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6.1  Prehistory
6.2  Mesopotamia/Egypt
6.3  Ancient Israel/Hebrews
6.4  Ancient Greece
6.5  Ancient India
6.6  Ancient China
6.7  Ancient Rome



Resources for Holt Language ArtsReading
Standard  3.5 Identify the speaker and recognize the difference between first-and third-person narration
(e.g., autobiography compared with biography).

Story:  The Land I Lost by Huynh Quang Nhuong
Focus:  Standard 3.5


Look at the attributes of a biography

  • The writing is third person, speaking about someone else's own life.
  • It is non-fiction, meaning it is real.

Look at the attributes of an autobiography

  • The narrator is first person, speaking about his or her own life.

Chapter 5   Text Book Link
  Standards (Hover cursor on bear for info)

1.4  |  2.3  |    3.5  |  1.0
 
 


The Land I Lost by Huynh Quang Nhuong

 




Vocabulary
infested
hallucination
avenge
wily
placate



The author wries an autobiographical account about his childhood experiences in Viet Nam and retells the story of a couple in love.
 
Literature
❑ from The Land I Lost pp. 274–285
❑ Before You Read pp. 274–275
Focus On: questions and activities p. 284 (scaffolded response guide)
❑ Vocabulary: Context Clues p. 285

Watch a music video of a Vietnamese-Belgian woman whose parents grew up in Viet Nam and how she wants to learn about Viet Nam.

Writing Prompt:  Ask an older relative about their childhood and write a 3-5 paragraph essay about it...you may make it a compare/contrast essay with your experiences growing up.

Quiz Preview:
1. To what does the title of this selection refer?
  
2. What do the tiger, wild hog, horse snake, and crocodile have in common
that people fear?
3. Like his father, the author plans to one day get an education and become a --
4. For what reason does the author tell the story of Lan and Trung?
5. Why doesn’t Lan weep when she leaves her mother’s home on her wedding day?  She knows that her mother will be--
6. Why do the mothers arrange the marriage of Lan and Trung?
7. When Trung believes he hears Lan calling for him, at first his family and friends—
8. How does Lan survive the crocodile attack?
9. Which of the following is the best evidence that the crocodile is both older and more
experienced than most crocodiles?
10. Why do Lan’s and Trung’s families decide to have another wedding ceremony?
11. The point of view of the selection changes from first-person to third-person when —