On The Come Up final lesson

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Today

Characters

Themes

Questions?

Nex week, BRING:

Pen(s)

Dictionary/-ies

E-E / E-N / N-E / N-N

I finished reading On The Come Up

Yup

Nope

I discussed the sample test questions seriously and looked at the sample answers

Yes, I did

No, I did not

I feel like I know to some extent what is expected of me on the test

No, I don't

Yes, I do

Bri = Li'l Law

1. No
2. Yes
3. Well, she played the part, but gave it up
4. She pretends to be

Do you remember Bri's Insta / Twitter handle? It shows her inner conflict

Supreme

Jay

antagonist

Suburbs

Responsible parent

Love

Flat character

Round character

Cares about Bri

Child must rap

Characters

Usually, novels focus on the development of one or more characters. Same is true for films.

Exceptions: when stories are heavily plot / style oriented. (e.g. action films). 

How does Bri change throughout the novel?

Start of the novel

Halfway through

End

Insecure

confrontational

rude

IS Li'l Law

Cries

Self-confident

Thinks Trey is too soft

Pooh is a bad role model

Blind to own mistakes

Saving up for TImbs

Realises there is no such thing as free Timbs

Geeky

Pretends to be Li'l Law 

Bri's inner conflict?

How can we see Bri's inner conflict here?

"Carrying the torch for Law, huh?"

 Not really. More like making my own torch and carrying it. I say, "Yeah," though, because that's what I'm supposed to say. It's part of being royalty.

Read the quote -- 2 questions

He graduated with honors. Worked his ass off to get there in the first place, only to have to come back to the hood and work in a pizza shop.

It's bullshit, and it scares me, because if _____ can't make it by doing everything "right," who can?

Who was this about?

1. Jay
2. Trey
3. Supreme
4. Curtis

What theme is discussed in the quote?

$ 120,000

If there is no money for food...

There is no heat in winter..

There is no money for clothing..

There is no safe environment for learning and growing up..

There is more stress, depression and anxiety..

There is no medical help..

There is no money for school...(?) / internships

“It is kinda messed up. Here my brother is, doing everything right, and nothing's coming from it. Meanwhile, Aunt Pooh's doing everything we've been told not to do, and she's giving us food when we need it.

That's how it goes though. The drug dealers in my neighborhood aren't struggling. Everybody else is.”

Looking at this, what do you think of Bri's decision not to just sing someone else's song? $$ is just round the corner

How is the Jackson household (Bri's grandparents) different than most others in GH?

1. They are rich
2. They help others
3. Their house is well-maintained
4. They don't like rap

What is this about? “But it's kinda like saying one side of the Death Star is safer than the other. It's still the goddamn Death Star.”

1. Bri's neighbourhood
2. School
3. Geeky conversation about Star Wars
4. Feeling at home

Looking at the pictures, come up with a test question :)

What questions do you have now?

What is this about?
"You think I’m a thug? Well, I claim it.
This Glock, yeah, I cock it and aim it.
That’s what you expect, bitch, ain’t it?
The picture you painted, I frame it."