Behind+the+Cover

Project Sheet #1    A “Back Story” is the information that puts the novel or written work in context. It explains why and how a literary piece came to exist.
 * //Surviving the Applewhites //**
 * __BEHIND THE COVER __**


 * DIRECTIONS: ** Identify the “Back Story” for //The Sound of Music.//

1. Watch the movie, //The Sound of Music// and answer the following questions: a. Who wrote the story for //The Sound of Music//? b. Where and when was the story written? c. What important events were happening in the world during the time of the story? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">d. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">What events from the story are based on reality? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">e. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Who are the real life people upon whom the characters were based? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;">f. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Where are these people now?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">GUIDELINES: **