Dear parent/guardian:
Please assist your child with today's homework. Your child
should read one of the passages below and choose a task option.
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"You read a lot, don't you, Ponyboy?" Cherry asked.
I
was startled. "Yeah. Why?"
She
kind of shrugged. "I could just tell. I'll bet you watch sunsets,
too." She was quiet for a minute after I nodded. "I used to watch
them, too, before I got so busy..."
I pictured that, or tried to.
Maybe Cherry stood still and watched the sun set while she was supposed to be taking
the garbage out. Stood there and watched and forgot everything else until her
big brother screamed at her to hurry up. I shook my head. It seemed funny to me
that the sunset she saw from her patio and, the one I saw from the back steps
was the same one. Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so
different. We saw the same sunset.
**
"You read a lot, don't you, Ponyboy?" Cherry asked.
I
was startled. "Yeah. Why?"
She
kind of shrugged. "I could just tell. I'll bet you watch sunsets,
too." She was quiet for a minute … "I used to watch them, too, before
I got so busy..."
I pictured that… Maybe Cherry
stood still and watched the sun set while she was supposed to be taking the
garbage out. Stood there and watched and forgot everything else until her big
brother screamed at her to hurry up. .. It seemed funny to me that the sunset
she saw from her patio and, the one I saw from the back steps was the same one.
Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the
same sunset.
***
She … shrugged. "… I'll bet you watch sunsets, too." She was quiet
for a minute … "I used to watch them, too, before I got so busy..."
… Maybe Cherry stood still and
watched the sun set while she was supposed to be taking the garbage out... It
seemed funny to me that the sunset she saw from her patio and, the one I saw
from the back steps was the same one. Maybe the two different worlds we lived
in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset.
Option 1: Based on
today’s readings: Explain why different social classes should focus on
commonialities (the things we share in common) over our differences. Do you
think this would work? Explain why or why not. (write 5-7 sentences). Give
examples from the readings.
Option 2: KWL: Write a
paragraph in which you share the following:
What you knew about the
topic of: How can finding commonalities help bridge social divide?
What you learned about the topic?
How can you use this information in real life?
Option 3:
1. What are Ponyboy and Cherry
talking about?
Pony boy and Cherry are
2. What seemed funny to Ponyboy?
It seemed funny t
3. What conclusion does Pony
make?
Ponyboy makes the conclusion
Option 4: You are
an expert on helping people of different social groups overcome their differences.
Draw a cover for a CD or a newspaper or poster with messages to help people
spread your message.
Parent, please sign______________________________________
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