Cette leçon contient 10 diapositives, avec quiz interactifs, diapositives de texte et 2 vidéos.
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JFK
Slide 1 - Carte mentale
American History by Judith Ortiz Cofer
Main characters: Elena, Mr. DePalma, Eugene, Elena's mother
Setting & circumstance:
New Jersey. School & Puerto Rican tenement (El Building) Day of JFK shooting
Slide 2 - Diapositive
Text Analysis, question 1: What is the real reason Eugene's mother turns Elena away? Explain why.
Slide 3 - Question ouverte
Eugene
About Eugene: 'He was tall and blond' 'The kids at school called him "the hick" and made fun of the way he talked.
Read lines 219-235
Slide 4 - Diapositive
Slide 5 - Vidéo
Question 4 - Making judgments Elena is far more preoccupied with her private loss than the nation's loss. Is this reasonable? Why (not)?
Slide 6 - Question ouverte
Themes
Slide 7 - Carte mentale
Question 6 When JFK died, many Americans felt that their chance to realise dreams and hopes he had championed, such as racial equality, died with him. Why did Cofer set Elena's story on the day of the president's assassination?