Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Wednesday, HOMS -

Objective: By the end of class students will analyze short fiction in order to improve reading comprehensive skills.

DO NOW

Sally - 81-83
What Sally Said- 92-93
The Monkey Garden-94-98
Red Clowns - 99-100

Guided / Independent

SALLY
Again the theme of the abuse and exploitation of women is continued in this novel. Describe society’s perception of Sally. Describe the reality of Sally’s life. What similarity does Esperanza see in Sally?

What Sally Said

A major theme is continued in this disturbing chapter. The abuser in this chapter is Sally’s father rather than her husband but she behaves the same way that the other abused women have.
Discuss the father’s behavior in this chapter and how it effects Sally.

The Monkey GARDEN

Explain the significance of the following quotes.

1. It was a joke I didn’t get.

2. I looked at my feet in their white socks and ugly round shoes. They seemed far away. They didn’t seem to be my feet anymore.

Red Clowns

A theme of this chapter is male domination of women. What lines support this theme? How is racial prejudice part of this chapter?


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