1. Select Samaritan
By Robert Finch
Pre-reading
1. What is the story of the Good Samaritan? What would a select
Samaritan be?
Reading
Read aloud.
Post-Reading
1. Complete a poetry appreciation.
a. Technical
b. Summary
c. Theme
d. Figures of Speech
2. Answer the following questions.
a. Are the adoptive parents prejudiced? Explain.
b. What do the adoptive parents really want from this adoption?
c. How does the speaker justify their fussiness?
d. What is ironic about the title of the poem?
Response Journals
1) Do you fell people should adopt children of different cultural
backround from their own? Comment.
2) Should adopted children be entitled to have access to information
about their biological parents? Why or why not?
3) Will these parents be good role models? Why or why not?
4) Do these parents have a right to be select Samaritans? Explain.