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Chapter 3: "Charity"
Literary terms:
hyperbole: exaggerated description
irony: contradictory situation
Students read the first page silently.
Question: Where is there an example of a hyperbole?
Answer: In the middle of the page: "She had... enough wrinkles on her neck to make a parachute."(37)
Discuss: Do people want charity?
Discuss: Do students of predominantly European American schools get a better education?
Adaptation of Mark Forget’s (www.maxteaching.com)
Listener/Teller method of improving comprehension:
Partner the students according to previously prepared list. (See "In advance" above.)
Partners read one or two pages silently.
Students take turns being the Listener and the Teller.
The Teller relates any incidents of characterization he or she remembers from the reading. Both students write them on their charts
The Listener adds more examples if needed. Again the students both fill in their charts.
The partners read the next one or two pages silently. This time the Listener becomes the first Teller and the students continue alternating this way to the end of the chapter.
Question: What is Manny's attitude toward his mother's dreams for him?
Answer: Embarrassed by them. Does not believe in them. (43)
Discuss: "Dad thought I should cut school altogether and get a dishwashing job. ...." (38)
Question: What does the teacher think of Manny's chances for a good future?
Answer: Says he has good enough grades. (40)
Question: How does Manny relate to his father?
Answer: Afraid of him. (47)
Discuss: What do you think of the father taking the money from Manny?
Chart:
"You're a pretty smart boy. You have the grades." (40) : Dialogue: Intelligent
"Too embarrassed to tell him that attending another school was just a dream of my mom's--another one that probably...
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