Ch 1 2 Assignments The Pearl Philosophical Chairs

Ch. 1 & 2 Assignments The Pearl

Philosophical Chairs Rules • Stay in the hot seat for only 1 minute • Repeat or rephrase what the last person said • Wait 3 seconds before responding • Someone else on your side must talk before you can • MOVE! Get up to show support for ideas expressed

Philosophical Topics It is more important to be rich than happy. Good is stronger than evil. Ethical people can be corrupted. (decent, honest, virtuous people can be dishonest, evil, immoral)

Chapter 1 - Vocabulary • parable in preface(n) short story that illustrates a moral attitude or religious principle • pulque p. 4 (n) thick fermented beverage made from the agave plant • avarice p. 9 (n) extreme greed • indigent p. 9 (n) poor; needy; impoverished

The Pearl Response Journal Chapter 1: Before Reading Are people encouraged to express their anger or to swallow and forget it? What might be some positive aspects of voicing anger? Why and when might it be better to hide angry feelings? How could expressing anger be dangerous for someone? Chapter 1: After Reading CHOOSE TWO 1. What emotions and values are symbolized by Kino’s song of the family? How does the song of evil threaten those values? Which song seems to be more powerful? Give examples to support your opinion. 2. Examine Kino’s reaction after the doctor’s servant shuts the gate on him. How are both his acceptance and rage revealed? What does the fact that Kino is amazed by his own reaction show about his personality? 3. Historically, what has been the relationship between Kino’s people and the doctor’s people? What are their current attitudes toward one another as revealed by the interaction between Kino and the doctor? 4. Examine Kino and Juana’s religious views. Are they pagans, Christians, or both? Explain.

Chapter 2 - Vocabulary • estuary p. 13 (n) the wide lower part of a river where its current meets the tides • hummock p. 18 (n) a low mound or ridge of earth • incandescence p. 19 (n) the light emitted from an object, a high degree of light, emotion, or brilliance (intellect) • bulwark p. 14 (n) a wall or embankment raised as a defensive fortification; something serving as a defense or safeguard • poultice p. 15 (n)a warm, soft mass (of something- in this case, seaweed) applied to soothe inflammation

After chapter 2 Quick Write Imagine you have won a lottery or suddenly inherited a fortune. What dreams would you try to make come true with the new-found wealth? What problems or even dangers might the fortune bring with it? What plans can you think of to prevent those problems from becoming serious?

Paradox paradox – an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth. Examples: • jumbo shrimp, civil war, bitter sweet, dull roar, larger half, clearly misunderstood, unbiased opinion, seriously funny (oxymorons) • "I can resist anything but temptation. “ - Oscar Wilde • "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others" Animal Farm, George Orwell • I must be cruel to be kind. – Hamlet, Shakespeare • I am a compulsive liar. If someone says, “I am lying, ” for example, and we assume that the statement is true, it must be false. The paradox is that the statement “I am lying” is false if it is true.

Ellipsis ellipsis … Use an ellipsis mark, three spaced periods, to indicate that you have deleted material from an otherwise word-for-word quotation. • Reuben reports that “when the amount of cholesterol circulating in the blood rises over… 300 milligrams per 100, the chances of a heart attack increase dramatically. ” ellipsis … the omission (leaving out) of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context. • Example: For instance, an author might write, "The American soldiers killed eight civilians, and the French eight. " The writer of the sentence has left out the word soldiers after French, and the word civilians after eight. However, both words are implied by the previous clause, so a reader has no trouble following the author's thought. Another example: Some people prefer cats; others, dogs.

Motif (copy what is red on Motifs page) Motifs are incidents, images, or ideas which appear again and again in a work. Like links in a chain, they serve to unite a story. They also can be used to give the story a greater depth of meaning and communicate the author’s message. Throughout The Pearl, Steinbeck makes subtle use of motifs.

Motifs (set up this chart on the Motifs page of your folder) Motifs Examples 1. Songs a. Kino hears the Song of the Family when Juana arises & makes Whenever Kino has a powerful feeling or instinct, he hears a b. song in his head; the songs reflect Kino’s emotions c. 2. People as a. Animals b. breakfast. c.

Before moving on to Ch. 3: • Add any new descriptions to Characters • Begin adding descriptions on the Settings page • Add to the Motifs page (hint: two new songs in Ch. 2!) • Record an example or two on the Figurative Language page (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification)