Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use”

 

“Everyday Use” – Read It Online if you need help answering the questions.

1.       Let’s Compare and Contrast the women in this short story.  I have a list of qualities below.  Match them with the right woman in the story.  Click on the border of the box.  Drag it underneath the woman whose character fits that description.  If the quality applies to more than one woman, drag it in the middle between the two boxes as shown below.  If you need help remembering, here is a website that talks about all of these qualities.  http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/30741/the_women_in_alice_walkers_short_story.html

Text Box: Mama Text Box: Dee Text Box: Maggie
Text Box: Quality that only applies to Mama Text Box: Quality that applies to both Dee and Maggie
Text Box: Educated through the second grade Text Box: Cannot Read
Text Box: Ashamed of Heritage
Text Box: Can Kill and Clean a Hog Text Box: Spiritual
Text Box: Educated through the second grade Text Box: College Educated
Text Box: Claims African Roots
Text Box: Timid
Text Box: Educated through the second grade Text Box: Plain
Text Box: Has a love of quilts
Text Box: Burned Text Box: Confident
Text Box: Cannot Read Well Text Box: Fancy
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2.       There are two quilt patterns named in this story.  What are they?

Type Quilt Pattern Here

 

Type Quilt Pattern Here

 

Now that you know what the two quilt patterns are, let’s see what they look like.

Go to Google Images and type in the name of the quilt pattern.  Pick your favorite two pictures and paste them into this document.  This is how you do that if you are unsure…  1.  Click on the picture you like.  At the top of the page, click on See Full Size Picture.  Right Click the Picture and click Copy.  Come back to this page and underneath this paragraph, click the top box and then right click and Paste.  If you need help, please ask! 

               

 

3.       Heirlooms – Create a PowerPoint that will answer the following questions. 

a.     Slide 1 - Do you have a special heirloom in your family?  If so what is it and why is it special to you? Slide 2 - Can you show us a picture that is similar to yours at home.  or

b.      Slide 1 - If you don’t have a special heirloom, is there something in your room that has sentimental value.  Slide 2 - What is it and why?

c.       Slide 3 - Did you think that Dee should have been able to keep the quilt?  Why or why not?

d.      Slide  4 –Who do you think is happier Mama and Maggie, with nothing but a quiet evening ahead of them, or  Dee, with her car, clothes, and modern ideas?  

 

When you are finished, type your name at the top of this page and print.  Save your PowerPoint on your Student Drive so we can show them to the class.