American Born Chinese 2.4

Do now: review Cultural Traditions Presentation assignment.

Objectives:

• identify a cultural tradition that is important to family/community
• draft a self-reflection on selected cultural tradition

Agenda:

1. do now
2. In Table groups, discuss the following questions:
   A) How would you define the narrative style, structure, characters, etc.?

B) What is the main idea/theme of novel?
C) What stereotypes can you identify?
D) inspect the structure of the plot. Is it effective that Jin tells us, his audience, his childhood story through a flashback interwoven between past and present?
E) Compare the different reactions to Jin, as far as stereotyping goes: the teacher’s, Timmy’s, Greg’s, and yours as you were reading it.
F)  Was Jin ostracized? How so? What does this mean?
G) What symbols, motifs, or other literary devices can you identify?

3. In table groups: write a method to meaning thesis statement for ABC
4. Self-managed work time: draft, ask clarifying questions, etc.
5. Review presentation schedule
6. summarizer

HW: prep your presentation!