Trino`s Choice

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Trino`s Choice

Trino’s Choice
by Diane Gonzales Bertrand
Student Handouts
&
Projection Masters
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Trino’s Choice
Characterization and Conflict Handout
Characterization and Conflict
1. On the lines in the box, write words or phrases that describe Trino based on what you
have read about him in the first three chapters of Trino’s Choice.
2. In each starburst, write one thing or person with whom Trino has a conflict.
3. On the line under each starburst, identify what kind of conflict is listed in the
starburst.
Trino
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News Article Handout # 1
My News Article
Who______________________________________________
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What______________________________________________
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Where_____________________________________________
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When_____________________________________________
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Why______________________________________________
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How______________________________________________
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News Article Handout #2
Parts of a News Article
#1 Headline – The headline titles the article. It is printed in a
larger font and should grab the readers’ attention.
#2 Lead – The lead is the first paragraph of a news article. It
contains the most important information of the story.
#3 Body – The body provides details on the information presented
in the lead.
Tips on Writing a News Article
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Make your headline dramatic so your
audience will want to continue reading.
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The lead should contain a summary of the
who, what, where, when, why and how information.

Report facts. Do not include your opinion in the article;
however, you may quote the opinions of other people as part
of the story.
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The information in the body should give details that support
the basic information stated in the lead. More facts,
statistics, and quotations are examples of the kinds of
information to include in the body.
Trino’s Choice
Opinion Statement Handout
My opinion is:
Reason #1
Reason #2
Reason #3
Conclusion:
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Writing an Opinion Handout
Writing an Opinion Statement
When writing an opinion statement, remember the following important
points:
 An opinion is a particular point of view or belief held by a person.
 A fact is a statement that can be proven.
 An opinion is not a fact, but a good opinion is based on fact.
For example, when Simone says, “
Andre is the best player on the basketball team,” she is stating an opinion.
It is not a fact. Another person may disagree with Simone’s statement.
Simone may support her opinion with the following facts:
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Andre scores more rebounds than any other player on the team.
Only two players have scored more points than Andre.
Andre was named to the league’s all-star team.
Opinion Statement Form
1. State your opinion in the first sentence or two. It is okay if your opinion
differs from everyone else’s, but it must be reasonable. In other words,
you must be able to support it.
2. Follow your opinion statement with facts that support your opinion. Be
sure that your facts are really facts, not opinions. If you try to support
your opinion with opinions or statements that can’t be proven, it will be
difficult to convince someone that your opinion is a good one.
3. Make a concluding statement. This could simply be a restatement of your
opinion.
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Trino’s Decision Handout
Why does Trino decide to join Rosca at the car wash?
In each oval below, write a reason why Trino decides to go to the car wash.
Trino decides
to go to the
car wash.
State whether or not you think Trino would have made a different decision
under different circumstances. Explain you answer.
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Trino’s Lessons Handout
Trino’s Lesson
One lesson that Trino learned in Trino’s Choice is
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List at least three events in Trino’s Choice that helped Trino learn this
lesson. Be sure to list the events in chronological order.
1) _______________________________________________________
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2) _______________________________________________________
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3) _______________________________________________________
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Choices Transparency
Making Choices
“Life is a sum of all your choices.”
Albert Camus (1913-1960), French author and philosopher
“The more I look around
and listen, I realize that
I'm not alone. We are all
facing choices that define
us. No choice, however
messy, is without
importance in the overall picture of our lives.
We all at our own age have to claim something,
even if it's only our own confusion. I am in the
middle of growing up and into myself.”
Sabrina Ward Harrison, artist and author
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Conflict Transparency #1
Conflict is the struggle between
two opposing forces.
The conflict may be an internal one. It may
be inside a person, such as an attitude or
feeling that must be changed.
External conflicts can be…
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Between people
Between people and an organization or
idea
Between people and outside forces, such
as nature
Trino’s Choice
Identifying Conflict
Example #1
All morning on the path with his father,
crazy thoughts ran like squirrels in the boy’s
head. Never before had he known his father
to be in the wrong. Could it be that he was in
the right now? Had he unknowingly left a
little white blood in the boy’s veins and was
it for this that he must be returned? Then
they came in sight of the ugly log redoubts
and pale tents of the white army, and the
boy felt sure there was in his body not a
drop of blood that knew these things. At the
sight and smells of the white man, strong
aversion and loathing came over him. He
tried with all his young strength to get away.
His father had to hold him hard.”
Conrad Richter, The Light in the Forest
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Identifying Conflict
Example #2
Then he sat down on a snow-covered log to
eat. The sting that followed upon the
striking of his fingers against his leg ceased
so quickly that he was startled. He had no
chance to take a bit of biscuit. He struck
the fingers repeatedly and returned them to
the mitten, baring the other hand for the
purpose of eating. He tried to take a
mouthful, but the ice muzzle prevented. He
had forgotten to build a fire and thaw out.
Jack London, “To Build a Fire”
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Poetry Transparency #1
The Sounds of Poetry
Rhyme
What kind of rhyme do you hear in the poem
that you are reading or writing? Does every line
of the poem rhyme, every other rhyme, or no
lines at all?
Repetition
What kind of repetition do you hear in the poem
that you are reading or writing? Do any words,
phrases, or entire lines repeat? Do any
particular sounds repeat, such as beginning
consonant sounds or middle vowel sounds?
Rhythm
What kind of rhythm do you hear in the poem
that you are reading or writing? If you clap out
the words, do the lines follow a particular
pattern? How does the rhythm affect the way
you feel about the poem?
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Poetry Transparency #2
The Language of Poetry
Poetry contains words that…
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create strong mental images
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are used in an usual way
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contain figurative language,
such as similes and metaphors
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appeal to the senses
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are concrete and detailed
Trino’s Choice
News Article Transparency #1
The News Article
Every news article
contains the following
information:
Who
What
Where
When
Why
How
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Parts of a
News Article
Whether a news article is
found in a newspaper or on the
Internet, these are the key
components of journalistic writing.
#1 Headline –
The headline titles the article. It is printed
in a larger font and should grab the readers’
attention.
#2 Lead –
The lead is the first paragraph of a news
article. It contains the most important
information of the story.
#3 Body –
The body provides details on the information
presented in the lead.
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Tips on Writing a
News Article
 Make your headline dramatic so
your audience will want to
continue reading.
 The lead should contain a summary of the
who, what, where, when, why and how
information.
 Report facts. Do not include your opinion in
the article; however, you may quote the
opinions of other people as part of the story.
 The information in the body should give
details that support the basic information
stated in the lead. More facts, statistics,
and quotations are examples of the kinds of
information to include in the body.
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Point of View Transparency
Kinds of Third Person Point of View
Panoramic
The author describes all the action but
does not reveal any characters’ thoughts.
Omniscient
Omniscient means god-like. In this case,
the narrator knows and sees everything,
including the thoughts of every character.
This narrator moves from the mind of one
character to another, and reveals those
thoughts to the reader.
Limited
In this case, the narrator tells the story from
one character’s point of view, but instead of
using first person pronouns like “I” and “we,”
the narrator uses third person pronouns like
“he” and “they.”
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Montoya’s Opinion Transparency #1
Montoya’s thoughts on the importance of
reading:
“[Reading] matters when a guy asks you to sign a
paper and suddenly he’s hauling you off to jail. It
matters when a lady asks you to sign something,
and next thing you know, your kid’s going to be
raised as some other man’s son. If you can’t
read, man, people’ll tell you what you ought to
think, and that you can’t do more than scrub
toilets the rest of your life. That’s why it
matters, man…
I’ll tell you something no one ever said to me,
son. If you can be smart about reading, nobody’ll
ever take what’s yours out of your hands. ‘Cause
you’ll know more than they do. You’ll know how to
protect what you love most.”
Diane Gonzales Bertrand, Trino’s Choice
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Montoya’s Opinion Transparency #1
Montoya’s thoughts on poetry:
“…You think poetry is for queers?” For the
first time Montoya’s face looked angry. “Or
maybe some teacher tells you what you’re
supposed to think the message is, so you can
answer some dumb test and she can keep her
job? That’s not poetry.” He tapped the edge
of the book against his chest. “Poetry comes
from inside us. It’s written to talk about our
lives and our feelings. It’s one thing
hermanos can connect with, whether they’re
in a schoolhouse or in a jailhouse. I’ve seen
it.”
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Writing an Opinion Transparency #1
Writing an Opinion Statement
When writing an opinion statement, remember
the following important points:
 An opinion is a particular point of view or belief
held by a person.
 A fact is a statement that can be proven.
 An opinion is not a fact, but a good opinion is
based on fact.
For example, when Simone says, “Andre is the
best player on the basketball team,” she is
stating an opinion. It is not a fact. Another
person may disagree with Simone’s statement.
Simone may support her opinion with the
following facts:
 Andre scores more rebounds than any other
player on the team.
 Only two players have scored more points than
Andre.
 Andre was named to the league’s all-star team.
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Writing an Opinion Transparency #2
Opinion Statement Form
1) State your opinion in the first sentence or
two. It is okay if your opinion differs from
everyone else’s, but it must be reasonable. In
other words, you must be able to support it.
2) Follow your opinion statement with facts that
support your opinion. Be sure that your facts
are really facts, not opinions. If you try to
support your opinion with opinions or
statements that can’t be proven, it will be
difficult to convince someone that your
opinion is a good one.
3) Make a concluding statement. This could
simply be a restatement of your opinion.
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Changing the Point of View Transparency
“If we go with Nick, I better not hear you crying
for stuff we don’t have money for. Nick’s only
got a few tickets. He’s being very nice to take us
with him. You better do what he says,” she
[Trino’s mother] told them, wagging her finger
at all of them around the table.
Do what Nick says? Trino looked at the guy
leaning against the kitchen sink acting like he
was something special since he had a few free
tickets.
“Why don’t you go change, Maria,” Nick said, as
he caught Trino’s ojo and stared back without
blinking. “The boys can clean up the table and do
the dishes real quick. Right boys?”
“It wasn’t that Trino didn’t ever clean up and
wash dishes. It was just that Nick made the
plans and expected them to jump and go. Who
does this guy think he is anyway?
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Writing a Speech Transparency
WRITING A SPEECH
A speech can be informative,
persuasive, entertaining, or a little
of each. What should Trino’s
speech be?
A speech contains three sections:
The introduction is the beginning of the speech. It
must catch the audience’s attention. Reciting a quote,
telling a funny story, or telling an amazing fact or
statistic, are all great ways to start a speech.
The body is the middle and main part of the speech.
It is where you develop your main ideas – ideas that
contribute to the topic of your speech. Supporting
details for each idea must be stated here also.
The conclusion, the end of the speech, is sometimes
the only part the audience will remember. Make it
strong, clear, and memorable!
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