ARNOLD AND HOPE

ARNOLD AND HOPE

Option A.

"Who has the most hope?" I asked.

Mom and Dad looked at each other. They studied each other's eyes, you know, like they had antennas and were sending radio signals to each other. And then they both looked back at me.

"Come on, I said. "Who has the most hope?"

"White people," my parents said at the same time. (6.7-6.10)

1.     What does the word hope mean to you?

2.     Arnold wants to know who has the most hope, what do his parents say?

3.     Why do you think they would say this?

4.      Do you believe that people who have more money and resources have more hope? Explain.

5.     Do you think poor white people have as much hope as rich ones? Why or why not?

Option B.

"Who has the most hope?" I asked.

Mom and Dad looked at each other. They studied each other's eyes, you know… And then they both looked back at me.

"Come on, I said. "Who has the most hope?"

"White people," my parents said at the same time.

1.     What does the word hope mean to you?

2.     Arnold wants to know who has the most hope, what do his parents say?

3.     Why do you think they would say this?

4.      Do you believe that people who have more money and resources have more hope? Explain.

Option C.

"Who has the most hope?" I asked.

Mom and Dad looked at each other. They studied each other's eyes… And then they both looked back at me.

"… I said. "Who has the most hope?"

"White people," my parents said at the same time.

1.     What does the word hope mean to you?

2.     Arnold wants to know who has the most hope, what do his parents say?

3.     Why do you think they would his parents said  this?

4.      Do you believe that people who have more money and resources have more hope? Explain.

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