A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

By Betty Smith 100 points for Completion

Chapter 10,11&12 Vocabulary Underline all words as you find them in the chapter 1. Devious p.96 2. Obligation p.96 3. Paradox p.96 4. Hankering p.97 5. Immortal p.97 6. Delirium p.98 7. Defy p. 98 8. Disgrace p.98 9. Gaunt p.101 10. Obliged p.106 Critical Thinking Questions: 1. Well, everybodys something. We all got a tag of some kind.(102) What would your tag be? 2. She is a bad girl and there is no getting around that. (103) Use quotes from the book to prove that Evy is a BAD girl or a GOOD girl. Use parenthetical citations. Writing Assignment: Response to Literature: Katie had the same hardships as Johnny and she was nineteen, two years younger. It might be said that she, too, was doomed. Her life, too,

was over before it began. But there the similarity ended. Johnny knew he was doomed and accepted it. Katie wouldnt accept it. She started a new life where her old one left off.(97) In A Tree Grows in Brooklyn you see two adults who are forced to live through very difficult times. The difference between them is THE WAY in which they choose to COPE. There are obvious differences between the way Johnny deals with life and the way Katie deals with life. Write two journal entries; one from the perspective of Johnny and one from the perspective of Katie. Each entry should be 2 paragraphs long and begin with DEAR DIARY. It should be written in first person, using the pronouns I, me, my, our. . Expectations = Two journal entries. One should be from the perspective of Johnny, one from the perspective of Katie. They should discuss life in general and be written in first person. They should include the pronouns I, me, my, our. Total 4 paragraphs due.