FAMILY-Riches by Jeanne D. Rhein

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READING 1.-Read the poem and answer the following activities

Riches Jeanne D. Rhein 1-They say that times were tough then 2-_____________________________________________________________________ 3-But I remember my childhood 4-And I know that can't be right 5-Mom would cook our dinner 6- _____________________________________________________________________ 7-We were all sitting at the table 8-Waiting for him to arrive 9-We wouldn't eat from a microwave 10- _____________________________________________________________________ 11-We all ate Mom's home cooking 12-And boy that can't be beat 13- _____________________________________________________________________ 14-Or with a phone in our hand 15-We weren't plugged into a stereo 16-bopping to the latest band

17-We would all sit at the table 18- _____________________________________________________________________ 19-There were never any surprises 20-We recognized every face 21-Brothers to the left of me 22- _____________________________________________________________________ 23-That's the way we ate dinner 24-Every single night 25-We laughed we joked we talked we ate 26-We were a family don't you see 27-Though some may have been raised poor 28- ______________________________________________________________________ 29-We ate collards we ate biscuits 30-We ate fatback and black-eyed peas 31-We said yes sir we said no sir 32-______________________________________________________________________ 33-So when you talk of family life 34-Or how it used to be 35-______________________________________________________________________ 36-None were as rich as me. http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/riches

ACTIVITIES 2.-Choose from the box the lines and put them in the correct verse.

Dad came home at five

We didn’t eat in front of the TV

We said thank you ma’am and please

That money was very tight

Sisters to the right

Or a restaurant down the street Though many had more money

Everyone in their place

You can see it wasn’t me

3.-Read the text again and answer the following questions a) In line 4, what does that refer to? ____________________________________________ b) How did the family wait for the father to arrive? ____________________________________________ c) In line 12, what does that refer to? ____________________________________________ d) What kind of things did they never do at dinner? ____________________________________________ e) Where did the author use to sit in the table?

f) What did they use to eat? ____________________________________________ g) Were the children polite to their parents? Why? ____________________________________________ h) In the last line of the poem the author says “None were as rich as me�, what does that mean? ____________________________________________ I.- Answer the following word search puzzle. There are 17 words related to family.

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4.-Read the following information and then use the names to complete the family tree.

Hi! My name is Amy and this is my family tree.

-My father’s parents are Tom and Alice.

-My mother´s parents are Michael and Edna -My father is John and my mother is Claire -My father’s sister is Laura -My aunt’s husband is Richard. They have a daughter.

-My cousin is Kathy -I have a brother and a twin sister.

-My brother is Danny -My sister is Lucy

Family tree

Richard Michael

Amy

Danny Edna

Claire Tom

Laura

John Lucy

Kathy

KEY ACTIVITY 1 2- That money was very tight 6- Dad came home at five 10- Or a restaurant down the street 13- We didn’t eat in front of the TV 18- Everyone in their place 22- Sisters to the right 28- You can see it wasn’t me 32- We said thank you ma’am and please 35- Though many had more money ACTIVITY 2 a)That times were tough then and that money was very tight. b)They waited for him sat at the table. c)Mom’s home cooking. d)They never ate in front of the TV, they never sat at the table with a cellphone and they never were distracted with music. e)She used to sit between her brothers and sisters. f)They used to eat collards, biscuits, fatback and black-eyed peas. g)Yes. They used to say things such as “yes sir”, “no sir”, “thank you ma’am” and “please”. h)Those with a loving family are wealthier than those with much money.

ACTIVITY 3 1)Grandfather

10)Brother

2)Grandmother

11)Husband

3)Grandson

12)Wife

4)Granddaughter

13)Uncle

5)Mother

14)Aunt

6)Father

15)Niece

7)Son

16)Nephew

8)Daughter

17)Cousin

9)Sister ACTIVITY 4

Michael

Edna

Claire

Amy

John

Lucy

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Tom

Danny

Laura

Richard

Kathy