Homeless+Bird


 * **Pre-reading** ||
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>**What is the setting of this novel?Time/Place (India)** Peace Corps Ebook: [] >Poetry
 * Culture/Lifestyle
 * Life of a Teenage Girl
 * wedding vows [|http://www.documentsanddesigns.com/verse/Indian_wedding_vows.htm#t3B]
 * imagery examples from prose to poetry
 * Rabindranath Tagore []
 * Select poems [|http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse/2/3#/20569776/1]
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>What should the role of women be? Should we have different expectations/attitudes with males vs. females?

>Historical Fiction genre characteristics
 * Factual details vs. fictional details ||
 * Before you read:

What is symbolism ? What are some familiar symbols?
 * dove
 * birds

Other to consider later: Explain why each is important in the story… 1. Sassur’s book of poetry. 2. The silver earrings 3. The widow’s pension 4. Embroidery ||
 * =====Essential Questions=====
 * How does where you live influence how you live?
 * What does it mean to be part of a community?
 * Using the title and other examples from the text, how can the author include symbols to deepen the meaning/ themes of a story? ||


 * **During Reading:** || **Vocabulary** || **Cultural Details/ Identification:** || **Research:** ||
 * **Ch1** (1-21) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **From glossary:**
 * maa (mother),1
 * baap (father)
 * rupees
 * saris, 4 (for weddings and for funerals 47)
 * ghee, 6
 * Brahman, 8
 * tikkamark, 15
 * kohl
 * kautuka
 * choli
 * sitar, 16
 * tabla

-rice -sandalwood -turmeric -basket of cobras -cinammon -cumin -mustard -eggplant
 * Characters:**
 * Koly, main character
 * maa
 * baap
 * Ram, brother
 * Gopal, brother
 * Hari Menta
 * sister, Chandra
 * sass
 * sassar || * dowry, 1
 * scribe, 2
 * sulky, 17
 * defy, 19 || Foods: -cuckoo, 9

Recreation: -playing cards -embroidery -soccer

Nature/resources: -lotus flower -tamarind tree -marigolds

Transportation: -bicycle || -fasting(1) -rupees exchange rate(1) -Education for boys/girls -"When I was a small girl, he would sometimes let me stand beside him. I watched as the spoken words were written down to become like caed birds, caught forever by my clever baap." (2) -"When a girl learns to read, her hair falls out, her eyes cross, and no man will look at her."(3) -astrologer,8 -Hindu Caste System - -wedding vows, 18 -caged animal, 21 || -lentils, 28 -pyres, 29 -neem tree, 33 || - Varanasi, 25 -Ganges River, 25 - Hindus, 31 -tuberculosis, 33 || -shrine -mosque -dal & chaptis, 39 -turbans -saffron robes -sashus -holy men || -Aurangzeb, 38 -Muslims -Golden Temple of Vishvanath, 39 -Jains, 40 -Sikhs -Punjab -Rama, 46 -Manikarnika Ghat, 47 -dove quote for symbolism, 47 || -Holi, 53 -Krishna -Radha -kingfisher, 59 -peepul tree -snake charmer, 62 || -Cinderella, 51 - butterfly collection, 52 -cocoon quote, 52 -quilt for Hari, 53 -learning to read and write, 57-8 -Radeindraanath Tagore and homeless bird poem, 64 -salt information, 65 -maa=ants quote || -fried pooris || -shut in a cave, 72 -3 years from Koly's wedding to Chandra's, 75 || -kurta pajamas, 84 || -imprisoned in cages, 86 -Sassar dies, 87 || -Delhi -Koly gets left by sass, 103 || -Banke Bihari -Yamuna River, 112 -"put aside that widow's sari" 118 -description of taking off the sari, 119 -"wallow like pigs in mud" 121 || -king's muslin, 139 || -steps to making a marigold garland, 124 -Compare marigolds and jasmine 126-7 -Raji learns to read 131 -Govardhan, 135 -"I want a wife"136 -herons flying, 137 -rich man looking for artists143 ||
 * **Ch2** (22-33) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * * bhagast, 33 || * sullen, 27 || -mango tree, 24
 * **Ch3** (34-47) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * * wallahs, 38
 * pujas, 42 || * pilgrimage, 40
 * deformities, 42 || -ricksaws, 38
 * **Ch4** (48-66) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * * gataka, 66 || * untouchables, 49
 * winnowing, 58
 * monsoon, 61
 * impudent, 62
 * mischievious, 65 || -bandicoot, 52
 * **Ch5** (67-78) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * * tali, 77 || * scandalized, 69
 * idle, 70
 * pension, 71
 * gawky, 77 || -coriander, 74
 * **Ch6** (79-87) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || * pariah, 82
 * morsel, 82
 * wary
 * shrouded, 86 || -chula, 80
 * **Ch7** (88-103) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || * insolent, 98
 * shrewd, 99 || -sansosas, 100 || -Vrindavan, 95
 * ** Ch8 ** (104-121) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || * pittance, 107
 * deity, 111
 * piety
 * barter, 113
 * inconspicuous || -darshan, 111 || -Govindji, 111
 * ** Ch9 ** (122-143) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * * shikanji, 138
 * namaskar || * gaudy, 141 || -cinema, 125
 * **Ch10** (144-164) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * * phul-khana, 153
 * kaneezes,157
 * bhang, 160
 * lassi

-salwars, 157 -kajal, 159 || -first automobile ride, 144 -embroidering the heron, 150 -embroidering as a biography quote, 151 -Koly is now 17, 154 || -nightjars || -proposal, 167 -What are lentils and okra worth on the market? 169 -writing letters, 171 -“He who plants a tree will have his reward.”172 -built a room for Koly, 177 -doubt flying quote, 177 ||
 * Mrs. Devi (rich woman)144
 * Mr. Das, 146
 * Mala
 * The Shrew, 153
 * Binu, 157 || * outlandish, 153
 * deftly, 154
 * indignant, 155
 * malicious, 159
 * || -ironmonger, 146
 * **Ch11** (165-186) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || -Vedas, 172
 * ** Nonfiction Resources: **
 * Hindu Caste System [|http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20020722.] [|html]
 * The Ganges River []
 * Vrindavan and its temples []
 * Recipe for Coconut Cakes []
 * Indian Birds [] ||