Terms for The Bean Trees

For Thursday

• Read Chapter 3 and finish SG questions• 5 topic sentences on five of the symbols

you chose. 10pts• TYPED Paragraph is due on Monday for

self-edit. 5pts• Final paragraph due Tuesday or

Wednesday. 30pts

What do we learn about Missy in first two pages?

• Find evidence in book

What do we learn about mom?

• Find evidence in book

Mama: what is she like?

• “…no mater what I did, whatever I came home with, she acted like it was the moon I had just hung up in the sky and plugged in all the stars. Like I was that good!”

Juxtaposition

• jux·ta·pose vt

• to place two or more things together, especially in order to suggest a link between them or emphasize the contrast between them

Who is Juxtaposed to whom here? What do we learn from

these Juxtapositions?How is Missy juxtaposed with Newt?

How is Missy juxtaposed with Jolene?

How is Missy’s mother juxtaposed with Newt’s and Missy’s parents?

Find passages that show contrast.

Significance of Title?

Symbol• Objects, characters or other

concrete representations of an idea.

“Scarecrow”

“The way I see it, a person ain’t nothing more than a scarecrow, The only difference between one that stands up good and one that blows over is what kind of stick they’re stuck up there on” (5) (7 in little book.

What does the “stick” they’re stuck up on represent?

In groups• Compare your symbol/simile sheet

– Choose 3 that seem significant and be able to give two reasons why. Connect to character or emerging theme.

– Share with class– Topic sentences?

Simile• Comparison between two dissimilar

things that share a common characteristic, using the word like or as.

P. 3: “Believe me in those days girls were dropping by the wayside like seeds off a poppy seed bun…”

Girls getting pregnant and dropping out of school= seeds from a bun

Topic sentence

• Introduces the main idea of the paragraph

• Should be specific.

• Think how symbols have more than two meanings.

Let’ Practice

• The ________________represents __________and _____________.

Colorful clothes

• The colorful clothes that Taylor wears represent her bright personality and her desire to be different from the other girls at her school.

• Tires are an important symbol in The Bean Trees.

• How can you make this stronger? Write.

Tire

• The tire represents both Taylor’s fear of what could go wrong, as well as her desire to escape Pitman County.

Homework

• Choose five symbols, similes or metaphors and write 5 strong topic sentences for a paragraph. Typed or written neatly in pen. (10 points)

Irony

• The opposite of what one expects– Verbal irony: speaker says the opposite of

what he means.– Situational: the situation is ironic.– Dramatic irony: audience knows something

the character doesn’t.

• Irony on page 18 (Small book) (14 big book)

What does Taylor learn about Turtle? (23 big book) (29 small

book)

Assignment

• 5 topic sentences for tomorrow. Type or write neatly in pen. Due tomorrow

AgendaShout out: new symbols in ch. 1

discuss passages where symbol appears

Write a topic sentence for one of these symbols

Share

Discuss Ch. 1

What is ironic?

What happens at the end?

Discuss end of ch. 1

What is ironic?

What happens at the end?

Pay attention to titles

• How are either symbolic or significant to the events in chapter.

Voice

• The voice of the narrator

• It isn’t what is said, but how it is said.

• Voice goes hand-in-hand with pov.

• Tone and word choice contribute to voice.

Fiction

• Character+desire+action=plot– What does Taylor want?

• Keep giving character trouble/conflict.– What trouble does Taylor get?

Hyperbole

• An exaggerated statement.

• Find examples

Schedule• Turn in topic sentences

• Review paragraph assignment

• T-shirt

• Chapter 2– Make chart Juxtaposing Taylor/Louann– One side has similarities– One side has differences– Page numbers for quotes– In groups discuss New Years pig quote

“Damn I’m good T-shirt”

• (24) big book (31) small book

• How does this serve as a symbol?– Confidence– Trying to help Turtle- build her self-esteem– Learning to pass on

Chapter 2

• Juxtapose Taylor and Lou Ann – Make chart Juxtaposing Taylor/Lou Ann– One side has similarities– One side has differences– Page numbers for quotes– In groups discuss New Years pig quote

(43) little book (32) big book

How are they the same?

• Both from Kentucky

• Both have kids

• Men have left them

• Single moms who were raised by single moms

Differences• Taylor takes Action; Lou Ann is passive

Divorce (34 big book), 26

• Independent vs dependent.

• Taylor talks back to people Lou Ann feels like a gumby doll, quit job

• Taylor not afraid/ Lou Ann afraid of everything: (46 small book), 35

• Feeding a girl is like feeding the neighbor’d New Year pig. All that work. In the end, it goes to some other family.

• What does she mean?

What is the other Juxtaposition in this chapter?

• Fanny Heaven

• Jesus.is.lord.used.tires.

• Staple firsts draft to final revision with rubric. – Write in seat #;– turn in to file

• Stamp homework

5th Hour• Turn in Symbol/Simile paragraphs

– Staple final draft on top of rough draft.– Rubric should be on top.– Turn in to file.

• Stamp and collect Study Guide• Return Autobiography Chapter• Group work on scenes• Perform scenes

• Work in groups for 20 minutes– Act out scene; use all dialogue– Use actions– Where do you sit? Stand? – Mime or use props

After presentation explain to class: – What do we learn about the characters in

your scene? – What thoughts does the narrator have that

are important as well?

Ch 3

p. 39 Big book/51 small book

• I never could figure out why men thought they could impress a woman by making the world out to be such a dangerous deal. I mean, we’ve got to live in the same world every damn day of the week.

Turn in vocab, study guides, paragraphs

• For Monday:

• Read Chapter 7 How They Eat in Heaven (pop quiz Monday)

• On Wed. Test chapters 1-8– Vocabulary– Juxtaposition– Quotes

p. 41/ 53

-A bug’s just got one life to live, after all. Like us.

-It’s too early in the morning for bad news.

(42/55)

- Why, honey, don’t feel bad. I wasn’t trying to make a sale. I just thought you two needed some cheering up. (60/ 46

• Outside was a bright, wild wonderland of flowers and vegetables and auto parts. Heads of cabbages and lettuce sprouted out of old tires…”

(47/62)

Matties back yard looked like the place where old cars die and go to heaven. (47/62)

• “Can you picture that? Keeping the same beans going all these years?

• (48/63)

• What do these purple beans represent?– Moving to a new place– Taking root– Transplantation – Adaptability (growing out of tires– Serve as metaphor for characters

• Why is the art gallery included in this scene?– Shes not full of pretense. She is real and

grounded

• “Excuse me for living”– She doesn’t let people push her around.

Chapter Four What do we learn?

– She and husband lived with Granny Logan

Ivy:

“Ivy’s arms and apron-covered front moved around like she was the boss, even in her daughter’s unfamiliar kitchen.”

• I guess I always thought it would have been something to go off on our own, like you done. But there was so much work in them days, no time for fun, and besides I’d of been scared to death out someplace all by myself” (57/74)

Granny Logan• “It’s a sin to be working on Sunday. He

ouught to be home with his family on the Lord’s day. I guess I oughtn’t expect better from a heathern Mexican.” (61/78)

• “Don’t sit on it. “It’ll be hot as a poler in this sun (62/80)

Ivy (61/79)

• He’ll put his eyes out before he even gets a good start in life.

What do we learn about Lou Ann

• Has to lie to family about Angel

• Thinks she is fat: “ I’m as fat as a hog since I had him.” 60 /78

• Hypochondriac: “I was scared to death I’d caught throat cancer… (58/

• Belt 59/77

Tug Fork Water

• What does it represent?

• Pulling away from her roots

Bobby Bingo

• “Whatever you want the most, it’s going to be the worst thing for you.”– How does it apply to Bobby?– To Lou Ann?

Chapter 5

• Life had delivered Sandi a truckload of manure with no return address 89/69

• Why is Taylor juxtaposed with the hippie dippie people?– Show she is more grounded with the reality

of everyday requirements. Baby, food, housing

– What does it reveal about her character?• She has no time for space cadets• Also helps to set up what she has in common

with Lou Ann

Meeting Lou Ann• What do they have in common?

– Both from Kentucky– Same Bob Seger concert– Single parents– They talk the same way.

• (It’s been so long,…you talk just like me.”

Lou Ann• Fear of flying

• Worried about Dwayne Ray’s head

• Not sure that Taylor would move in:

• “Well my gosh, I mean, jere you are so skinny and smart and cute and everything and me and Dwayne Ray, Well, we’re just lumping along here trying to get by.” 101/79

Taylor• “I’m just a plain hillbilly from East Jesus

Nowhere with this adopted child that everybody keeps on telling me is dumb as a box of rocks. I’ve got nothing on you, girl.”

Taylor