English B1A CLASS PACK - Bakersfield College

GROUP 5Directions:1. In a small group of 3-4 students, find the passage indicated in your book. Reread the passage.Then answer the questions about the passage. You may want to divide the questions up amongyour group members.PASSAGE page 42 first full paragraphTo all of these things our friends would listen openmouthed--it seemed to them impossibleof belief that anything so stupendous could have been devised by mortal man. That waswhy to Jurgis it seemed almost profanity to speak about the place as did Jokubas,skeptically; it was a thing as tremendous as the universe--the laws and ways of itsworking no more than the universe to be questioned or understood.QUESTIONSHow does Jurgis feel about the assembly line when he first sees it in action? Why is he soeasily impressed? Are his thoughts premature? Why? Do you think he will change hismind later? Why? Find another passage in the first three chapters that describes part ofthis process and write the page and paragraph number..YOUR ANSWER______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. Later, you will read your passage, question, and answer to the whole class.3. As you listen to other groups’ passage, find the passage and mark it in your book. Jot down afew notes either in your book or in your notebook about what they say about the passage. (If youdon’t like to write in your book, you could fill your book with post-it notes and write on those.)65