English Module D (Option 2) Winter 2018

Part I – A Summer’s Reading Because George left school at the age of sixteen, he (-) (i) goes to night school. (ii) works as a change-maker. (iii) spends time with his friends. (iv) stays at home all day.

Part I – A Summer’s Reading 2. Mr. Cattanzara (-) (i) goes to the park with George. (ii) reads newspapers after work. (iii) works in the fish market. (iv) takes books out of the library.

Part I – A Summer’s Reading 3. Near the end of the story there is a rumor in the neighborhood that George (-) (i) went to the library to read books. (ii) stopped going to the park. (iii) finished reading many books. (iv) started working at the cafeteria.

Part I – A Summer’s Reading 4. Explain the importance of Sophie in the story. Give information from the story to support your answer. ANSWER:

Part I – A Summer’s Reading 4. Explain the importance of Sophie in the story. Give information from the story to support your answer. ANSWER: Sophie's character in the story is there to show the contrast between her and George and their different attitudes towards life. They both came from the same immigrant family and grew up in the same house. They both came from a poor background and yet, she managed to rise above the difficulties. She is trying very hard to provide for her family and she shows responsibility and maturity. George, on the other hand, is very different. He is lazy and doesn't do anything all day long. He keeps dreaming of a better life, but unlike his sister, since he doesn't work or study, he can't achieve his dream.

Part I – A Summer’s Reading 5. When George meets Mr. Cattanzara for the second time, George knows he “looked passable on the outside, but inside he was crumbling apart”. Why does he feel that way? Give information from the story to support your answer. Thinking skill I chose: ANSWER:

Part I – A Summer’s Reading 5. When George meets Mr. Cattanzara for the second time, George knows he “looked passable on the outside, but inside he was crumbling apart”. Why does he feel that way? Give information from the story to support your answer. Thinking skill I chose: ANSWER: George feels this way because Mr. Cattanzara knows all about his lie, and this makes George feel terrible. He lied about reading 100 books and he avoided Mr. Cattanzara for a long time, and now that Mr. Cattanzara has confronted him about it and George feels guilty and ashamed. He is also afraid that Mr. Cattanzara will tell everyone that George had lied, and that he will lose their respect.

Part I – A Summer’s Reading 5. When George meets Mr. Cattanzara for the second time, George knows he “looked passable on the outside, but inside he was crumbling apart”. Why does he feel that way? Give information from the story to support your answer. Thinking skill I chose: Explaining cause and effect. ANSWER: George feels this way because Mr. Cattanzara knows all about his lie, and this makes George feel terrible. He lied about reading 100 books and he avoided Mr. Cattanzara for a long time, and now that Mr. Cattanzara has confronted him about it and George feels guilty and ashamed. He is also afraid that Mr. Cattanzara will tell everyone that George had lied, and that he will lose their respect.

Part II – Thank You M’am 6. At the beginning of the story, Mrs. Jones (-) (i) is looking for Roger. (ii) is going to buy food. (iii) is walking alone at night. (iv) is on her way to work.

Part II – Thank You M’am 7. Why does Roger want money? ANSWER:

Part II – Thank You M’am 7. Why does Roger want money? ANSWER: He wants to buy blue suede shoes.

Part II – Thank You M’am 8. What does Mrs. Jones do when they get to her home? (i) She hides her pocketbook. (ii) She talks to the neighbors. (iii) She calls Roger’s parents. (iv) She prepares dinner for them.

Part II – Thank You M’am 9. What does Mrs. Jones tell Roger about her life? She tells him about her… (i) friends. (ii) job. (iii) family. (iv) plans.

Part II – Thank You M’am What does Mrs. Jones mean when she says, “But you put yourself in contact with me. If you think that that contact is not going to last awhile, you got another thought coming.” Give information from the story to support your answer. Thinking skill I chose: ANSWER:

Part II – Thank You M’am What does Mrs. Jones mean when she says, “But you put yourself in contact with me. If you think that that contact is not going to last awhile, you got another thought coming.” Give information from the story to support your answer. Thinking skill I chose: ANSWER: Mrs. Jones says this to Roger when he asks her to let him go. She tells him that to make him understand that he is the one who chose to try and steal from her so he must take responsibility and suffer the consequences of his actions. She didn't know him before this event, but after he tried to steal from her and she saw his dirty face, she decided that she would not release him so quickly, not until she is able to teach him a lesson.

Part II – Thank You M’am What does Mrs. Jones mean when she says, “But you put yourself in contact with me. If you think that that contact is not going to last awhile, you got another thought coming.” Give information from the story to support your answer. Thinking skill I chose: Inferring / Uncovering Motives ANSWER: Mrs. Jones says this to Roger when he asks her to let him go. She tells him that to make him understand that he is the one who chose to try and steal from her so he must take responsibility and suffer the consequences of his actions. She didn't know him before this event, but after he tried to steal from her and she saw his dirty face, she decided that she would not release him so quickly, not until she is able to teach him a lesson.

Part III – Bridging Text and Context In this part of the exam, you have new information and you will need to connect it to the text. Recommended length: 60-80 words.

Part III – Bridging Text and Context How to write your answer? 1. Read and summarize. 2. Think of the points connected to the text and examples. 3. Write a check-list of what needs to be done. 4. Write! 5. Go back to the check-list and verify nothing was forgotten. Bridging Text + information Context 60-80

Part III – Bridging Text and Context 11. THE TREASURE OF LEMON BROWN / Walter Dean Myers “The value of something is in its importance, not in its cost.” — adapted from Aesop, Aesop’s Fables. Make a connection between the above quote and the story. Give information from the story to support your answer.

“The value of something is in its importance, not in its cost.” The above quote refers to the fact that a treasure is not a treasure because it costs a lot of money, it is a treasure because it has an emotional meaning to the person who owns it. This is very similar to the message that Lemon Brown is trying to teach Greg in the story. Lemon keeps a valuable treasure: yellowed newspaper clippings and a battered harmonica. These items look like garbage when Greg first looks at them, since they seem very inexpensive. However, to Lemon, these items are the most valuable things he has, because they represent his past as a blues singer and his last memory from his son, Jesse.

Part III – Bridging Text and Context 12. THE ROAD NOT TAKEN / Robert Frost “I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.” — Steven R. Covey. Make a connection between the above quote and the poem. Give information from the poem to support your answer.

“I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.” The above quote talks about the fact that our decisions influence our future: the choices we make will determine the person we become. This connects to the message of the poem "The Road Not Taken". In the poem, the speaker must make a choice and he stands for a long time before making his decision. He does this because he knows that whichever road he picks, there will be consequences later on in his life. In the end he sighs and says that his choice "has made all the difference". He is referring to that fact that his decision shaped the person he became, just like the quote says.