HW Mr. Padilla 1.31.17

Homework: Parents/guardians, please help your child with today’s homework.

Option 3:

Like most homes in this part of Japan, the house consisted of a wooden frame and wooden walls supporting a heavy tile roof. Its front hall, packed with rolls of bedding and clothing, looked like a cool cave full of fat cushions. Opposite the house… there was a large, … rock garden. There was no sound of planes. The morning was still; the place was cool and pleasant.

Then a tremendous flash of light cut across the sky… it travelled from east to west, from the city toward the hills. It seemed a sheet of sun. Both he (Mr. Tanimoto) and Mr. Matsuo reacted in terror… Mr. Matsuo…dived among the bedrolls and buried himself there. Mr. Tanimoto …threw himself between two big rocks in the garden…As his face was against the stone, he did not see what happened. He felt a sudden pressure, and then splinters and pieces of board and fragments of tile fell on him. He heard no roar. (Almost no one in Hiroshima recalls hearing any noise of the bomb…)

Task:  Write a brief summary (2-3 sentences) of the reading above.  Be specific when describing and use details.  To make your job easier, pretend that you are talking to someone who has never heard about what you read and learned today.

Option 2:

 Like most homes in this part of Japan, the house consisted of a wooden frame and wooden walls supporting a heavy tile roof. Its front hall… looked like a cool cave full of fat cushions. Opposite the house… there was a large,… rock garden. There was no sound of planes. The morning … was cool and pleasant.

Then a tremendous flash of light cut across the sky… from the city toward the hills. It seemed a sheet of sun. Both he (Mr. Tanimoto) and Mr. Matsuo reacted in terror… Mr. Matsuo…dived among the bedrolls and buried himself there. Mr. Tanimoto …threw himself between two big rocks in the garden…As his face was against the stone, he did not see what happened. He felt a sudden pressure, and then splinters and pieces of board…fell on him. He heard no roar. (Almost no one in Hiroshima recalls hearing any noise of the bomb…)

1.    How is the house described?

2.    Why did Mr. Tanimoto and Mr. Matsuo react in terror?

3.    How did they try to protect themselves? What did each man do?

4.    Have you or someone you know ever had to react quickly to a sudden dangerous situation? Please tell—give details!

Option 1:

Like most homes in this part of Japan, the house consisted (were made of) of a wooden frame and wooden walls … a heavy tile roof.

1.       What were Japanese houses made of in these parts?

 Its front hall… looked like a cool cave full of fat cushions. Opposite the house… there was a large…rock garden. …

2.       What did the front hall look like?

The morning … was cool and pleasant.

Then a tremendous flash of light cut across the sky…

3.       What happened in the morning?

Both he (Mr. Tanimoto) and Mr. Matsuo reacted in terror… Mr. Matsuo…dived among the bedrolls and buried himself there.

4.       How did (Mr. Tanimoto) and Mr. Matsuo react? What did Mr. Matsuo do?

 Mr. Tanimoto …threw himself between two big rocks in the garden…his face was against the stone, he did not see what happened. … (Almost no one in Hiroshima recalls hearing any noise of the bomb…)

5.       What did Mr. Tanimoto do?

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