1. “FORTY-FIVE A MONTH” R.K. NARAYAN

2. BELL RINGER Video: Different Faces of India’s Middle Class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPrTtc4FIqY

3. INDIA OVERVIEW Middle Class Range Poverty-------------------------------------------Industrial Base 2 nd largest population 1980’s  Monsoons/Crop failures cause food shortage Poverty is hard to get out of: 48% is literate Life expectancy: 58 (Male)/ 60 (Females) Farmers: $700/year

6. REFLECT Complete ‘Short Story Element Chart’ Compare and contrast the parent-child relationships in India and the United States on the back Homework: Complete the study guide/finish vocab

7. BELL RINGER If you were to discuss how Cultural Traditions and Modern Values affect the characters in “Forty-five a Month” for your essay, how would you do so? Which characters would you use? What are their differences in beliefs? What points/examples would you bring up?

8. REFLECT What is the author’s attitude toward his characters? Give examples on how you came to this conclusion.