SEI Period 4 09.14

You can add an s, or an es to a word to make it plural, but it's not always straight forward...

Scarf = Scarves

Woman = women

Person = people

What is a theme?

Think about the paragraph we wrote last week comparing Trino's friends and The kids at the bookstore.

Trino listens to the rest of the poetry reading. After it ends, he speaks with Jimmy, Albert, and Hector, and the boys get something to eat from the Book Lady’s buffet. As they talk, Trino realizes he knows the other boys from school. Lisana joins the boys after getting her copy of Montoya’s book signed, and Trino cannot understand why she is so excited about the encouraging words Montoya wrote to her.

Once he has eaten, Trino decides to leave but winds up bumping into Montoya in one of the bookstore’s back rooms. Trino expresses his disdain for books, and Montoya asks Trino whether he really knows how to read. Montoya tells Trino that when you know how to read with true understanding, you can learn to think for yourself and protect yourself from people who might take advantage of you. As Trino struggles with this idea, Montoya gives Trino his own copy of his book and signs it.

Trino leaves the bookstore feeling confused by his encounters with new people and ideas. He is undecided about whether to keep Montoya’s book or throw it out. He reads the inscription from the poet: “Don’t let the Man flip the switch and fry you. Read the book!” Trino decides to keep the book, even though he doesn’t know why.