Brown Girl Dreaming - Grade 3 ELA Worksheet

Brown Girl Dreaming - Comprehension & Reflection

Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Refer to your copy of 'Brown Girl Dreaming' if needed.

Read the following excerpt from 'Brown Girl Dreaming':

I am born in Ohio but the stories of South Carolina already run like rivers through my veins. My grandmother, Georgiana, tells me how our family came to be, how my great-great-grandparents were once enslaved, how they worked the land, how they fought for freedom. She tells me about the sweet tea, the honeysuckle, the fireflies that light up the summer nights. She tells me about the church where everyone sings so loud the windows shake, and the food, oh, the food! These stories are a part of me, even though I've never lived there.

1. Where was Jacqueline Woodson born?

2. What kind of stories does Jacqueline's grandmother tell her?

3. The stories of South Carolina run like   through Jacqueline's veins.

4. Jacqueline's great-great-grandparents were once  .

5. Her grandmother tells her about the sweet tea, the honeysuckle, and the   that light up the summer nights.

6. Even though Jacqueline was born in Ohio, why do the stories of South Carolina feel like a part of her?

7. Describe one thing Jacqueline's grandmother tells her about South Carolina that sounds interesting to you. Why is it interesting?

8. Jacqueline has lived in South Carolina her whole life.