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Reading Handout 10th grade

Objective: I will identify specific information in a text and practice my writing skills
working collaboratively.

I. Pre Reading:
a. Answer the following questions

1. Have you heard about the book “Little Women”?

R-no, ive never read it.

2. What is it about?

R-It is about four sisters each with a talent and about an afternoon they had a
picnic to remember their father who was at war.

3. What decade do you think is it set?

R-1945

b. Vocabulary. Look up the highlighted words from the text

1 tight-knit family- IT MEANS THEY ARE A VERY UNITED AND CLOSE

FAMILY.
2 bonding-WHO ARE UNITED WITH THEIR FAMILY, THEY ARE CLOSE
AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER
3. reminisced-THAT THEY THOUGHT OF HIM AND THAT HE WAS NOT
FORGOTTEN
4.fondest-WHO IS KIND AND WHO FEELS LOVE TOWARDS PEOPLE
 "Little Women's Unbreakable Bond"

Once upon a time in the quaint town of Concord, there lived four sisters - Meg, Jo,
Beth, and Amy. The sisters were known for their tight-knit family and their enduring
love for each other.

Meg was the eldest one, she was the romantic one. Then there is Jo, the aspiring
writer, she was a dreamer. Beth was the gentle pianist, the musician of the family and
finally ,Amy, the artist, always drawing and painting.

One sunny afternoon, they decided to host a picnic in their backyard. Each sister had
a special task: Meg prepared delicious sandwiches, Jo wrote a play for them to
perform, Beth played a beautiful melody on her piano, and Amy decorated the
garden with fresh flowers.

As the day unfolded, they enacted Jo's play with great enthusiasm, sang songs
together, and shared stories. It was a day of laughter, bonding, and love. However,
there was one cloud over their heads: the absence of their father, who was away at
war.

But these sisters knew how to keep their spirits high. They reminisced about their
fondest memories with their father and the lessons he had taught them. They knew that
their bond was unbreakable, even in his absence.

Their picnic ended with a promise to always be there for one another and to keep
their hearts full of love and kindness, just like their father had taught them. The
sisters knew that as long as they had each other, they could face any challenge that
life threw their way.

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II. While reading

Characters
1. What are the characters mentioned?
_meg, jo, beth, amy____

2. Describe the characters.

___Meg was the eldest one, she was the romantic one. Then there is Jo,
the aspiring writer, she was a dreamer. Beth was the gentle pianist, the
musician of the family and finally ,Amy, the artist, always drawing and
painting.
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3. Where is the father?

in the war__________________________________________________________

III. After reading

a. Answer these questions
 1. What are the values of the story?
__familiarity, brotherhood, family
affection________________________________________________
__ 2. What do you think the title means?
____I don't know, I suppose it refers to the fo
girls_______________
3. What are the qualities that make the sisters' bond unbreakable?
their love for their father and their affection for
themselves_____________________________________________
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b. Writing
Choose a sister and write a short letter to her and you can include
questions. Consider the decade the story is set (1860’s)
_____Hi Beth, how is your day going, I hope well. I send you my
greetings and I hope your father arrives home safe and sound
soon._____________________________________________________
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