Mr. Corbo- Language Arts

Important Assignments:

2/3- Prepositions/Conjunctions/Interjections/SAT Terms (Quiz)

2/7- Basic Sentence (homework due)

2/8 - Simple Subject/Simple Predicate and Chapter 21-23 Guided Reading Questions (homework due)

2/9 - Complete Subject/Complete Predicate and Chapter 24-25 Guided Reading Questions (homework due)

2/10- Sentence Structure and Chapter 26-28 Guided Reading Questions (homework due)

2/14 - Sentence Structure Study Guide (homework due)

2/15 - Sentence Structure (Quiz)

Chapter 11: The Giving And Taking Of Gifts

1.      How does Matt punish Tom? How does Maria react?

2.      What gifts does El Patron receive?  How are these helpful?

3.      Describe Matt and Maria’s quarrel. How does El Patron react?

4.      What gift did Matt receive from Maria? Why is it special? How does Matt feel about his actions?

Chapter 12: The Thing On The Bed

5.      How is Matt tricked into going to the hospital?

6.     What is “the thing on the bed?” Why would Tom and Felicia want Matt to see it?

Chapter 13: The Lotus Pond

7.      How are MacGregor and Tom related?

8.      How does Matt plan to win back Maria? What is the result of his plan? What are some of the repercussions? Why else is he upset?

Chapter 14: Celia’s Story

9.     What is Celia’s story? Why does Celia belong to El patron?

10.            What is the purpose of a coyote?

Old Age: 12-14

Chapter 15: A Starved Bird

11.            What was Rosa’s punishment for mistreating Matt? How does Matt react to her?

12.            What does Matt discover in the oasis? What is its purpose? What does it foreshadow?

13.            Who is the “starved bird?”

14.            Why does the priest reject the presence of Matt? How do Maria’s feelings differ?

Chapter 16: Brother Wolf

15.            Retell the story of Brother Wolf. What is the purpose of Maria telling this story to Matt?  

16.            What do Matt and Maria discover in the secret passage? What does the reader learn about the “big house?”

Chapter 17: The Eejit Pens

17.            What is the history of Opium? 

18.             What has Matt learned about Tam Lin’s past?

Chapter 18: The Dragon Hoard

19.            What has happened to El Patron? How do the doctors plan to save him?

20.            What is a dragon hoard? What items can be found there?

Chapter 19: Coming Of Age

21.             Explain the meaning behind Tam Lin’s rant.

22.            What has Matt come to realize at the end of this chapter? How do you think he will respond?

Chapter 20: Esperanza

23.            What does Matt discover as he rereads History of Opium? What does he plan on doing with this newly found information?

24.            Who is Felipe? 

Chapter 21: Blood Wedding

25.            What shocking news does Matt find out from Maria? How does he react?

26.             What shocking news does Maria find out from Matt? How does she react?

27.            What happens to El Patron during the wedding? Using support from the text, describe the scene as the event unfolds.