Paragraaf 2.6 Part 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome

3EO1

What are we going to do?

• Literature: Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

Today's goal

I know about the story: Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

Dusti Bowling wrote this novel about Aven Green, a girl who was born without arms. At age 13, not having arms hasn’t stopped Aven from doing almost anything. Then, her parents get to take over the management of Stagecoach Pass, a Western theme park in Arizona. Aven has to leave everything behind and start again. She is determined to make her new life a success, even at this new place where she’s only seen as ‘the girl with no arms’.

Assignment

•  Open a word document
• Write down notes when watching the video
• At the end of the video we will make a wordweb about the things you heard. 
• Try to find out about the character, the setting and the story itself.
  

Question

What would be more difficult in your life if you do not have arms? What would be solution? Think of 3 things and their solution. 

Insignificant Events
In The Life of a Cactus

What do we know already?

•  Aven Green
• 13-year old
• Born without arms
• Moving from Kansas to Arizona
• Amusement park: Stagecoach pass
• New school, new friends

Let's get to work

• Do the exercises of 2.6: 1-5

• You get 20 minutes for this.

• Afterwards we will discuss the answers as a class.

• Need help? Ask your neighbour or me.