Activity 1: Reaction Time
Instructions: Write your reaction to the following texts that are taken from the story, “My Father Goes to Court” by Carlos Bulosan.

Example: We had as a next door neighbor a very rich man, whose sons and daughters seldom came out of the house.

Answer: I think the very rich man is just protective of his children that is why he seldom lets them go out.


 

1. The chickens were young and tender and the fat that dripped  into the burning coals gave off an enchanting odor. We inhaled the heavenly spirit that drifted out to us. Some days the rich man appeared at a window and glowered at us. He looked at us one by one, as though condemning us.

I believe _________________________________________________________