The Pearl

The students completed the following assignment today:

The Pearl
Chapter 6-20pts

Find three examples of descriptive language that are used in this chapter to help describe the journey of the family. How do these examples also help you to understand the mood and emotions of the family?

Who are the trackers? How do they help to determine the family’s journey? What happens to the trackers? What happens to the family? What happens to the pearl of the world? How do you respond to the conclusion of the novel? Why?

The students completed the following assignment Tuesday:

The Pearl
Chapter 5 -20pts

What does Juana try to do in the beginning of this chapter? Why? What is Kino’s response? What does Juana believe about Kino? Is the narrator sympathetic to Juana? Why or why not? What does Juana see “lying in the path ahead of her”? What has Kino done? Why? How does Juana respond? Why?

What happens to the canoe? What happens to the brush house? What do the neighbors believe has happened to Kino, Juana, and Coyotito? Where do the three of them go? Why? What do they decide to do when they get there? What help do they receive? What are the different attitudes toward the pearl of the world in this chapter? How can you tell?