American History

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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?

Slide 8 - Question ouverte

Homework
Read Chapter 8 Lies of Silence before Monday.
Tomorrow: you will work on your group assignment

Slide 9 - Diapositive

Slide 10 - Vidéo