The Walking Dance
The Unknown Taco
What does Gavin eat?
Beer and pizza
What did Brian and his friends eat and drink?
This is the noun clause in the sentence: "What she said surprised everyone."
What is "What she said"?
Name one person you're grateful for and why.
Answer may vary- teacher discretion.
"It's like you woke up and decided you were gonna do dumb all day!"
What does Aurora say to Gavin at the bathroom door?
In the hospital scene, this character serves as a source of comic relief.
Who is Brian Piccolo?
Noun clause acts as this part of a sentence.
What is a subject, object, or complement?
Say a thank-you sentence to a teacher or mentor.
Answer may vary- teacher discretion.
Melchora
Who is Aurora's aunt who passed away?
Joy and Caroline support their husbands in this way during the hospital visit.
What is offering emotional strength and encouragement?
Identify the noun clause in: "I believe that he will succeed."
What is "that he will succeed"?
What is an example of love in "The Walking Dance"?
Answer may vary-teacher discretion
"No, I don't want to be in charge. I want you to be alive!"
This is Coach Halas’s reaction to Brian’s battle with cancer.
What is admiration for Brian’s courage or determination?
In the sentence "Do you know why they left?" the noun clause functions as this.
What is the object of the verb "know"?
Write a short acrostic poem spelling "THANKS."
Example: FANCY
Fun. Authentic. Nice. Charming. Youthful.
Answer may vary- teacher discretion
The Cumbia
What is a dance you can do carrying a bag of groceries?
The nurse in the hospital scene highlights this aspect of Brian’s personality.
What is his sense of humor?
True or False: A noun clause can begin with a relative pronoun like "which" or "that.
What is True?
How can you show gratitude to a family member without words?
Answer may vary-teacher discretion