The Metamorphosis of Lesra
Martin
Name:
Date:
How old was Lesra?
Where did he live?
When did this story start?
Provide the month and year.
Where did Lesra
have a job?
List 5 descriptors of Lesra’s neighbourhood:
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c.
d.
e.
Tell why Lesra’s
life was so awful. Give 3 reasons:
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Describe what Lesra was like. Choose 5 phrases.
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What frightened Lesra the most about his fight with the 2 brothers?
Why did Lesra
take a gun to school?
The Canadians
List 5 things about Swinton, Chaiton and their
friends. Use phrases from the chapter.
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How did Lesra's parents feel about
him leaving home to go to
A Different World
List 3 words that tell how Lesra felt to be in
List the 4 medical problems that
Lesra had:
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How did Lesra
feel when he was asked to read and couldn’t?
and
What was Lesra’s
reading level?
What was Lesra’s
speech a combination of?
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Describe Lesra’s
school:
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What reminded Lesra that he needed to become educated?
Revelation
1. In what year had Rubin
“Hurricane” Carter been imprisoned for murder?
2. In what year was his book
published?
3. What 3 emotions did Lesra feel as he read Carter’s story?
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A Single Letter
Why did Carter keep himself apart
from the routine prison life?
What was Carter’s “term” for
prison?
What 3 things did Lesra write in his letter to Carter?
a.
b.
c.
Why did Carter decide to write Lesra a return letter?
Why hadn’t Carter been
electrocuted for the murders?
Why did the prisoner who took
Carter and Lesra’s picture presume that they were
father and son?
a.
b.
Miscarriage of Justice
Carter told Lesra
that schooling had 2 objectives. What were they?
a.
b.
Why was Fru
sent to prison?
List 3 ways
that the Canadians tried to help Carter with his appeal.
a.
b.
c.
Why did Lesra
send Carter a copy of his high school marks and letter of acceptance form the
Renewed Effort
For how many years did the
Canadians work on Carter’s case?
Why did Lesra
decide not to become a lawyer?
Freedom
Judge Lee Sarokin
ruled that Carter’s case was based on 2 things. What were they?
a.
b.
What gift did Earl give to Lesra?
Why do you think that Earl did
this?
Taking Stock
What was Lesra’s
reaction to his mother’s death?
How many years have passed since
the story of Lesra Martin started?
What has happened in those years
that we have read about?
a.
b.
c.
Why did the future frighten Lesra?
Why was Lesra
crying?
Why did Lesra
get married?
With the death of his parents Lesra stated that he had lost his sense of purpose. What do
you think motivated Lesra to work so hard to succeed?
What had Rubin Carter been doing
since his release from prison?
What is the Association in
Defence of the Wrongfully Convicted?
What caused Lesra
to decide to pursue his dream of becoming a lawyer?
Beating the Odds
How old was Lesra
when he started law school?
In what year did Lesra graduate?
"The Hurricane"
Lesra left his job as Crown
prosecutor after the release of the movie Hurricane. Why?
Lesra says that he hopes to make an impact by speaking about what 3
issues? a. b. c.
Essay Writing
In a paragraph of 5-6 sentences, describe what lessons this story might give a reader who became involved in Lesra’s story. ( /10)