Lather or Nothing Else
Investigate, Inquire, and Imagine
Section A Copy all questions into journal and answer.
Recall
1. Describe Torres's entrance into the barber shop. Describe the barber's reaction to
Torres's entrance. (Restate question, Support with text- quote, Support with own
words-explain how your quote describes the setting of the barber shop.)
Interpret
2b. How is the narrator's confrontation in the barber shop with Torres different from
the last time they crossed paths? (Restate question, Support with text- quote, Support
with own words-explain how the quote shows their differences in the two meetings.)
Analyze
3. The two main characters have relationship that makes them antagonist and
protagonist.
 Identify the relationship that exists between the narrator and Captain Torres.
 How are their occupations compared and contrasted in the selection?
(Answer RSSRSSE- Restate 1st bullet, Support with text- quote, Support with own
words-explain the quote identifies the relationship, Restate 2nd bullet, Support with textquote, Support with own words-explain how quote shows the comparison / contrast
between their two occupations. Extend to a story you have read. How are these
characters like characters in other stories.)
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Understanding Literature (Copy answers in journal.)
1. Narrator and Point of View. Which passages in the selection reveal the narrator's
love of his work as a barber? Which passages reveal his dedication to the
revolution? How would the story be different if told from a third-person point of
view? if Torres were the narrator?
2. Setting and Mood. What kind of mood does the scene in the barber shop create
for the reader? Identify specific details that contribute to creating this mood.
Lather or Nothing Else
Writer's Journal (Answer # 1 , and choose either #2 or #3 on lined paper. Hand-in bin)
1. Hyperbole is exaggeration for literary effect. Téllez uses an example of hyperbole in
his description of the stream of blood flowing out the door and into the street. Write
your own example of hyperbole.
2. Write a descriptive paragraph that describes an approaching storm. To create a
mood of anticipation or foreboding, provide concrete details that describe the sights,
sounds, and smells that signal the storm.
3. "Lather and Nothing Else" provides the reader with a detailed description of each
step the barber takes in shaving Torres's beard. Write step-by-step instructions for a
task you perform frequently or well so that someone who has never performed that
task will know how to proceed.
Skill Builders (For Friday after Quiz)
Language, Grammar, and Style
Finding the complete Subject and Verb. To find meaning in a sentence, you need to break it into parts.
The two most basic sentence units are the complete subject and the complete predicate.
Complete Subject = All words that tell who up until the verb.
Copy this box into Journal.
Complete Predicate (verb) = All words following the action (Be) verb.
Example The popular [girls] {treated} Rachel badly.
Complete on lined paper and hand in bin. Evaluate each sentence below. If a sentence demonstrates
parallelism, identify the words that create that parallelism. If a sentence does not achieve parallelism,
rewrite it to achieve parallelism.
1. Torres was silent; the barber was nervous; the atmosphere was tense.
2. Torres is intelligent, ruthless, and has a good deal of confidence.
3. He took up the razor, opened the handle, and started to work.
4. Patiently, the barber lathered his face; dutifully, he took up the razor, and with great nervousness,
he shaved his beard.
5. While shaving Torres, the barber thought about killing him; after debating the consequences, he
decided against murder.
Lather or Nothing Else