Grief/Death

Today we went over the Death/Grief section that you read over vacation. The "pop quiz" you took at the beginning of the period was not meant to be punishing. In fact, it was meant to reward you for simply reading the section. Had you read, the quiz should have taken no more than two minutes. If you didn't read, or pass in your annotations, that's TWO failing quiz grades. If you wish to pass the quarter, you cannot afford to continue this pattern.

For the Death/Grief section, here's a recap of what we went over:

There Was an Old Woman She Had So Many Children She Didn't Know What To Do:
--Rosa Vargas is a single mother whose husband left her without even leaving a dollar
--She has too many children to take care of, and because she works all the time to support them, she cannot keep watch over them 24/7
--As a result, they run wild in the neighborhood, and no one cares to help out Rosa anymore
--Angel, one of Rosa's kids, jumps off a roof and dies, and no one cares
--Message: You should always care and pay respect if someone dies, no matter who they are

Alicia Who Sees Mice:
--Alicia's mother died, and now it is Alicia's responsibility to take over her mother's work around the house
--Alicia sees mice because she has to wake up very early to make food for the day
--Alicia is afraid of the mice and her father because she's scared he might die too, and afraid that he will get angry if she doesn't complete her mother's responsibilities
--Message: Responsibility is passed on

Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark:
--Esperanza's abuelito (grandfather) dies and her father must go back to Mexico for the funeral.
--Esperanza is worried about her father and tries to comfort him as he grieves
--Message: Genders grieve differently and have different roles during times of grief

Born Bad:
--Esperanza's Aunt Lupe is extremely sick with a disease
--Esperanza, Lucy, and Rachel play a game imitating people, and they choose to imitate Aunt Lupe. She dies on the day they were imitating her.
--Aunt Lupe was the only person to listen to Esperanza's poems and stories. She was the only person who really understood her.
--Message: Don't take for granted the people who you love

Geraldo No Last Name:
--Marin meets Geraldo at a dance.
--Geraldo dies in a hit-and-run accident. He is taken to the hospital, but the surgeon never comes, and he dies there. He was most likely not saved because of the color of his skin.
--Message: Everyone matters, no matter the color of your skin.

Tomorrow, we will be tackling the final section, Sexuality.

Again, if you didn't turn in these assignments, you can still do so. It will be counted as late, but anything is better than a zero.

DEETS:
In-class:
--Quiz
--Death/Grief section

HW:
--Bring in your book for DEAR time tomorrow.