Half A Day BY NAGUIB MAHFOUZ Label your
Half A Day BY: NAGUIB MAHFOUZ
Label your first page: FIRST DAY Do you remember your first day at school when you were in Kindergarten or in Grade 1? What about how you felt your first day of middle school? Or high school? Write down how you felt about your first days of school.
Write about a time in your life when you wish you had more time. Think about how you manage your time or how you felt when someone close to you died.
Vocabulary Tarboosh - a tasseled cap of cloth or felt, usually red, that is worn by Muslim men either by itself or as the inner part of the turban. Unmarred = mar - to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc. ; impair or spoil (unmarred would mean the opposite) Exertion - vigorous action or effort Throngs - a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd
Vocabulary Hordes – a large group, multitude, number, etc. a mass or crowd Conjurers - a person who conjures spirits or practices magic; magician. Abu Khoda – is an actual street in Cairo located near an elementary school.
Read the story Pass As out the short story, “Half A Day” a class, read the story.
How have the places around you changed in the last fifteen years? Click on the link to see how Austin changed from 1997 to 2012 (Fifteen years) http: //projects. statesman. com/then-andnow/growth-then-now. html Write in your notebook about how the places around you have changed.
Intensive reading journal page for “Half a day” by Naguib Mahfouz Divide your journal page into three sections. Title the front side of the page “Summary Sentences. ” Then label each column, leaving room to write a ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY for each section of the text. Paragraphs 1 -7 Paragraphs 8 -16 Paragraphs 17 -20
Intensive Reading Journal Page for “Half a Day” by Naguib Mahfouz After you have written your summary sentences and confirm with a partner, write notes on the back of the page regarding these three topics: List the lessons the father gives to the son. Use adjectives to describe Mahfouz’s school life. Describe feelings or emotions the narrator experiences in response to the changes of the world.
What can we learn from the short story? At your table, discuss and write down two possible themes (thematic statements) from the story in your journal. Remember that a theme is not just one word but a STATEMENT about the recurring idea or hidden message from the text. The THEME says something about a topic like death, love, or war.
What can we learn from the short story? SHARE YOUR THEMES WITH THE CLASS AND DISCUSS HOW THEMES RELATE TO YOUR OWN LIFE.
What can we learn from the short story? This short story reflects on how fast and quick time passes. Yesterday we were little children, today we are teenagers and tomorrow we will be old people. Nowadays, the hours of a day seem to be moving too fast and we do not even notice. Most of us wish for hours to be shorter but when the day passes we wish for longer hours.
What can we learn from the short story? We are not grateful and appreciative for the minutes we are given everyday. We are lucky that we are given time to do things and be better because for some people, they don’t have enough time. We want to grow up already and be adults. But when we do reach adulthood, we long for our childhood days.
Walkabout: An Australian Aboriginal Rite of Passage Walkabout refers to a rite of passage during which male Australian Aborigines would undergo a journey during adolescence and live in the wilderness for a period as long as six months. In this practice they would trace the paths that their ancestors took, and imitate, in a fashion, their heroic deeds.
Reflect in your writer’s notebook: What ‘rite of passage’ took you from childhood to adolescence? At what point in your life will you consider yourself an adult? Why? (Does a Quinceañera or Sweet 16 actually transition someone into adulthood? ) Be prepared to share.
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