My Favourites!
The Animal People Choose a Leader | Leadership & Cooperation Read Aloud | Betty’s Book Basket
Flood Story Narrated by Andy Everson
The Little Hummingbird Read Aloud
The surprising secrets of hummingbird flight – Kristiina J. Hurme and Alejandro Rico-Guevara
The Jacket by Gary Soto Audio Reading
Class Discussion
“I started up the alley and soon slipped into my jacket, that green ugly brother who breathed over my shoulders that day and ever since.” What does the metaphor help Soto to convey to the reader?
How does Soto’s tone change from the beginning of the story to the end?
Writing Journal Entry: (2nd Section – Passage Study)
List characteristics of memoir that are present in the story.
Give examples from the story to support your answer.
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“Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes – Audio Narration
Elvis Presley – Blue Suede Shoes (Black Leather Sit-Down Show #1)
Eleven by Sandra Cisneros – Audio + Text
After Twenty Years by O. Henry
Cobra vs. Mongoose | National Geographic
“It is the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose, because he is eaten up from nose to tail with curiosity. The motto of all the mongoose family is “Run and find out,” and Rikki-tikki was a true mongoose.”
The Smallest Dragonboy by Anne McCaffrey
Mirror Image by Lena Coakley
Identities by W.D. Valgarson
- Describe the 2 settings or neighbourhoods in the story.
- Why does the man get nervous?
- Why was the policeman suspicious of the man?
- Can you make some real life connections to this story?
- Prejudices are often not accurate testaments to a person’s character. The police officer stereotyped an innocent man which caused him to unjustly murder him on the basis of an incorrect judgement.
- The identity a person has is a vital part of their lives. It can control how society thinks of you.