
Chapters 27 - 29 of The Help
Presentation
•
English
•
9th - 12th Grade
•
Easy
+14
Standards-aligned
TINA JACOBS
Used 4+ times
FREE Resource
12 Slides • 7 Questions
1
Chapters 27 - 29 of The Help
2
Chapter 27
Skeeter thinks back to the toilet incident
She hired people to put toilets on Hilly's lawn
3
Skeeter is shunned
Elizabeth no longer speaks to her
Hilly takes Skeeter's job as editor of the newsletter away
4
Bob Dylan and "The Times They Are A-Changin'"
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin'
These are lines from the song. This is a new genre, folk music.
These times give Skeeter hope
5
Open Ended
When Skeeter hears these lines, "For the loser now / Will be later to win / For the times they are a-changin'", who might she think is the loser now? Explain
6
Poll
Stuart comes back to apologize to Skeeter and ask if he can dater her again. Would you date him again?
Yes
No
7
Constantine's story
She takes her daughter up to an orphanage in Chicago as it is too hard for her to care for a child who looks white
Skeeter realizes this is why Constantine might have been so close to her
8
Constantine's daughter upsets Skeeter's mother
While having a party, the daughter, Lulabelle, mingles with the guests because she passes for white
When the mother realizes who Lulabelle is, she is angry
She tells Constantine that her daughter is never allowed back on the farm. Constantine leaves with her daughter.
9
Poll
Three weeks after leaving, Constantine dies. If you were the mother, would you have told Skeeter what happened?
Yes
No
10
Minny's choice
She tells them to add the "terrible, awful story" so Hilly will tell everyone the story is not about them
11
Poll
If you were Minny, would you include the story of the pie?
Yes
No
12
Chapter 28
Skeeter learns her mother has cancer
Skeeter goes to New Orleans to go shopping and sees mini skirts (new fashion). She straightens her hair, starts dating Stuart, who proposes
13
Good and Bad News
Skeeter tells Stuart about the book, so he breaks up with her again
Skeeter's mother says she has decided not to die
14
Open Ended
Do you think Skeeter's mother will beat her cancer? Why or why not?
15
The book is going to be published
Each maid gets $61.50
The book will be published in six months
16
Open Ended
Why would the maids be happy yet nervous about the book being published?
17
Chapter 29
Mae Mobley loves her younger brother, Ross
She goes to pre-school, and her teacher tells her colored people are not that smart
Mae Mobley tells Aibileen her teacher is not as smart as Aibileen
Mae asks Aibileen why she is colored, and Aibileen it is the way God made her
18
The Book
Not selling well
People at church give a copy to Aibilieen with their signatures inside to show their appreciation
A television show reviews the book, saying it is about Jackson. The female review says it is awful and women should not read it.
19
Poll
If you were told a book was about your town and told a bunch of lies and was just trash, would you read it?
Yes
No
Chapters 27 - 29 of The Help
Show answer
Auto Play
Slide 1 / 19
SLIDE
Similar Resources on Wayground
17 questions
Macbeth Introduction
Presentation
•
9th - 12th Grade
16 questions
Punctuation
Presentation
•
9th - 11th Grade
18 questions
Symbolism
Presentation
•
9th - 12th Grade
15 questions
Compound-complex sentences
Presentation
•
9th - 12th Grade
13 questions
Sentence Fragments
Presentation
•
9th - 12th Grade
12 questions
Resumes Pre-knowledge
Presentation
•
9th - 12th Grade
17 questions
Ethos. Pathos. Logos
Presentation
•
9th - 12th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
10 questions
Safety Day 2026 – Student Review
Quiz
•
9th Grade
21 questions
Continents and Oceans
Quiz
•
6th Grade
20 questions
Parts of Speech
Quiz
•
5th Grade
16 questions
Subject & Predicate
Quiz
•
5th Grade
25 questions
Multiplication Facts
Quiz
•
5th Grade
12 questions
Map Skills
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
22 questions
Continents and Oceans
Quiz
•
5th Grade
15 questions
Rounding Decimals
Quiz
•
5th Grade
Discover more resources for English
10 questions
Test Your Knowledge on Bullying
Quiz
•
9th Grade
16 questions
Ethos, Pathos, Logos Practice
Quiz
•
9th Grade
20 questions
Context clues
Quiz
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Exploring the Role of Setting in Storytelling
Interactive video
•
6th - 10th Grade
10 questions
Differentiating the 3 Types of Irony
Interactive video
•
6th - 10th Grade
15 questions
Poetry Terms
Quiz
•
6th - 9th Grade
10 questions
Unlocking English Vocabulary through Latin and Greek Roots
Interactive video
•
6th - 10th Grade
16 questions
Complete Sentences vs Fragments and Run-Ons
Presentation
•
5th - 12th Grade