Only the Dead Know Brooklyn by Thomas Wolfe

Aim: What does the title "Only the Dead Know Brooklyn" entail?

Motivational Activities:

• In your journal, describe what you know about Brooklyn- maybe a story.

• Who is Thomas Wolfe? Read the article on the site and write a summary.

Do Now: Read the following creative writings by other students  about their neighborhood and respond to them in your journal.

Sample writing by other students

Procedure

1. Read the story aloud in class.

2. Jot down two questions you may have after reading.

3. Describe two images you see described in the story.

4. What's your general impression of the story?

5. What gave you that impression? The dialect? The dialogue?

6. How would you describe the tone of the story? Humorous or dark?

7. What does the title mean? How does it shed light on the theme of the story?

8. What's the theme of the story?

HW # 9

Write a story about a place you are very familiar with in New York, such as your neighborhood. Use dialect and dialogues in your story.