A Swimming Lesson

BY JEWELLE L. GOMEZ
Conversation activity
• What ability(ies) do you possess? (Can you play a
sport/ a musical instrument?, Can you speak other
languages?, etc)
• What ability do you possess that you learned from
a family member or other adult?
• What ability would like to learn?
• Can you swim?
• Do you think it is important to learn to swim?
Why?
JEWELLE L . GOMEZ

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Building Background

This story takes place in the summer of 1957 at

Revere Beach in Revere, Massachusetts, five miles
north of Boston. It was the first public U.S. beach,
established in 1896. People from the entire Boston
metropolitan area were able to reach Revere Beach by
public Transportation during the summer months.
Vocabulary activity
• Find the translation of 5 new words from the
reading.
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Read
one section of the beach and never ventured onto the boardwalk to the concession
stands or the rides except in groups.

• From this sentence, what do you learn about the relationship between white and
African American people at Revere Beach?

• How does the author’s grandmother seem to feel about the ocean?