Amigo Brothers

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Amigo Brothers

• Only one of us can win
• Pg. 485 in yellow textbook

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Read pg. 484 Literary Focus

• Conflict review from notes

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Before Reading Quick-Write

• When is a time you have competed against a
  friend? Were these situations difficult? Did it
  create tension in your relationship?
• Pair and Share your experiences with your partner

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The Culture of Boxing

• Golden Gloves Website
• http//www.goldengloves.com/welcome/
• Golden Gloves Video Clip
• http//www.criticalpast.com/video/65675034656_Gold
  en-Gloves_boxing_boy-sitting-in-crowd_players-figh
  t

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During/After Reading

• Summarize the internal conflict that each boy
  feels.
• How can you tell Antonio is trying to resolve an
  internal conflict?
• How do the boys resolve their internal conflict?
• Which do you think is more important to the
  story The external conflict(the fight itself) or
  the internal conflict (the feelings the boys
  struggled with before and during the fight)? Why?
  
• Support your answer with evidence from the text.
  Use quotations marks if using exact words.

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Non-fiction boxing piece

• Read Right hook-Left Hook on page 497
• After reading, answer the Test Practice multiple
  choice questions 1-5 on pg. 498.

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Persuasive Writing Piece

• You will be writing a persuasive letter to the
  American Medical Association regarding the boxing
  controversy.
• You must use correct letter-writing format and
  conventions
• Your letter should form an argument, and support
  it with evidence. Specifically, do you think
  boxing should be banned? Should measures be taken
  in order to ensure the fighters safety? Should
  there be changes in the rules of the sport?
• You are required to find one nonfiction article
  on this topic to incorporate in to your argument.
  Some possible research keyword/phrases could be
  boxing ban, American Medical Association and
  boxing, Muhammad Ali,boxing controversy, and
  Parkinsons disease just to name a few. You
  must reference your article within your letter!

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Persuasive Writing Template

• http//www.azgfd.gov/i_e/ee/lessons/wolves/documen
  ts/letter_sample.pdf

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Test Practice Answers

• 1. C
• 2. F
• 3. D
• 4. F
• 5. C