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Journal Questions for Push by: Sapphire

Journal Questions for Push by: Sapphire. Reget/Julious: 3,5,8,9. Journal Entries. What do you learn about the life of Precious in the first paragraph? How does the author’s style (vocabulary, spelling, paragraphing, word choice) reflect Precious’ world and environment? Vocab. – Protagonist,.

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Journal Questions for Push by: Sapphire

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  1. Journal Questions for Pushby: Sapphire Reget/Julious: 3,5,8,9

  2. Journal Entries • What do you learn about the life of Precious in the first paragraph? • How does the author’s style (vocabulary, spelling, paragraphing, word choice) reflect Precious’ world and environment? Vocab. – Protagonist,

  3. Journal Entries • What is your initial impression of Precious? What do you think of her, why? • Explain the metaphor, “My head is like the swimming pool at the Y…Thas how all the time years is swimming in my head.”

  4. Journal Entries • Why is it significant that precious Chooses to sit in the front row? What does it tell you about her character? • Why would the author include the interaction with Jo Ann in the middle of the passage?

  5. Journal Entries • In your own words provide a brief description of each person in Precious’ class. • What is valuable and/or admirable about Precious?

  6. Journal Entries • Why would the author use the names “Precious” and “Miz. Rain” for 2 of her main characters? How do their names reinforce and build upon their character?

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