FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2018 THE TREASURE OF LEMON BROWN

What details do you notice about the picture? What do you think the artist might have been trying to communicate through this picture?

VOCABULARY FOR SHORT STORY impromptu ajar tentatively tenement graffiti neon bodega

IMPROMPTU done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed adjective

AJAR (a door or other opening) slightly open adjective

TENTATIVELY Not certain or fixed, Done without confidence; hesitant adverb

TENEMENT a building divided into small apartments, many tenement buildings suffer from overcrowding and poor economic conditions noun

GRAFFITI signatures, slogans, or sketches drawn with spray paint on public spaces, such as the sides of buildings or of buses with subway cars noun

NEON a gas placed inside electric signs to make them light up in bright colors noun, adjective

BODEGA a small grocery store in an urban neighborhood noun

THE TREASURE OF LEMON BROWN As we listen to the audio of the story, read along and listen to the descriptive language Walter Dean Meyers uses. Try to picture the setting as he describes it. Remember that SETTING refers to TIME, PLACE, and MOOD. As you listen and read along, figure out the mood that the author is trying to create in the story. What are some clues about the mood.

SCAVENGER HUNT!!! With a partner, find EVIDENCE from the story (direct quotes) for each of the following: The Physical Setting (2 quotes) The Mood of the Story (2 quotes) Two pieces of figurative language (ex: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole)

EXIT SLIP On the piece of paper with your Do Now, describe how the setting of the story affected the plot. **Don’t forget your heading ☺