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.......
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Approximate Word Count: 796
Approximate Pages: 4 (260 words per double-spaced page) |