DISCUSSION If you could save only one precious possession of yours from being destroyed or left behind, what would you save.

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DISCUSSION If you could save only one precious possession of yours from being destroyed or left behind, what would you save.

Let’s Review: Conflict and Plot A story’s plot progresses because of conflict In this story, conflict is between sisters and their mother

Making Inferences…Read the following: “It’s hard to live in a studio apartment in San Jose with a man who’s learning to play the violin.” That’s what she told the police when she handed them the empty revolver.

What happened?? What happened? Why? What are possible relationships between the violin player and the woman? How does it end?

What is an inference? An inference is an intelligent guess based on evidence in the story (movie, article, situation, etc.) and on what you already know. As you read, you should always be making inferences

What can be inferred from this photo?

What mood can be inferred from this photo?

What feeling do you get from each of the following words? Heritage Furtive Doctrine Recompose Connotation: The feeling or idea that a word gives the reader

Background This story is set in the 1960s What was happening in the USA during the 1960s?

Civil Rights Era 2 Important pieces of legislation were passed: – Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin – Voting Rights Act of 1965 aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment

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