1 / 18

The Dance – Unit 5 Selection Three

The Dance – Unit 5 Selection Three. Vocabulary. admit. agree that something is true. disappointment. unhappy that something did not happen. fascinated. charmed, interested greatly in something. mature. become fully grown or developed. miserable. very unhappy. radiant.

verda
Download Presentation

The Dance – Unit 5 Selection Three

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Dance – Unit 5 Selection Three Vocabulary C. Potter @ Olive Vista MS

  2. admit • agree that something is true

  3. disappointment • unhappy that something did not happen

  4. fascinated • charmed, interested greatly in something

  5. mature • become fully grown or developed

  6. miserable • very unhappy

  7. radiant • beaming with joy

  8. serious • having deep and sincere feelings

  9. stupor • a dazed condition, not really knowing what is happening

  10. widow • a woman whose husband has died

  11. Unrelated Image!

  12. Participial Phrases 1) Disgusted by the amount of homework she had to do, Leslye decided to do her homework in class. 2) Looking up from his work, Benedicto paused to scratch his face.

  13. PROGRESSIVE forms of Verbs (they are going and going and going). 1) Maria was working in the past, she will be working in the future. 2) The opera singer had been singing for some time. 3) By next week he will have been singing for three weeks straight

  14. Analyzing Characters • What does the author say the character looks like? • What do they say? • What do others say about them? • What does the author say about how they feel and act?

  15. Flashbacks • When the author tells us about the history of the story in the middle of the story. • Example: Yolanda recalls the death of her father on page 334 (five pages into the story!).

  16. The Dance Plot Points • Yolanda’s papi is killed while working as a security guard. Now her mother likes a new man, Don Jose. He’s from a mountain town in Puerto Rico. Page 330 • Yolanda thinks Don Jose is a hick, or jibaro. She laughs at his clothes and she doesn’t like his singing or guitar playing. Page 331 • Although Mami seems happier since she met Don Jose, Yolanda worries that Papi will be forgotten. Page 332

  17. The Dance Plot Points • Yolanda refuses to go to the salsa dance with Mami and Don Jose. She thinks things are going a little too fast between Mami and Don Jose. Page 333 • After they leave, she begins to imagine that her mother is in danger. She remembers how helpless her mother was the day Papi was shot. Yolanda had to take charge. Page 334 • In a panic, Yolanda decides to go to the dance to check on her mother. Page 334

  18. The Dance Plot Points • At the dance, Yolanda sees her mother and Don Jose dancing the tango. Mami looks very happy, and Yolanda goes back home alone. Page 335 • She realizes that Don Jose is helping her mother move on with her life. Still, she cannot forget her Papi. Page 335 • When Mami comes home and hugs her,she feels her mother’s happiness. At that moment, Yolanda senses that eventually she will be able to share her happiness and remember Papi. Page 335

More Related