Women's Rights Article
Gender Roles in the 19th Century
Unit 3: TCCD Study Guide
Unit 3: TCCD TEST
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle is a historical fiction novel by the American author Avi published in 1990. It takes place during the crossing of a ship from England to America in the 19th century. The book chronicles the evolution of the title character as she is pushed outside her naive existence and learns about life aboard a ship. The novel was well received and won several awards, including being named as a Newbery Honor book.
Plot synopsis
The story starts in the early summer of 1832, as thirteen-year-old Charlotte Doyle prepares to take a big voyage from Liverpool, England to her family's new home in Providence, Rhode Island. Her upper class upbringing and her education in the very proper Barrington School for Better Girls gives her a very sheltered and narrow view of life. Since a porter warns the other families due to travel with her against the voyage, Charlotte finds herself the only passenger – and only female – on the ship, the Seahawk. Repeatedly, people tell her she shouldn't be on the ship, but her escort, Mr. Grummage, insists.
Chapter Questions
Chapter 1 Reading Questions
Chapters 2 & 3 Reading Questions
Chapter 4 & 5 Reading Questions
Chapters 9-14 Questions ---add text evidence to 3 of YOUR choosing
Gender Roles in the 19th Century
Unit 3: TCCD Study Guide
Unit 3: TCCD TEST
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle is a historical fiction novel by the American author Avi published in 1990. It takes place during the crossing of a ship from England to America in the 19th century. The book chronicles the evolution of the title character as she is pushed outside her naive existence and learns about life aboard a ship. The novel was well received and won several awards, including being named as a Newbery Honor book.
Plot synopsis
The story starts in the early summer of 1832, as thirteen-year-old Charlotte Doyle prepares to take a big voyage from Liverpool, England to her family's new home in Providence, Rhode Island. Her upper class upbringing and her education in the very proper Barrington School for Better Girls gives her a very sheltered and narrow view of life. Since a porter warns the other families due to travel with her against the voyage, Charlotte finds herself the only passenger – and only female – on the ship, the Seahawk. Repeatedly, people tell her she shouldn't be on the ship, but her escort, Mr. Grummage, insists.
Chapter Questions
Chapter 1 Reading Questions
Chapters 2 & 3 Reading Questions
Chapter 4 & 5 Reading Questions
Chapters 9-14 Questions ---add text evidence to 3 of YOUR choosing