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Task One:
//For your first literature circles you will create a general overview of your novel. On this home page please create the following.// //Remember be creative, use color, images and sound!//

1. Setting- time, place, mood, and environment 2. Character List- make sure to list each main character and include a brief description and quote from the character

As a group:
One of the main topics or issues discussed in The House of the Scorpion is human cloning. Read the following article on human cloning and discuss it in your group. What do you learn about it and it is likely to be possible in the future? "How Human Cloning will Work." []  3. **As an individual**-W rite a reflection individually under Discussion Post 1. Pay attention to conventions, organization, and ideas and content.THEN: Read and comment on your other group's posts. //What do you think are the ethical considerations of cloning? Do you think countries should ban human cloning or not? How is cloning being used in The House of Scorpion?//

**Discussion Prompt 2- Group**
1. Describe Matt's relationship with Celia. Why is she the servant chosen to care for Matt? Celia snaps at Matt when he calls her mama. Then she says to him, "I love you more than anything in the world. Never forget that. But you were only loaned to me, mi vida." Why doesn't she explain the term loaned to Matt? Celia really believes that she is protecting Matt by keeping him locked in her cottage and ignorant about his identity. Debate whether this type of protection is indeed dangerous for him. How does Celia continue to protect Matt throughout his life on the Alacrán Estate?

2. Discuss the role of Mariá, and Celia in helping Matt escape the prison. Rosá describes El Patrón as a bandit.(chapter 5) How has El Patrón stolen the lives of all those living on his estate? Which characters are his partners in evil? Debate whether they support him for the sake of their own survival.

3. pg. 70 Explain what Tam Lin is trying to tell Matt when he says, "If you are kind and decent, you grow into a kind and decent man. If you're like El Patrón...just think about it." Considering that Matt is the clone of El Patrón, debate whether environment influences evil more than genetics.

4. How does Matt imitate El Patrón's power when he demands a birthday kiss from Mariá? Discuss how El Patrón encourages Matt's uncharacteristic behavior. Why is Mariá so humiliated by Matt's demand? How does Matt feel the crowd's disapproval?

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