We began our class with a short exercise on homophones and idioms. Who knew that "hit the road" really means get going, and not punch the concrete?!?
We then finished the story "The Hand of Fatima." Many of us were unhappy with the quick ending. We felt like the author had done such a great job of building suspense, and then all of a sudden, we learn the ending, and it's over. We discussed the symbolism of the gold charm at the end of the story.
Finally, I asked students to gather evidence from the story (phrases or sentences) which supported the ideas we came up with related to symbolism. So, for example, when the gold charm symbolized Aneesi's father's love and support, which phrase or sentence from the story could be used as support for that idea? We will continue with this exercise next day.
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