3.22

​Fishtank 3.22

By Ashley Marshall

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• Give at least one example of how Bruh Rabbit is clever. Encourage students to use the words deceive.

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Prior to reading "Bruh Alligator Meets Trouble," draw students' attention to the "Glossary for Gullah Words" on page 42. Tell students that this story includes many Gullah words they might be unfamiliar with. The glossary at the end of the story is a tool they can use to determine the meaning of unknown words. Read the sentence on page 35:

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Bruh Rabbit, I can't see how oonuh can live pontop the hard land."Why did the author put "oonuh" and "pontop" in italics?

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"You never hear um tell how Bruh Lizard bested Bruh Rabbit?" Ask: 

• What do you notice about the way the sentence is written?

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Key Question:

Reread the following sentences from page 36: 

"Bruh Rabbit can't believe it. 'You sayin you never know trouble yet?' 'Never know nothin about him?,' Bruh Gator say. 'How just do Trouble look? How him stand?'"

What misunderstanding is happening between Bruh Rabbit and Bruh Gator in this part of the story, and how does it create humor or move the story forward? ("Bruh Alligator Meets Trouble")

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Key Question:

How does Bruh Rabbit trick Bruh Gator? What does this show about Bruh Rabbit? ("Bruh Alligator Meets Trouble")

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Key Question:

How does Bruh Lizard trick Bruh Rabbit? Do you think he is being fair? Why or why not? ("Bruh Lizard and Bruh Rabbit")

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Key Question:

Read this line from Bruh Rabbit: "It ain't got no sense. It cut down everythin I got." (p. 32) What is Bruh Rabbit trying to say here? What does it show about how he feels at that moment?

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Key Question:

Read this line from Bruh Lizard: "Sword work faster every time he hear 'Go-ee-tell.'" (p. 32) What does this tell you about Bruh Lizard? What does it show about how he feels at the end of the story? ("Bruh Lizard and Bruh Rabbit")

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Key Question:

Do Bruh Rabbit's actions in this story fit with what we already know about him? Why or why not? ("Bruh Lizard and Bruh Rabbit")

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Describe Bruh Rabbit.