Story: The No-Guitar Blues
Theme: Question of Value (U6, L6)
Author: Gary Soto
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Characteristics of the Genre
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Selection Vocabulary
- licensed, distracted, perpetual, deceitful, charity
Preview/Predictions Without reading (look at pictures, titles, etc.) make 3 predictions about the story.
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Prior Knowledge. Write 3 examples of your “Prior Knowledge” to this selection.
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Connections. Write 3 connections to this selection. Text to text. Self to text. World to text.
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Questioning Ask questions about what you are reading
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Visualizing What mental images did you have throughout this story. List or draw 2-3.
Summarizing In 4-5 good sentences, summarize the story
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Author’s Purpose: What is the author’s purpose of this story?
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Point of View: From whose point of view was this story told? Evidence (cite pages):
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Drawing Conclusions
1. pg 624, what conclusions can you make about Fausto’s desire to play the guitar?
2. what conclusions can you make about the way Fausto reacts to his conversation with his mother?
3. pg 626-627, what conclusions can you make about Fausto’s reason for expecting a reward?
4. pg 628-629, what conclusions can you make from the dialogue between Fausto and the couple on pg 928?
5. what conclusions can you make about Fausto as he takes the reward money?
6. pg 630-631, after Fausto gives the money to the church collection, why does he feel better?
7. pg 632, what conclusions can you make about Fausto’s offer to do the dishes forever?
8. pg 633, what conclusions can you make about Fausto’s statement that it was the 2nd happiest day of his life?
Literary Elements: Problem and Resolution
A. Identify the steps Fausto takes to solve his problem.
B. Analyze the effect of the qualities of his character on the resolution of the conflict.
Tie in to the Theme: How does this story related to the theme: Question of Value? Give evidence below.
Main Idea: what the selection is mainly about
Supporting Details: further information to help the reader understand. Cite pages.
About the Story:
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