Monday, Nov. 11Continue with the assignment from last Friday. Here is the assignment:
Tuesday, Nov. 12Watch video "Being Hmong Means Being Free."
Wednesday, Nov. 13Continue watching video "Being Hmong Means Being Free."
Thursday, Nov. 14Writing assignment: Using your notes from the video, explain how you feel about the Hmong experience in the United States. Be sure to use text evidence from your notes. Share your thoughts with your table partner. Class discussion. Friday, Nov. 15Close read "The Latehomecomer" from the Collections book.
Respond to the following in your composition books: Page 55 Identify a simile that Yang uses to describe the house. Page 57 What does Yang mean when she says that she and her sister, “wanted to make the life journeys of our family worth something”? Page 59 Cite text evidence that shows why Yang thinks her parents are better examples of love than Romeo and Juliet. Page 60 What metaphor does Yang use in lines 275-285, and what does it mean? Page 63 Pick a simile on this page and explain its impact on the reader. Page 64 Is Grandma overreacting to Yang’s illness? Explain your answer. Page 66 Which of the author’s experiences seems to have had the greatest effect on her? Cite specific evidence from the text to support your ideas. Comments are closed.
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