The Last Cuentista Ch 26

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What is the Chancellor’s plan for Petra?

• To lock her in the relic room and set it on fire

• To leave her on Sagan alone

• To put her back in stasis and erase her mind

CHOOSE ONE:

1. 1. In this chapter, Petra tells the Chancellor, “You all numb yourselves to erase who we really are. The tonics. The Cogs. But you can’t program out love and caring for one another.” Discuss parallels (connections) between tonics and cogs in The Last Cuentista and things people might use as tonics and cogs in real life. What impact do the “tonics & cogs” in our world have on us? Do they make human connection easier or harder for us?

3. 2. Petra says pollution and starvation were Earth problems caused by a “the greed of a few.” Explain what she means. How do greedy people cause pollution?

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1. Read the passage below, then respond to the question that follows.

I realize all of them, created in a lab to be homogenous, can’t feel a connection to any ancestors. So many of us on Earth had them not just from one culture, but many. 

Crick clears his throat. “Not being tethered to tradition allows us to be logical,” he says, and I wonder if he truly believes it. What the Collective doesn’t understand is by honoring the past, our ancestors, our cultures—and remembering our mistakes—we become better.

Who do you agree with more here, Crick or Petra? Why? Give examples from your life or the world to support your thinking.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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