Sunday in the Park by Bel Kaufman
Do Now: Living life is a constant learning experience. Sometimes our lives follow a plan, sometimes it doesn’t. Write about a situation where you learned something new about yourself.
Suggested situations:Maybe you did better (or worse) on a test?Maybe you were braver at the dentist than you thought you would be?
- Sports?
- Protecting someone from harm?
- Holding back emotions?
- Handling stress and pressure?
Reading: “Sunday in the Park” by Bel Kaufman
- What does the title suggest?
- Is spending a Sunday in the park an ordinary, uneventful, maybe even boring day?
- Does that suggest that something extraordinary, not at all boring is going to happen?
- What do you like to do when you have a day off from school?
- Do you prefer to do relaxing things or challenging things?
- Describe the main character and what she learns about herself.
- List the characters and something about them.
- How had the situation changed Morton’s wife’s understanding of herself?
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