Book reading/Presentation - Lecture 5 September 12
Exercise 1 – Flag it
1. Mark words you do not know
Character Profile – Lily Owens
About Lily:
Exercise 1 – Flag it
1. Mark words you do not know
- Chapped
- Herringbone
- Cantaloupes
- “My hair was black like my mother’s but basically a nest of cowlicks, and it worried me that I didn’t have much of a chin. I kept thinking I’d grow one the same time my breast came in, but it didn’t work out that way. I had nice eyes, though, what you would call Sophia Loren eyes…” – Page 9
- “I took a breath to steady myself.
You could say I’d never had a true religious moment, the kind where you know yourself spoken to by a voice that seems other than yourself, spoken to so genuinely you see the words shining on trees and clouds. But I had such a moment right then, standing in my own ordinary room. I heard a voice say, Lily Melissa Owens, your jar is open”
4. Mark a fact or an opinion
- “The police ask a lot of questions, but it was just one of those terrible things. You didn't mean to do it.” – Page 19
- “He made a thin sound, intended for a laugh. – Now, if we let everybody borrow a fan that wanted now, the church wouldn't have a fan left.” – Page 30
Exercise 2 – Post-it
1 . Answer a question
“What kind of person is against reading?
“What kind of person is against reading?
A person that’s not interested in books and in
reading.
Character Profile – Lily Owens
About Lily:
- Her mother died when she was 4 years old
- She is now 14
- She lives in Sylvan in South Carolina
- Lily is a determined young girl. She is also independent, adventurous and sensitive.
- Lily is smart for her age and a problem solver
- She doesn't have a lot of friends and she is a lonelier
Friends and family:
- Lily has a selfish father – T.Ray
- Her best friend/caregiver is Rosaleen, a colored woman who works for her father
- Mother is dead
- We do not know about other relatives
- She doesn’t have the possibility to do any sports, her father does not encourage her to do it and therefor she can’t get involved in different activities.
- Lily is interested in books and she likes to read a lot and to write stories and novels.
- Lily is also fascinated of bees
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