Mr. Dyck – English Language Arts 9 Name:

“Old Man” – Ricardo Sanchez Summary Questions

Answer all questions IN FULL SENTENCES using evidence from the poem on loose-leaf paper. Staple this page to

your answers.

1. Describe your initial reaction to the poem after the first time you read it and explain why you think you felt that way.

2. What activities did we do in class that supported your understanding of the poem?

3. What kinds of things did we do that helped “bring you into” the themes of the poem?

4. What questions and/or kinds of questions did you have when you first read the poem that were later answered? What things did we do that supported answering those questions?

5. Describe your reaction now to the poem? What do you think it means? Provide evidence for your answer from the poem.

6. How does the author, Sanchez, feel about the “old man?” Use at least five descriptive words and a minimum of three examples of evidence from the poem.

7. How do you know the old man is no longer living? Provide evidence.

8. Explain the meaning of the lines, “…but your reality lives on/in a mindsoul touched by you…”

9. The author repeats the phrase, “old man,” a number of times. Why do you think Sanchez (the author) chose to repeat those words?

10. The author capitalizes the last “Old Man” on the last line of the poem. Why do you think he does that?

11. Do some research on Ricardo Sanchez and be prepared to discuss him tomorrow.