On March 16, the assignment was to do a quote/response from chapter 3 and to correctly use five of the vocabulary words each in an original sentence. Several of you have not done this. Please do so ASAP.
The vocabulary words are: jaundice, puniness, sluice, emaciated, blight, lurid, furtively, plague, forebearance, ransacked, discerning, dregs, furtively and autorickshaw.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Monday, March 13, 2017
Vocabulary for Prologue, chapters 1-2
There will be a vocabulary test on Tuesday, March 14. Use the following link to study.https://www.memrise.com/course/1074711/behind-the-beautiful-forevers-part-i-and-2/1/
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Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Behind the Beautiful Forevers Prologue
Prologue
1. In the prologue, we are introduced to Abdul, who is hiding after being accused of
attempted murder. He is Muslim, a religious minority in the largely Hindu slum of
Annawadi. (Note: A brief history of Hindu-Muslim tension since Indian independence
from Britain will enhance the reading experience.) What are the two reasons Abdul is fearful of his neighbors? Discuss the role religion plays in initiating this conflict.
2. Make a list of the items found in Abdul’s shed. As you read Behind the Beautiful Forevers,
analyze what this trash reveals about how people live in the overcity—a world Abdul
understands only through its throwaways.
3. Abdul’s motto is to “avoid trouble.” Why is this especially important to him? Is this a
reasonable philosophy of life in a place like Annawadi?
1. In the prologue, we are introduced to Abdul, who is hiding after being accused of
attempted murder. He is Muslim, a religious minority in the largely Hindu slum of
Annawadi. (Note: A brief history of Hindu-Muslim tension since Indian independence
from Britain will enhance the reading experience.) What are the two reasons Abdul is fearful of his neighbors? Discuss the role religion plays in initiating this conflict.
2. Make a list of the items found in Abdul’s shed. As you read Behind the Beautiful Forevers,
analyze what this trash reveals about how people live in the overcity—a world Abdul
understands only through its throwaways.
3. Abdul’s motto is to “avoid trouble.” Why is this especially important to him? Is this a
reasonable philosophy of life in a place like Annawadi?
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