After you briefly describe the characters in your notebook and complete the fast fact finder flow map in chronological order, work with your group to answer the questions below in your notebook.
1.Briefly describe your reactions to the novel so far. Discuss the passages you chose and why.
2.Make a double-bubble map comparing and contrasting the writing styles in chapters 1and 2. Consider: tone, word choice, sentence structure, use of figurative language and imagery, flashback, dialogue, voice of the narrator, and other literary devices.
3.In the frame of your double bubble map, write a one-sentence answer to the question, “What differences do you notice in author’s style between chapters 1 and 2?”
4.Discuss and make notes on the following questions:
a. Which aspects of culture seem uniquely Dominican and which aspects seem like part of United States culture?
b. What do the Spanish words used add to the story?
c. What does knowing that Dede is the lone survivor of the Mirabal sisters add to the story? Why do you think Alvarez would let the reader know the outcome of the story in the first chapter?
d. Why are possible interpretations of the chapter title, “Complications”? Give supporting material from the text.
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