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Unit 2 Let’s talk teens
Extended reading
Mama and Her Bank Account
Reading
Today we’re going to read a story about a mother’s love for her children.
Would you guess what might happen in the story based on the title and illustrations of “Mama and Her Bank Account”?
Go through the passage as quickly as possible and check your previous prediction.
Does Mama’s bank account exist?
Reading
Do you know what a short story consists of?
theme
character
setting
plot
conflict
Reading
Reading
A, Page 26
Setting The US in the early 1900s
Characters Mama, Papa, Nels, Katrin, Christine, Dagmar
Plot In Katrin’s childhood, her family worked hard and
supported each other so that they never needed to
get money from Mama’s Bank Account. When she
was older, Katrin found out that the Bank Account
did not exist. Mama made it up to make the children
feel secure.
Theme A mother has deep love for her children and does
whatever she can to protect them.
Write a summary of the story after reading t