Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. In the novel, alfred brooks is a black 17yearold high school dropout living in harlem in the mid1960s. A 17yearold harlem boy struggles to become a champion boxer in this excellent novel recommended for use. See a complete list of the characters in the contender and indepth analyses of. He is seventeen years old and an orphan living with his aunt pearl in harlem. Students will complete a reading assignment, discussion questions, and create a contender. He waited on the stoop until twilight, pretending to watch the sun melt into the dirty gray harlem sky. The contender was about a highschool dropout named alfred brooks. The contender by robert lipsyte is a novel that has many literary elements present in the text. Nov 11, 2018 the contender, however, he really liked and said it was one of his favorites.
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Jul 23, 2014 the contender by robert lipsyte is a novel that has many literary elements present in the text. This study guide is currently being revised and reformatted. Find the complete the contender book series by robert lipsyte. In the first few chapters, alfred appears shy and uncertain about his future. It is thought to have been originally written in the late first century. So for any parents with boys who dont love to read have your son try this one out. Free the contender worksheets and literature unit for. He works for the epsteins during the day and trains at donatellis gym in the evening. Turner describes the view of schenke on the composition of the book of thomas the contender the anchor bible dictionary, vol.
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