The Orphan at Ellis Island by Elvira Woodruff- Week #4
Directions: Read p. 91-123. Answer questions 3-7 in complete sentences using steal and slide.
1. Pick three of the words below and look up their definition in a dictionary. Write the definition and remember to include the part of speech. Underline the word.
2. Choose three different words and use them in a sentence that demonstrates you understand their meaning. Underline the word in your sentence.
spurs, p.91 tangy, p.93
awed, p.94 woeful, p. 101
concertina, p.101
3. Dominic found Naples both similar and different than Brooklyn. Make a list of the things he found similar and the things he found different.
4. Dominic observes that Francesco is not street smart. What does it mean to be street smart?
5. What do you think the meaning of the key is?
6. What reasons did Father Tomaso give to Francesco to still go to America?
7. Father Tomaso answers Francescos doubut with a conversation about how good and bad exist together and gives a number of examples. Do you agree with him or not? Give examples.
