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In Furia, Camila’s desire to play professional soccer disrupts several of her relationships. Which relationships does it impact? How do some of these relationships grow and change to accommodate Camila’s ambitions? Why do some of her relationships not grow and change in this way?
Teaching Suggestion: After students respond to this prompt in writing or discussion, you might follow up by asking why some relationships are impacted by Camila playing soccer and others are not. Then ask what messages about relationships the author might be trying to send by showing how some people in Camila’s life are willing to change for her and others are not. You might also ask students whether Camila is being selfish in making a choice that she knows will disrupt so many important relationships. This is an opportunity to remind them of their own experiences, which they discussed in the “Personal Connection Prompt,” and to talk more generally about when it is and is not selfish to go against other people’s beliefs.
Differentiation Suggestion: Students with attentional and organizational challenges may benefit from using a three-column graphic organizer that allows them to list Camila’s disrupted relationships on the far left and then offer evidence in the other two columns about whether each relationship either does or does not grow and change.
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