No Ordinary Time | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Hyde Park - As President, Roosevelt often spent weekends and holidays here visiting his mother. It is now operated by the National Park Service.

Val-Kill - Eleanor and her friends built a cottage for themselves on the estate at Hyde Park . She often said it was the only home that was truly hers.

The White House - Besides Eleanor and Franklin, their friends and aides like Hopkins, LeHand, Hickok, and others lived here on and off. Their grown children often visited, and their daughter lived there while her husband served in the...
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