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The Treasure of Lemon Brownby Walter Dean MyersSlide2
Create seven (7) tabs in the center of your notebook.3 - Tab 1 – vocab
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- Tab 2 – vocab practice
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- Tab 3 – genre/setting
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- Tab 4 – characters
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- Tab 5 – story (plot chart
– story summary – one sentence
summary)
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- Tab 6 – practice quizzes
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- Tab 7 – essential
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uestionSlide3
Essential QuestionAn important theme in The Treasure of Lemon Brown involves the meaning of the word “treasure
”. Greg learns from Lemon Brown that
the value of something is highly personal
;
only its owner can ever appreciate its real worth and pass it on to others
. Do you agree or disagree with this claim? Support your claim by tracing Greg’s discovery of what “treasure” really means. Compose an extended response that is one page or more in length. Support your claims with valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence from the text, including direct quotes and page numbers. Slide4
In other words, write how Greg discovers that the value of treasure is highly personal by citing examples from the story.Slide5
How does Greg discover the meaning of “treasure”?
Go through the story and search for the lines where Lemon Brown and/or Greg discuss “treasure”.
Write the quote of what is said.
Explain what the quote means as it relates to the claim that “
the value of something is highly personal
; only its owner can ever appreciate its real worth and pass it on to others”Organize your planning sheet to include an introduction of the literary piece/claim and a conclusion. Make sure to mention the characters in the story since the writing situation is specific. Slide6
Evidence
Quote or paraphrase
Elaboration / explanation of how this evidence supports ideas or argument
pg. 173
“You
ain’t one of those bad boys looking for my treasure, is you?”“I’m not looking for your treasure – if you have one.”“Every man got a treasure.”“What do you have – gold coins?”
trying to protect something of valuedoubts that a poor homeless man would have something of value
everyone has something they value/cherishtreasure has to have monetary valuepg.175
“Have
you got any money?”
“We heard you talking about your treasure. We just want to see it, that’s all.”
treasure is something of monetary value
treasure needs to be seen and touched
pg.176
“….heard him talking about some kind of treasure.
You know they found that shopping bag lady with that money in her bags.”
“Throw down your money old man so I won’t have to bash your head in.”
possibility
exists that a homeless person can have a treasure
some people will go to the extent of hurting others to acquire treasure
pg. 177
“You
really
have a treasure?”
“Didn’t I tell you every man got
a treasure?”
“I didn’t have nothing
to give him except these things that told him who I was, and what he comes from.”
Greg questions again whether a poor homeless person can indeed have something of value.
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had nothing else to give his son except something that he valued himself.
pg. 178
“That was my treasure and when I give it to him he
treated it just like that – a treasure.”
“think that treasure of yours is really worth fighting for”
“What else has
a man got ‘
cepting
what he can pass onto his son or daughter if she be his oldest?”
“And you take care of that treasure of yours.”
something passed down with love can have meaning and value other than monetary
when you have nothing else, it’s the little things that matter
Greg realizes that treasure is more than monetary items but things that have sentimental
value.Slide7
Literary AnalysisStart by introducing the piece of literature and topic. Then state your claim.
In
the body, support your claim with evidence
and
conclude
it by tying it back to the question of how Greg learns the true meaning of treasure in his own life.