About the Author:Doris Lessing
Born: October 22, 1919 Born: in Persia
She had three kids
She had a Nobel prize.
She is 93 right now
Prereading Reflection:
Have you ever set a particular goal or challenge for yourself?
Yes I have I have set many for example, I wanted to win one of my baseball games.
Why did you choose that particular goal?
I chooses that goal because I like sports and I like to win.
Did you accomplish your goal?
Yes my team and I accomplished that because we work together.
If so, how did you feel?
I felt good because we won and I did good.
If not, do you know why?
Yes, I do no why it is because we work together has a team.
Vocabulary in Context:
Define each word as it is used in the context of the story and provide a quote for each term as well.
Contrition: to feel sorry. "Contrition sent him running after her.
Chivalry: to be nice to a woman. "smiling at her out of that unfailing impulse of contrition-a sport chivalry."
Craving: to want something very badly. "to be with them of them was craving"
Defiant: To be nude not nice. "he panted defiant and beseeching."
Beseeching: demanding. "he panted defiant and beseeching."
Incredulous: to be surprised. "He was incredulous
Contrasting Ideas:
Jerry is MATURE
When Jerry is talking to his mom and he is chivalry and being nice.
Jerry was mature when he all the kids and him are in the water and he thinks they are drowning so he can get help.
Jerry is mature when he gets out of the water to help him get more air to save him self
Jerry is IMMATURE
when jerry is trying to hold his breath for 115 sec.
Jerry is immature when he walks to the beach with no permission from his mom
Jerry is very immature when he go though the tunnel with no one there to watch him.
Born: October 22, 1919 Born: in Persia
She had three kids
She had a Nobel prize.
She is 93 right now
Prereading Reflection:
Have you ever set a particular goal or challenge for yourself?
Yes I have I have set many for example, I wanted to win one of my baseball games.
Why did you choose that particular goal?
I chooses that goal because I like sports and I like to win.
Did you accomplish your goal?
Yes my team and I accomplished that because we work together.
If so, how did you feel?
I felt good because we won and I did good.
If not, do you know why?
Yes, I do no why it is because we work together has a team.
Vocabulary in Context:
Define each word as it is used in the context of the story and provide a quote for each term as well.
Contrition: to feel sorry. "Contrition sent him running after her.
Chivalry: to be nice to a woman. "smiling at her out of that unfailing impulse of contrition-a sport chivalry."
Craving: to want something very badly. "to be with them of them was craving"
Defiant: To be nude not nice. "he panted defiant and beseeching."
Beseeching: demanding. "he panted defiant and beseeching."
Incredulous: to be surprised. "He was incredulous
Contrasting Ideas:
Jerry is MATURE
When Jerry is talking to his mom and he is chivalry and being nice.
Jerry was mature when he all the kids and him are in the water and he thinks they are drowning so he can get help.
Jerry is mature when he gets out of the water to help him get more air to save him self
Jerry is IMMATURE
when jerry is trying to hold his breath for 115 sec.
Jerry is immature when he walks to the beach with no permission from his mom
Jerry is very immature when he go though the tunnel with no one there to watch him.