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Monday August 18, 2008

Monday August 18, 2008. Bellringer: Match the following characters to the correct description: 1.Alfred Brooks a. former boxer; teacher 2.James Mosely b. antagonists 3.Donatelli c. heroine addict; Alfred’s friend 4.Spoon d. former boxer; owns grocery store

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Monday August 18, 2008

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  1. Monday August 18, 2008 Bellringer: Match the following characters to the correct description: 1.Alfred Brooks a. former boxer; teacher 2.James Mosely b. antagonists 3.Donatelli c. heroine addict; Alfred’s friend 4.Spoon d. former boxer; owns grocery store 5.Hollis and Major e. wise boxing manager; owns gym 6.Lou Epstein f. protagonist

  2. TuesdayAugust 19, 2008 Bellringer: Sequence the following events from The Contender: a. Donatelli invites Alfred to come to the gym and learn to be a contender. b. Alfred wins his fight with Rivera c. Alfred watches Willie Streeter fight and forfeit a win at Madison Square Garden d. Alfred reveals to Major that Mr. Epstein leaves cash in the safe on Friday nights e. Alfred loses his last match to Hubbard

  3. WednesdayAugust 20, 2008 Bellringer: Answer the following true/false questions from The Contender: 1.Donatelli tells Alfred that he is a good enough fighter to become a champion in the ring. 2.Donatelli ends Alfred’s fight with Hubbard before Alfred gets injured. 3. Alfred helps James by taking him to a hospital afterJames is injured from breaking through Epstein’s store window. 4. Lou Epstein fires Alfred from the grocery store because he cannot trust him. 5. Hollis and Major steal a car and go cruising to Coney Island.

  4. ThursdayAugust 21, 2008 Bellringer: Who says the following passages from The Contender? • “You just a slave. You was born a slave. You gonna die a slave.” • “It’s not easy becoming a contender…And nothing’s ever promised you, nothing’s ever promised you.” • “You never been excited about anything in your life till today. But I wish it was something else” • “World is changing, opening up for colored people…But you have to be ready, have to have your education.” • “You got to let me finish…So I can know, too.”

  5. August 21, 2008 Bellringer: STUDY FOR THE CONTENDER TEST!

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