The Gold Cadillac (summary)

The Gold Cadillac by Mildred Taylor
(summary)
This book is about an African American family during the years of civil rights. Their father has just bought a new Cadillac to drive down south with. The mother of the family is not happy about this and refuses to ride in the car. She finally gives in and the whole family heads down south in the gold Cadillac to visit their relatives. On the way down people give give them dirty looks because African Americans are not supposed to be that rich. A policeman pulls them over and accuses the father of stealing the car. After this the father decides to sell the car and get a plainer car so people will not harass them.
In Spanish---(resumen)

Este libro es sobre una familia afroamericana durante los años de los derechos civiles. Su padre acaba de comprar un nuevo Cadillac para conducir al sur con la familia. La madre de la familia no es feliz acerca de esto por que ella queria que en vez de comprar el carro se comprara una casa en un mejor vecindario y se niega a montar en el coche. Ella finalmente sede y toda la familia se dirige al sur en el oro Cadillac para visitar a sus familiares. En el camino unos policias los detienen porque creian que el auto era robado y no se suponia que unos afroamericanos tuvieran un carro lujoso. Un policía los detien y acusa al padre de robar el auto. Después de esto el padre decide vender el coche y conseguir un coche usado para no volver a pasar esta experiencia. El padre se da cuenta que es mas valiosa la seguridad de la familia que tener el carro de sus sueños.La historia termina con la compra de un carro menos lujoso y la compra de la nueva casa alegra a todos especialmente a la madre.

The Gold Cadillac

by Mildred D. Taylor

Lois and Wilma are proud of their father s brand-new gold Cadillac, and excited that the family will be driving it all the way from Ohio to Mississippi. But as they travel deeper into the rural South, there are no admiring glances for the shiny new car only suspicion and anger for the black man behind the wheel. For the first time in their lives, Lois and her sister know what it s like to feel scared because of the color of their skin. A personal, poignant look at a black child s first experience with institutional racism. The New York Times

This week's agenda for 8th graders

GRAMAR AND CONVENTIONS - Subject and Object Pronouns
A subject pronoun is a pronoun that takes the place of the subject. Some subject pronouns are> I, you, she, he, it, we, they.
An object pronoun is a pronoun that takes the place of the object.Some object pronouns are> me, you, it, him, her, us, them.
For example, in this sentence The pilot flew the plane. What is the subject in the sentence? (pilot). What subject pronoun could you use to replace the subject? (He)Now, what is the object in the sentence? (plane).So what object pronoun can replace the object? (it).
Writing a Comparison-Contrast Essay---
This week you will compare and contrast two kinds of pets to consider adding to your household. First , think about what kind of pets people own. Then complete your essay having the pairs complete.

This weeks agenda for 7th graders

GRAMMAR AND CONVENTIONS - Definite articles with Count Nouns
As you remember, nouns refer to persons, places, things and ideas. Some nouns talk about things that can be counted, such as table or chair. These are called count nouns. Count nouns take different article depending on whether there is one or more of them. When you have one noun use these and those. Let's practice with this sentence---
The man sits near the curb. Ask, what nouns are in the sentence? (man ,curb)Now underline the nouns. What article is used in the sentence? (the) Would you use this or these to repace the? (this).

ADC - 2011 -7th grade students

Join English Club

Watch for September's Promotion for English Club; from 5th to 8th graders. Activities, games, spelling bee, parties and much more..so stay tune!

For 7th Grade: What are the Forms of Fiction?

There are various forms of fiction. What elements should a creative writer be aware of when tackling each type of project? And what's the difference anyway?



While the main difference between the fiction forms of novel, novella, short story, and flash fiction is the length of the project, there are other elements creative writers should keep in mind when tackling each project. It's not just condensing or expanding. Here are some things to remember when trying to write each form.


The Short Story: Time-Honored Short Fiction

The short story, while still a shorter form of fiction, allows a little more time for development than does flash fiction. The writer has a little more "room to roam" around the story. In other words, even though a short story must not waste any time, it is not stripped bare. That said, short stories are usually less than 20,000 words but are longer than flash fiction


Novellas and Novels: Fiction That Paces Itself

While flash fiction can be thought of as a 60-meter dash and the short story can be compared to the 100-meter dash, the novella is comparable to a 1-mile run, and the novel would be a 5K marathon. That is, both of these longer forms of fiction must pace themselves - they can't reveal everything right away, and they spend more time developing character and plot. They are meant to be taken in slowly, where a shorter story is meant to be enjoyed quickly. The author can slowly reveal various story elements with these longer forms.

A novella is usually 40,000 words or less. It is not as complicated as a novel but much more involved than the short story.