Shaara trying to produce in the reader?Is he successful?Chapter 42Although Richard Henry Lee’s resolutionseems to be favorably received, it is not yetpassed.Why not?Chapters 43, 44Are the descriptions of Thomas Jefferson andhis writing of the Declaration ofIndependence what you expected? Why orwhy not?Chapter 45The novel ends as Washington observesHowe’s troops entering the waters of NewYork.The Declaration of Independence hasjust been read to the crowds and military inNew York, and King George’s statue has beendestroyed. Is this a satisfactory place for Shaarato conclude Rise to Rebellion? Why or why not?43. Who keeps defeating Sam Adams for thegovernorship of Massachusetts? Is Adamsever elected?4. What two surprising facts did you learnabout John Dickinson?5. Do Franklin and Strahan ever meet againafter Franklin leaves England? What didBen Franklin leave his son William in hiswill? Who preserved and published BenFranklin’s work?6. List three things you learned about ThomasPaine from the afterword.7. What three interesting items did PaulRevere manufacture?8. How many signatures are on theDeclaration of Independence?Where can one see the original document?What two noteworthy men did NOT sign?Why not?
SuggestedActivitiesOrder of Events: These events significantlycontributed to the colonists’ Rise to Rebellion.Students should be able to thoroughly discussthe causes and effects of these events.1. Townshend Act2. Stamp Act3. Troops sent to Boston – Quartering Act4. Boston Massacre5. Gaspee Incident6. Judges appointed and paid by king7. Hutchinson Letters sent to Sons of Liberty8. Tea Tax9. Boston Tea Party10. Intolerable/Coercive ActsClosing the Port of BostonTroops not tried in America—sentto BritainTroops can take over homes/ taverns11. 1st Continental Congress12. Continental Association13. Suffolk Resolves14. 2nd Continental Congress15. Gage ordered to arrest Leaders ofSons of Liberty16. Battle of Lexington – First Blood17. Battle of ConcordLines from LeadersA good author attempts to give each characterhis or her own “voice.”Students should study the quotations below andname the leader who is speaking, the circumstances of which he is speaking, and theimportance of his words.1. “There is still law here.And no matter whois to blame, whether this disaster was bornfrom evil intent or blind foolishness, ifthe mob gains control, then God help us.”2. “If this man claims to be innocent, he isentitled under the law and under thejudgment of God, to be heard.”3. “You understand the king’s law, thecolonist’s law, even God’s law better thananyone I know. But I’m afraid, dear******, you don’t understand people .There is an awful danger when the people become accustomed to tyranny.”4. “You do not heal radicals.You hang them.”5. “We don’t need God, Captain. We needone more witness.”6. “I was too far removed from the people.I had no idea how the act would bereceived there. I didn’t really understandit myself.”7. “The very thought that they could standunited, that they could pretend to be onepeople, strike out at the king’s authority,rid themselves of our influence, is, trulyastounding. But the sanity has returned.The power of the empire has prevailed.”18. Gage sent more troops19. Fort Ticonderoga captured by Americans20. Continental Army organized—GeorgeWashington selected as General of troops21. Battle of Breed’s Hill/Bunker Hill22. Burning of Falmouth by British23. Rejection of Olive Branch Petition –King’s fall address24. Burning of Norfolk25. Declaration of Independence8. “But lest some unlucky event should happen,unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it maybe remembered, by every gentleman in thisroom, that I, this day, declare with the utmostsincerity I do not think myself equal tothe command I am honored with.”9. “No one had designed an acceptable planfor how the Americans would governthemselves.”10. “Yes, I understand. Nothing will comeeasy.There will be a cost. But we havedone our work.We are prepared.”5
Beyond the Book1. The letters of John and Abigail Adams wereone of Shaara’s main sources for his book.Have students study some of these lettersand write an essay on what they found.Agood web site for the letters .This is a good time to have studentswrite their own letters about an event oflocal or national significance that has happened within their lifetimes.2. The Boston Massacre has been one of themost discussed and debated events of theAmerican Revolution. Students can readthe original newspaper articles and thecourt transcripts from this event at the website http://www.bostonmassacre.net/.Reading these articles should generatenumerous activities for the classroom.Students can reenact the trial, discuss propaganda (see Paul Revere’s engraving), andlearn about point of view.3. The burning of the Gaspee was anextremely important event, yet little attention has been given to this in history books.Visit the website http://www.gaspee.org/ toview the archives about this example of acommunity that rose up against the British.Some possible writing assignments couldcenter on civil disobedience.4. The sayings of Ben Franklin continue tointerest students.The following websites areexcellent for classes to visit and learn moreabout this man and his org/franklin/rebus.htm5. Students can read Jefferson’s account of theevents leading up to and including thewriting of the Declaration of Independenceat .htm.6. This website also includes a brief biographical sketch of each of the signers, a pictureof the house where the document waswritten, and descriptions of significantevents and people.About this GuideThis guide was written by Chris BooneCleveland, who received her B.S. and M.A.degrees in English Education from IndianaState University in Terre Haute, Indiana. Shehas taught at the middle school, high school,undergraduate and graduate levels. She currently teaches at Covington High School inCovington, Indiana. She would like to dedi-6cate this teacher’s guide to her 2003 literatureclass (members of the Covington Class of2005) who served as her test subjects for Riseto Rebellion, and according to her,“Had a fewrebellious moments of their own, yet managedto rise to the occasion and become the hardworking, dedicated students she knew theycould be.”
About the AuthorJeff Shaara was born in 1952 inNew Brunswick, New Jersey. Hegrew up in Tallahassee, Florida, andgraduated from Florida StateUniversity in 1974. For many yearshe was a dealer in rare coins but soldhis Tampa, Florida, business in 1988upon the death of his father, MichaelShaara. Jeff and his wife, Lynne,live on Anna Maria Island, Florida.You can read more about theauthor by visiting his websitewww.jeffshaara.com, orby contacting him via email:email@jeffshaara.comOther Titlesof InterestThe Killer Angelsby Michael ShaaraThe Killer Angels is unique, sweeping, unforgettable—a dramaticre-creation of the battleground for America’s destiny. 13.95 0-345-40727-X 400 pages trade paperback 7.99 0-345-34810-9 384 pages mass market paperbackOther Titlesby Jeff ShaaraGods and GeneralsThe Last Full MeasureThe Glorious CauseThe heartbreaking saga ofthe years preceding The KillerAngels. 14.95 0-345-40957-4 512 pagesTrade PapeFrbackNow, Shaara brings this legendary father-son trilogy toits stunning conclusion in anovel that brings to life thefinal two years of the Civil War. 7.99 0-345-42247-3 512 pagesMass Market Paperback 14.95 0-345-42548-0 576 pagesTrade PaperbackShaara continues the amazingsaga of how thirteen coloniesbecame a nation, taking theconflict from kingdom andcourtroom to the bold andbloody battlefields of war. 7.99 0-345-43481-1 640pagesmass market paperback 15.95 0-345-42757-2 656 pagesTrade Paperback 7.99 0-345-42758-0 704 pagesMass Market Paperback7
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