We go all the way.” Felix had any small doubt about their “If friendship affecting their fight, it was being neatly dispelled.” gave an inch and neither fell to the “Neither canvas.” They continued to fight after the final bell in the third round because they were both so badly hurt throughout the course of the fight along with the roaring crowd noise and the adrenaline of the moment that neither fighters could hear the bell. and Antonio were past hearing. Their “Felix blows continued to pound on each other like hailstones.” The only way to get them off of each other is when referee and the two trainers pried Felix “the and Antonio apart.” What is ironic about how the match ended and the The expectation is that the boys would reader’s moments immediate after when the two amigos continue to fight based on the intensity of the final embraced each other? Support your answer with round, but instead they embrace each other and walk quotes from the text. out of the ring without knowing who won. referee was stunned by their “The savagery.” cry of alarm surged through Tompkins Square “A park. Was this a fight to the death instead of a boxing match?” fear soon gave way to wave upon wave of “The cheering as the two amigos embraced.” announcer turned to point to the winner and “The found himself alone. Arm in arm the champions had already left the ring.” Reread the last paragraph of the short story. Why The boys separate with a hug and, at the end of the does the author choose to end the story this way? fight, they reunite with a hug. These embraces How does this ending reinforce the theme: A illustrate the strength of their friendship. They are character is defined by the choices he/she able to put their rivalry aside and due to their strong person’s makes during compromising situation? Use text bond and respect for one another. evidence throughout the story to support your amigo brothers were not ashamed to hug “The claim. each other tightly.” fear soon gave way to wave upon wave of “The cheering as the two amigos embraced?” the fight, we can get together again as if “After nothing ever happened.” Introduce Vocabulary Discuss with the students words that ar concrete and easy to explain (describes – events/processes/ideas /concepts/experiences that are familiar) versus more abstract concepts (multiple meanings, unfamiliar words, needs additional explanation and connective ideas).
We go all the way.” “If Felix had any small doubt about their friendship affecting their fight, it was being neatly dispelled.” “Neither gave an inch and neither fell to the canvas.” They continued to fight after the final bell in the third round because they were both so badly hurt throughout the course of the fight along with the roaring crowd noise and the adrenaline of the moment that neither fighters could hear the bell. “Felix and Antonio were past hearing. Their blows continued to pound on each other like hailstones.” The only way to get them off of each other is when “the referee and the two trainers pried Felix and Antonio apart.” What is ironic about how the match ended and the moments immediate after when the two amigos embraced each other? Support your answer with quotes from the text. The reader’s expectation is that the boys would continue to fight based on the intensity of the final round, but instead they embrace each other and walk out of the ring without knowing who won. “The referee was stunned by their savagery.” “A cry of alarm surged through Tompkins Square park. Was this a fight to the death instead of a boxing match?” “The fear soon gave way to wave upon wave of cheering as the two amigos embraced.” “The announcer turned to point to the winner and found himself alone. Arm in arm the champions had already left the ring.” Reread the last paragraph of the short story. Why does the author choose to end the story this way? How does this ending reinforce the theme: A person’s character is defined by the choices he/she makes during compromising situation? Use text evidence throughout the story to support your claim. The boys separate with a hug and, at the end of the fight, they reunite with a hug. These embraces illustrate the strength of their friendship. They are able to put their rivalry aside and due to their strong bond and respect for one another. “The amigo brothers were not ashamed to hug each other tightly.” “The fear soon gave way to wave upon wave of cheering as the two amigos embraced?” “After the fight, we can get together again as if nothing ever happened.” Introduce Vocabulary – Discuss with the students words that ar concrete and easy to explain (describes events/processes/ideas /concepts/experiences that are familiar) versus more abstract concepts (multiple meanings, unfamiliar words, needs additional explanation and connective ideas).
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