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T BOWL S in g advers it y events in the video with that with events in the video in the novel excerpt. Then,of compare historical the depiction activities. Wrath of You will now read an excerpt from Grapes The Comparing to Media Text opportunity tocompletetheclose-read notesafteryourfirstread. Apply thesestrategiesasyouconductyourfirstread. You willhavean First ReadFICTION and review yourrankings.Markanychangestooriginal After completingyourfirstread, comebacktotheconceptvocabulary familiar (6). each word. Then,rankthewords inorder from mostfamiliar(1)toleast The GrapesofWrath.Before reading, notehowfamiliaryouare with You willencounterthefollowingwords asyouread anexcerptfrom Concept Vocabulary from have already read. already knowandwhatyou the selectiontowhatyou CONNECT as theydo. and whythoseinvolvedreact where and whenithappens, is about,whathappens, NOTICE . Complete theand first-read close-read The Grapes of Wrath bitterness frantically doomed whom thestory ruthless sorrow WORD ideas within toil the selection. by writingabriefsummaryof the Comprehension Check and you wanttorevisit. vocabulary andkeypassages ANNOTATE RESPOND YOUR RANKING from W by marking rat by completing The G The h ra pes pes o f
© by Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. © by Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2 1 2. 1. I narrator describestheaftermathofdevastatingdrought. in JohnSteinbeck’s novelTheGrapesofWrath.Inthisexcerpt,the belongings andleave.ThisisthesituationfacedbyJoadfamily Devastated farmingfamilieshadnochoicebuttosellalltheir massive duststormsthatblewawaytopsoilanddestroyed farmland. During theGreat Depression, asevere drought inOklahomacaused BACKGROUND they callguayule? mustard? Rememberafellawantedustoputinthatrubber bush went intothebarnsandsheds. how thepastwouldcrytothemincomingdays.Themen ruthless becausethepasthadbeenspoiled,butwomenknew over theirpossessionsforthejourneytowest.Themenwere freight—Sears Roebuck. a few dollarsforthem.Eighteenthat plow, plus
order, which supplied much of rural America. rural of much supplied order, which Roebuck Sears rubber. for processed profitably be could guayule that thought was it Depression, Great the During guayule That plow, thatharrow, remember inthewarweplanted the belongingsoftheirfathersandgrandfathers. Picked n thelittlehousestenantpeoplesifted theirbelongingsand (gwy YOO lee) YOO (gwy
company that sold clothes, farm equipment, and other goods by mail mail by goods other and equipment, farm clothes, sold that company 1 Getrich,hesaid.Bringoutthosetools—get
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great in g advers n. it y 7 6 5 4 3 5. pump andtheharness.Take halters,collars,hames,andtugs. it allback—Well, takeit,andabitternesswithit.Take thewell cost thirty-eightdollars.Two dollarsisn’tenough.Can’thaul for anything. what youcanget.Selltheteamandwagon,too.Nomore use Pile ‘emup.Loadinthewagon.Take ‘emtotown.Sellfor 4. 3. be noneofustosaveyou. but youcutusdown,andsoonwillbedown andthere’ll in yourhouseandtoflower, someday. We couldhavesavedyou, and thebayhorses—sobeautiful—a packetofbitternesstogrow But watchit,mister. There’s apremium goeswiththispileofjunk of work,toilinthesun;you’re buyingasorrowthatcan’ttalk. cocked, rubbing thesoftnoses withhercheek. You’re buyingyears taking off herhairribbontomakebows,standingback,head ‘em quick,mister. You’re buying alittlegirlplaitingtheforelocks, the wagon—I’dshoot‘emfordogfeedfirst.Oh,take‘em!Take lungs. Feetfairandclean.Howmuch?Ten dollars?Forboth? And the waytheyworktogether. See?Theteeth.Soundallover. Deep laugh. Off horseiseight,near isten,butmightofbeentwincolts a funnystoryaboutthatgirlandoff bay. Would makeyou red bowsonthem.Likesto doit.Notanymore. Icouldtellyou got agirl.Shelikestobraidthemanesandforelocks, putslittle and thestiff earsswiveltohearus,andtheblackforelocks! I’ve light onthem,baylight.Theylookoverthefencesniffing forus, buttocks, split-secondtimedtogether. And inthemorning, those forthebaygelding. Take the littleglassbrow-band jewels,roses red underglass.Got they walk,stridetostride.Inthestiff pull-straininghams fine bays,matchedtheyare, matchedincolor, matchedtheway for four. Now, what’llyougivefortheteamandwagon?Those own children under. And youwon’tsee. You can’tsee.Take ‘em for four. ButIwarnyou,you’re buyingwhatwillplowyour you. Fivedollars,notfour. Ican’thaul‘emback—Well, take‘em children under, buyingthearmsandspiritsthatmighthavesaved see—you’re buyingbitterness.Buyingaplowtoyourown buying onlyjunk,you’re buyingjunkedlives. And more—you’ll the metal.Disksandtractors,that’sstuff now. he trotted?
hams bay gelding bay plows. horse‑drawn tugs and hames, collars, halters, Fifty centsisn’tenoughtogetforagoodplow. Thatseeder Harness, carts,seeders,littlebundlesofhoes.Bring‘emout. Well, takeit—alljunk—andgivemefivedollars. You’re not Can’t sellahandplowanymore. Fifty centsforthe weightof Junk piledupinayard.
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© by Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. © by Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 and lookingpastthem back.Thisbook.Myfatherhadit.He to takeit. And what’sitlikeinCalifornia? this stick.Ihadsticksolong—amonth,ormaybe ayear. Igot Indian bow. Igotto. An’ thisroun’ stick—bigasme.Imightneed it—or burnitup. Look how she’swore down. And ropes, ofcourse.Therest? Leave and wrench andpliers. An ax,too.We hadthataxfortyyears. in thetrailer, andgranma onamattress. Tools, ashovel andsaw about fillsus.Rightupthesidesoftrailer, andthekidscanset rifle. Nothingelse.Thatgoes. And abottleforwater. Thatjust grampa came—didItellyou?—hehadpepperandsalta and food,whenevenhopeisgone,we’llhavetherifle. When rifle? Wouldn’t gooutnaked ofarifle. Whenshoesandclothes is? That’sthestove. And clothes—take alltheclothes. And—the canvas. Usethatforatent.Thiskerosene can.Knowwhatthat and mattresses andcomforts, lanternandbuckets,apieceof take. We’ll becampingout—afewpotstocookandwashin, pictures, square glasses,andhere’s avase. among them,turningthemoverandlookingoff beyondandback, tanks, stillthere were pilesofpossessions;andthewomensat bedsteads, chairsandtables,littlecornercupboards, tubsand they’ll allwalktogether, andthere’ll beadeadterror from it. day—the armiesofbitternesswillallbegoingthesameway. And leading a paradeofhurts,marching withourbitterness. And some we’re dead.To California oranyplace—everyoneadrum major go, that’sus;andwhenthetractorhithouse,usuntil right, butwehaveitstill. And whentheownermentoldusto start again.Thebitternesswesoldtothejunkman—hegotitall years andthedustdrought yearsare us.We can’t pictures, that’sus.Thisland,thisred land,isus;and theflood we’re allthat’sbeen.Theangerofamoment,thethousand where thefruit grows. We’ll startover. kicking thered dustup. back tothefarms,handsinpocketsandheadsdown,shoes didn’t dance.Theysingorpicktheguitars.walked the impacthard andstunning.Buttheydidn’tlaugh hats pulleddown.Someboughtapintanddrankitfasttomake And thechildren came. And thetenantmencamewalkingback,handsintheirpockets, The womensatamongthe doomedthings,turningthemover If Marytakesthatdoll,dirtyragIgotto takemy Now youknowwellwhatwecantakeandcan’t When everythingthatcouldbesoldwassold,stovesand The tenantmenscuffed home tothefarmsthrough thered dust. But youcan’tstart.Onlyababycan You andme—why, Maybe wecanstartagain,inthenewrichland—inCalifornia, from TheGrapesof Wrath conveys? he usesandideas narrator bythewords you concludeaboutthe CONCLUDE: QUESTION: ANNOTATE: CLOSE READ NOTES doomed destined toabadoutcome and “we”? using thepronouns “us” does thenarratorkeep through repetition? Why are beingemphasized paragraph 10. of words andphrasesin examples ofrepetition
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acting wildlywith UNIT 5•fac (FRAN tuhklee) What patterns Whatpatterns Markthe Whateffect in g advers it 20 19 18 17 y had passed. dust. Thedusthungintheairforalongtimeafterloadedcars frantically theyloadedupthecarsanddrove away, drove inthe set fire tothem.Theystood andwatchedthemburning,then wait. We can’twait. And theypiledup thegoodsinyards and That’s mine. roun’ stick,Igettotaketwo things.Ichoosethefluffy pilla. dreadful pain—that’syou. can’t. Thewillowtree isyou.Thepainonthatmattress there—that not there? Canyoulivewithoutthewillowtree? Well, no,you you wakeupinthenightandknow—andknowwillowtree’s How’ll itbenottoknowwhatland’soutsidethedoor?Howif without ourpast?No.Leaveit.Burn there isn’troom. Here’s anold-timehat.Thesefeathers—nevergottousethem.No, guess not.Here’s alettermybrother wrote thedaybefore hedied. liked abook.Pilgrim’s Progress. permission of Viking Books,animprintofPenguinPublishingGroup,permission ofViking adivisionofPenguinRandomHouseLLC. “Chapter 9,”from TheGrapesofWrathbyJohnSteinbeck,copyright1939,renewed ©1967byJohnSteinbeck.Used 7. 6. brought itfrom theSt.LouisFair. much good.Thinkwecouldgetthischinadogin? Aunt Sadie I looked atthatbefore thefustthree come—didn’t seem todo it. And hispipe—stillsmellsrank. And thispicture—an angel.
ownership of lands west of the Mississippi River. Mississippi the of west lands of ownership Fair: Louis St. Pilgrim’s Progress And thechildren—if SamtakeshisIndianbowan’ hislong Suddenly theywere nervous. Gottogetoutquicknow. Can’t They satandlookedatitburnedintotheirmemories. How canwelivewithoutourlives?willknowit’sus
❧ The World’s Fair of 1904, celebrating a hundred years of American American of years ahundred celebrating Fair World’s 1904, of The
Christian story by John Bunyan about living virtuously. living about Bunyan John by story Christian 6 Usedtoread it.Gothisnamein 7 See? Wrote rightonit.No,I
© by Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. © by Savvas Learning Company LLC. All Rights Reserved. Complete thefollowingitemsafteryoufinishyourfirstread. Check Comprehension Research to Clarify Research RESEARCH 4. 3. 2. 1. the story? that detail. what In way the information does you of learnedshed light an on aspect
What happens after the people burn theirbelongings? What happensafterthepeopleburn What are themendoinginparagraph7? What bigchangeistakingplaceinthelivesofthesecharacters?
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