Name_________________________________ Teacher: Ms. Senter Course: Foundations of Literature Dates: January 20 - 23 Foundations of Literature Parrot in the Oven CWHW – Chapters 9 & 10 Parrot in the Oven: Mi vida By Victor Martinez Chapters 9 & 10 1 Name_________________________________ Teacher: Ms. Senter Course: Foundations of Literature Date: Wednesday, January 21 Foundations of Literature CRS Based Questions – Pages 159-165 DIRECTIONS: Please answer the following questions based on the reading from pages 159-165. 1. It can be reasonably inferred from the interaction with Manny and Mr. Giddens on page 161 that: From the corner of my eye, I saw Mr. Giddens sizing me up (161). a. Mr. Giddens trusts Manny and thinks he should work at the pharmacy b. Mr. Giddens is angry that Manny is trying to steal items from the pharmacy c. Mr. Giddens is nervous by Manny’s presence, and is concerned why he’s there d. Mr. Giddens wants to offer Manny a job, but is unsure what job to offer him 2. It can reasonably be inferred from the interaction about Dorothy that Manny: He kept circling his hand for me to come over but I couldn’t get my shoes to budge. Something was screwed on wrong. Mr. Giddens inviting me over to introduce me to his daughter wasn’t natural. He hardly ever talked to Nardo, and the only time he’d ever even talked to me was on that day and then only to yell at me. a. b. c. d. Feels very comfortable with Mr. Giddens, and wants to befriend Dorothy Feels left out that Mr. Giddens is closer with Nardo than with him Does not want to work with Mr. Giddens or meet his daughter Dorothy Was excited and surprised that Mr. Giddens wanted to introduce him to Dorothy 3. Based on the interaction between Dorothy and Manny on pages 164-165, it can reasonably be inferred that Manny: a. Has a crush on Dorothy and is intrigued by her presence b. Is angry that Mr. Giddens is introducing him to his daughter c. Wants to have Nardo meet Dorothy and start a relationship d. Is worried that Mr. Giddens doesn’t want to hire Manny 2 Name_________________________________ Teacher: Ms. Senter Course: Foundations of Literature Date: Wednesday, January 21 Foundations of Literature CWHW – Pages 166 - 172 DIRECTIONS: As we are reading, we are going to continue working on PREDICTIONS! On each page, select quote that you can then make a prediction based off of. Page Number Quote Prediction Based on Quote… 166 167 168 169 170 171 3 172 DIRECTIONS: Please answer the following questions based on pages 166-172. 1. Please describe the initial reaction from Dorothy, on page 166, when her father invites Manny to her birthday party. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Based on what the reader already knows about Mr. Giddens, please make an INFERENCE about why he invited Manny to Dorothy’s party. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Based on the following quote, how do you think Manny felt about being invited to Dorothy’s party? Before walking out of the door, Dorothy turned and smiled. It was a smile that would tumble around inside my brain for days. I wanted to believe that it meant that somehow she’d changed her mind about me, and that I’d be welcome at her party, but deep down I knew it didn’t. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4 4. On page 170, Nardo tells Manny that the only reason Mr. Giddens invited him to Dorothy’s party was to “spy” on her. Why does Nardo say this? Based on what you have read, do you believe this to be true? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. On pages 170-171, what is the interaction between Nardo, Manny, and Magda? What are Magda and Nardo trying to tell Manny? Do you think they’re right? Why or why not? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. Based on what we already know about Manny, how do you think he feels about the comments Magda and Nardo made? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5 Name_________________________________ Teacher: Ms. Senter Course: Foundations of Literature Date: Thursday, January 22 Foundations of Literature CWHW – Pages 173-178 DIRECTIONS: For pages 173 – 178, please find a quote that you can then make a prediction based off of. Page Number Quote Prediction Based on Quote 173 174 175 176 177 178 6 Name_________________________________ Teacher: Ms. Senter Course: Foundations of Literature Date: Thursday, January 22 Foundations of Literature HW – Pages 173-178 DIRECTIONS: Please answer the following questions based on pages 173-178. 1. Please describe the following quote. Why does Manny say this? What does this tell us about how he FEELS about himself? For days I suffered the joy and terror of wanting to go to Dorothy’s party, and knowing that it would be a big mistake. It was like a loose tooth you keep wiggling with your tongue, slow and deliberate, teasing the pain. The pain, however, wasn’t in my mouth, but inside my chest. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. On page 178, a girl at Dorothy’s party told Manny that Dorothy had told her that Manny was coming, saying, “I know – she told me all about it” (178). Please make an inference about why this girl said this to Manny? How do you think this made Manny feel? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Who is Gloria? What is the interaction like between Manny and Gloria? How does this interaction impact Manny? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7 Name_________________________________ Teacher: Ms. Senter Course: Foundations of Literature Date: Thursday, January 22 Foundations of Literature HW – Pages 179 - 183 DIRECTIONS: We are going to continue working on our prediction skills. Please choose a quote for each page from 179-183. Then, make a prediction based on the quote! Page Number Quote Prediction Based on Quote 179 180 181 182 183 8 Name_________________________________ Teacher: Ms. Senter Course: Foundations of Literature Date: Thursday, January 22 Foundations of Literature HW – Pages 179 - 183 DIRECTIONS: Please describe the interaction between Manny and Dorothy at the party on pages 179183. What happened in the interaction? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ How did the interaction impact Manny and how he feels about himself? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Why did the author, Victor Martinez, include this scene in the novel? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 9