Sunday, September 16, 2012

Book Reading/Presentation - Lecture 5 Sept 12

Book reading/Presentation - Lecture 5 September 12

 Exercise 1 – Flag it

1. Mark words you do not know
  • Chapped 
  • Herringbone 
  • Cantaloupes
2. Find details – Characters and events
  • 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
3. Mark a part that you liked
  • 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?
 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 
Activity and Interest:
  • 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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