Transcript Homeless Fiction and Nonfiction The Treasure of Lemon Brown Review

Fiction and Nonfiction
The Treasure of Lemon Brown
by
Walter Dean Myers
Homeless
by
Anna Quindlen
Review
Fiction
• Writing that tells a story
• The story can include some facts, be
inspired by facts, or be completely
made up.
Elements of Fiction
• characters—made-up people or animals
• plot—a made-up series of events
• setting—a time and place, real or made
up
• narrator—the speaker who tells the story
• point of view—the narrator’s relationship
to the story
• theme—a message about life
Point of View
• First-person point of view
– The narrator is a character in the story.
• Third-person point of view
– The narrator is outside the story.
Types of Fiction
• Novel
– Long work of fiction
• Novella
– Long work of fiction that is shorter than a
novel but longer than a short story
• Short Story
– Brief work of fiction
Nonfiction
• Writing that presents facts, details, and
other true information.
Elements of Nonfiction
• Contains real people, events, and ideas
• Told from the point of view of the
author
• Presents facts or discusses ideas about
real issues
• Sometimes reflects the historical
context
Types of Nonfiction
• Biography
– Story of someone’s life told by someone
else
• Autobiography
– Story of the author’s life
• Memoir
– Writer’s thoughts and feelings about the
past
• Letter
– Communication from one person to
another
Types of Nonfiction
• Journal
– Daily record of life and events, sometimes
private
• Diary
– Daily record of life and events, usually
private
• Essay
– Brief nonfiction writing about a single topic
Types of Nonfiction
• Article
– Brief nonfiction writing for a magazine,
newspaper, or other publication
• Informational texts
– Documents such as textbooks, instructions,
and applications
1. Why is Greg upset at the beginning
of the story?
• Because his father won’t let him play
basketball.
2. Why did Lemon Brown stop singing
the blues?
• Because he was comfortable and had
no troubles to sing about.
3. What does Lemon keep as his
treasure?
• A collection of newspaper clippings and
an old harmonica.
4. Why doesn’t Greg tell his father
about Lemon?
• Greg knows that
Lemon will be all
right. Also, Greg
doesn’t want his
father to know
where he has been.
5. Why does Greg want to join the
Scorpions?
• He loves playing basketball.
6. What does Greg’s father think
about Greg?
• He believes Greg is irresponsible.
7. How does Greg feel when Greg’s
father talks about his childhood?
• He is bored.
8. What does Lemon Brown first think
about Greg?
• He believes that Greg is a threat to him.
9. When did Lemon Brown begin not
performing as well as a blues
singer?
• When no one was depending on him.
10. How does Greg feel after spending
the afternoon with Lemon?
• He feels more capable of dealing with
his father.
11. What is the theme in “The
Treasure of Lemon Brown”?
• Every person has a treasure, and
parents’ hopes and expectations for,
and pride in, their children are a kind of
treasure.
12. Why does Greg’s father believe
that Greg is failing math?
• Because he isn’t trying hard enough.
13. What is Greg escaping from by
going into the abandoned
building?
• The rain, his father,
and his homework.
14. What does Greg think of Lemon
Brown?
• Greg thinks he is harmless.
15. Why does Greg howl when the
men come up the stairs?
• He hopes to frighten them.
16. Why does Lemon Brown have
good reason to sing the blues
over his life?
• His wife and his son
have died, his career
is over, and he has
nowhere to live.
17. Describe Ann, the woman in
Quindlen’s essay.
• Ann, a homeless woman, is carrying
several bags and wearing a dirty
raincoat.
18. What was the subject of the
picture that Ann showed the
author?
• The picture is of a house, which may
have once belonged to Ann.
19. What household objects does the
author cherish? Why?
• Such “dumb” things as the water
heater, the dish drainer, and the roof
make her feel happy and secure.
20. According to the essay, what
options for shelter exist for people
without homes?
• Homeless people can go to shelters or
sleep in doorways, bus stations, and
other public places.
21. What conflict do some homeless
people face when considering
shelter options?
• Some homeless people want a bed,
food, and a shower but fear being
locked up; others are afraid of violence
at the shelters.
22. Why does Ann show Quindlen her
pictures?
• To prove that she has importance as an
individual.
23. Why does Quindlen speak with
Ann?
• To research an issue.
Vocabulary
1. impromptu
•
made or done on the spur of the moment,
without preparation
2. tentatively
•
hesitantly; uncertainly
3. intently
•
in a firmly focused way; with concentration
4. involuntary
•
not done willingly
•
a shaking or trembling movement
5. tremor
Vocabulary
6. commence
•
to begin; start
7. eerie
•
weird, especially in a frightening way
8. ominous
•
threatening harm or evil
Vocabulary
9. anonymous
•
having no known name or origin
10. legacy
•
anything handed down from an ancestor
or from the past
11. enfeebled
•
lacking force, strength, or effectiveness;
weakened
12. crux
•
the most important point or part
The End