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Unit 2 Let’s talk teens
Mama and her bank account
1. Learn how to read a story.
2. Figure out the hidden meanings in the story.
3. Understand the writing techniques used in the story.
4. Write a short ending of the story.
Contents:
Lead-in
Have you ever owned a private bank account?
Have you ever put money into the account or drawn money out of it?
If you have a private bank account, how would you feel?
safe and secure
satisfied / content
confident and proud
Lead-in
What might happen in the story?
Predict from the title and picture
Fast reading
Predict the ending of the story
1. Take out your notebook.
2. Hide the passage on page26.
3. Move your notebook down
until line42.
Setting
Characters
Plot
Theme
When?
Where?
Who?
What?
Why?
How?
What?
Read and find
4 key elements of a story
an immigrant family in San Francisco
in the early 1900s
Me (Katrin)
Mama
My brother Nels
My sister Christine
Papa
My little sister Dagmar
Read and find
Settings and characters of the story
Scene two L11-35
Scene three L36-46
Every Saturday night
When Nels
went on to
high school
Last year
Routine
Emergency
Truth
20 years ago
20 years later
Read and find
Plot / structure of the story
Scene one L1-10
Plot
Scene one:Saturday routine (Line1-10)
rent
groceries
notebook
They made a _______budget
tight
Plot
Scene one:Saturday routine (Line1-10)
organized
wise
thrifty
gentle
optimistic
Plot
Scene one:Saturday routine (Line1-10)
go
L1-2
L3
L6
L8-9
watch with anxious interest
(observe sth. closely with
a sense of worry or concern)
mixed feelings
were so proud of
relax a little
a warm, secure feeling
Mama’s Bank Account
Plot
Scene one:Saturday routine (Line1-10)
Nels wanted to go on to high school and it would cost a little money.
What was the function of the “Little Bank”?
It was used for sudden emergencies.
No, there was not enough money.
No, maybe they thought the problem was not serious enough. They believed they could make it through.
Was there enough money in the “Little Bank”?
Did they want to go to the Bank? Why/ Why not?
Plot
Scene two:Emergency (Line11-35)
Nels:
Papa:
Christine & I :
to work in Dillon’s grocery
to give up smoking
to look after Elvington children
Although they were poor, they were united.
Everyone was willing to take on their responsibility to help for the family.
Plot
Scene two:Emergency (Line11-35)
confident
determined
encouraging
optimistic
understanding
thoughtful
grateful
Plot
Scene two:Emergency (Line11-35)
L17-18
L20
L23
faith, hope
Whatever happened, we always knew we still had the Bank to depend upon.
Hope can always turn a negative situation into a positive one.
---Michael Jordan
Plot
Scene two:Emergency (Line11-35)
Critical thinking
Plot
Scene three:Last year (Line36-46)
Papa: shorter
Mama: silver hair
old
Katrin: financially independent
grown-up
Plot
Scene three:Last year (Line36-46)
The habit of saving money was unchanged.
What was Mama’s response when I told Mama to put it into her
bank account?
Plot
Scene three:Last year (Line36-46)
How did I feel at the news?
Why didn’t Mama tell children there wasn’t a bank account?
surprised amazed astonished
speechless wordless
Mama’s wisdom: white lie
She wanted to provide a sense of security to her children and give them the courage to face up the difficulties.
Plot
Scene three:Last year (Line36-46)
Critical thinking
hesitated
determined
Foreshadowing
Writing techniques
L20-22
L23-24
L41
action description
echo
Writing techniques
L9-10
L45-46
Bank Account
deposit money
withdraw money
love
hope
faith
wisdom
courage
...
warmth
security
gratitude
optimism
confidence
persistence
responsibility
encouragement
...
Mama’s Love
Mama’s love was, is and will always be there.
symbolism
Writing techniques
Scene three
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.
plot of the story
A mother has deep love for her children and does whatever she can to protect them.
Theme
Summary of the story
Work in groups and rewrite an ending for the story.
Mama looked at me.__________________________________________
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Writing task: group work (5minutes)
Appreciate the ending of the story.
Writing task
Mama looked at me. “Honey, the account doesn't really exist. Actually, I have never been inside a bank,” she whispered, her voice slightly trembling. Not until then did I realize it was not the bank account, but Mama's love that gave us a sense of security and warmth.
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