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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-9)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine Pino's reaction to the music he hears when he returns home after the bombing, and what is revealed about survival. Until the bomb at the movie theater, Pino has never seen dead people before. He is so horrified by what he sees that he begins to cry. When he gets home and they are playing music, he is shocked that music is being played like nothing has happened.
Lesson
Class Discussion: What does Pino hear as he goes up the steps to his family's flat? How does hearing the sound of music make Pino feel? Why is he furious? What does he say when he gets to the flat? Why does he think it wrong to be playing music while people are dying? What does Pino's father say about music and survival? What does he mean by that...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(e), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(e), 11-12.7
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