“AN HOUR WITH ABUELO”- VOCABULARY

Definition: When something Picture: happens that you don’t expect to happen; a reversal of events or out-comes.

Situational

Irony

Examples:

Element of Literature

BELL RINGER: “AN HOUR WITH ABUELO” WRITING PROMPT

Respond to the following statements. Discuss whether you agree or disagree and provide reasons for your answer.

Spending time with elders is beneficial to teens.

Elderly people living in nursing homes have a poor quality of life.

Life is what you make of it.

“AN HOUR WITH ABUELO” –PAGE 216Pre-reading –from the author Survey the text Review the footnotes – vocabulary Make a prediction

Post Reading Set up your paper in Cornell Notes Write out questions 1-5 Answer questions 1-5

“AN HOUR WITH ABUELO” APPLY THE SKILLS PG. 216

Questions Answers

1. Based on the story, would you enjoy visiting Arturo’s grandfather? Why or why not?

2a. What is abuelo’s dream?

2b. What caused him to give up his dream?

Summary: “An Hour with Abuelo” written by Judith Ortiz Cofer is a fictional narrative about a boy named Arturo who is forced to visit his grandfather at a nursing home. Arturo is self-absorbed and does not want to spend time with him since he has studying to do. However during his visit, he learns that his grandfather is a writer and teacher. Inthe end, Arturo is glad that he visited his grandfather.

BELL RINGER: TUES. 11/27Circle the prepositions.1. The child with the red hair did not sit beside me during

the play.

Circle the object/s of the preposition. 2. My cousin and her roommate moved across the hall to a

large apartment.

Underline the prepositional phrases. 3. From 5 o’clock until 8 o’clock, I wandered around the

building to find my mother.

Underline the subject once and the verb/verb phrase twice.

4. In the middle of the mutiny, Columbus’s men saw birds and knew about land.

BELL RINGER: TUES. 11/27

Complete the venn diagram.

Arturo’s Unique Qualities Abuelo’s Unique Qualities

Qualities Shared

BELL RINGER: WED. 11/28

Main Idea : Who , what, where, why, how

Theme : Life-lesson

1. Write one to two sentences that expresses the main idea. Then in the box labeled “Theme”, write one to two sentences that communicates the theme of the narrative.

2. From what point of view is the story told at the beginning ? Who is the narrator of the story?

3. Turn to the bottom of page 211, the narrator shifts. Who is the narrator of the story ?

4. Explain the effect both narrators have on the overall message of the story.

VOCABULARY: “AN HOUR WITH ABUELO” Word Definition Sentence (in context)

Reluctant Unwilling or hesitant

Self-absorbed

Self-centered, egotistical, selfish

Atmosphere

Impression, feeling, mood, environment

Nostalgic a mixed feeling of happiness, sadness, and longing when recalling a person, place, or event from the past, or the past in general

Resentful Angry, bitter, and offended

Conformity

doing and thinking as others: behavior or thought that is socially acceptable or expected

“AN HOUR WIITH ABUELO” – TICKET OUT THE DOOR

1. What is the main irony in the resolution of “An Hour with Abeulo”? a. Arturo, who was in a hurry to leave his grandfather, finds that his grandfather is

in a hurry to leave him.

b. Arturo, who thinks that visiting a nursing home is depressing, finds that his grandfather is depressed.

c. Abuelo, who all his life wanted to teach and share ideas, finds that he is unable to do so in the nursing home.

d. Abuelo, who did not want to move to the nursing home, is making the best of his life there.

2. Explain your answer. Provide logical reasons for your argument.