Angela's+Ashes



=Pre-reading=

Journal/Discussion
Please share your thoughts/opinions:
 * 1) Do you believe in God or a higher being? Why or why not?
 * 2) What do you know about Ireland? What do you know about Ireland in the 1940’s?
 * 3) What is poverty? Who experiences poverty?
 * 4) What is happens if a person belongs to a lower socio-economic class than others?
 * 5) Have you ever felt that someone pre-judged you? Why? How did you feel?
 * 6) How important is family to you?
 * 7) What, in your opinion, in the role of a mother and father?
 * 8) What, to you, creates a positive family atmosphere?
 * 9) How important is hope? Explain.

Informal Research Presentation
Team up with a partner to research the following:

Ireland
 * Locate Ireland on a map. Draw/trace/copy the map to give to your classmates.
 * Locate and point out the following to your classmates: Dublin, Limerick, Belfast, Galway, Shannon River, Toome.
 * Why is Ireland divided into Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland?

Irish History Irish Culture Catholicism
 * What are the origins of the Irish?
 * What was the social structure (historically) of Ireland?
 * What has traditionally been the relationship between England and Ireland?What is the IRA?
 * What are some myths and legends of Ireland? Who are some heroes of Ireland?
 * What are some festivals, traditions, and customs of Ireland?
 * What are some qualities that are associated with/attributed to Ireland?
 * What are the main beliefs and practice of Catholicism?
 * What role has/does religion play in Irish life?
 * What is/was the link between the church and education in Ireland?

Irish Emigration Frank McCourt
 * Why have people traditionally left Ireland?
 * What was the potato famine (cause and effect)?
 * What was the reason behind the wave of emigration in the 1930’s?
 * How were Irish immigrants received in America and how did they adapt to this new life?
 * Who are some famous Americans of Irish descent?
 * What did Frank McCourt do for a living in the US?
 * Why did McCourt write his memoirs?What became of McCourt’s family and his relationship with them?

Vocabulary
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 * Chapter 1**

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