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Vocabulary
posterity (n) all future generations of people

DO NOW FREEWRITE & DISCUSSION

A)What does the quote above make you think about? Also, consider the characters Edwidge Danticat
writes about–how will posterity remember them within their society?
OR
B) To what extent do you have hope in posterity? (Support your response to A or B with examples.)

ACTIVITY
Pair up and share your responses to the short story: Night Women and Between the Pool and the
Gardenias

The Missing Peace (Pages 89-105)

DIRECTIONS: Choosing THREE of the numbers below, write complete sentences to answer
the following questions, and support your ideas with evidence, including quotes.
1. Ville Rose was the place where the family in the first story flees for safety. According
to this story, is it still safe? What has happened in Ville Rose?

2. How does Danticat’s use of symbols and motifs contribute to our understanding of
the story and its themes?

3. Compare and contrast Emilie and Lamort. How are they similar and how are they
different?

4. How does Lamort change at the end of the story? What does she ask for and why?

5. Why do you believe the story is titled, The Missing Peace?

FINISH READING THE STORY FOR HOMEWORK AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ABOVE