2015-06-17 Workshop: kind waitress reading

Greg Malivuk
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In your stories, why did she receive the money? Who was Gertrude? (summarize your story)
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died = past tense of the verb “die”
dead = the adjective
death = noun (for the event)
His wife died in 1989.
His wife is dead now.
His wife’s death was very sad for him.

Gertrude was born in 1912. (with “was” because this is passive)
Gertrude died in 1989. (no “was” because this is active)
She was killed in a car accident. (with “was” because this is passive)
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Bill wrote in his will that Cara should get $500,000.
will: a document that says who should receive your things after you die

$500,000 = five hundred thousand dollars

http://articles.latimes.com/1997/dec/30/business/fi-3322 - a news story about Cara a few years after she received the money from Bill
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alone: with no other people
lonely: sad because there are no other people
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Cara was a poor 17-year-old waitress in a small town in Ohio. Her father is dead.
What would you do in that situation if you received $500,000?

Tomorrow you will write a journal entry from the perspective of Cara at the moment she receives the check for $500,000. Why did you receive this money? How do you feel now? What will you do with the money?
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Homework: write a list of 5 things you might do with the money