Finish Reading:
Short Story #1 ~ Two Kinds
"At first my mother thought I could be a Chinese Shirley Temple." ~ Amy Tan
Thesis Statement
EQ: What are the possible themes or messages Tan is communicating in our story?
EQ: What makes a good thesis statement?
Open this document to practice writing a thesis: Thesis Generator
Include your thesis as #6 in Journal 25.
HOMEWORK
*Finish ALL (parts 1-6) of Journal 25 ~ DUE ON BLOCK
1. Meet the Author ~ Record 5-10 bullet points of bio info.
2. Vocab ~ Write a sentence using at least three of the SAT vocab words on the list below.
3. My story ~ Take the next 10 minutes to write about a time when you've experienced conflict, (internal or external). How did it motivate you or someone else involved to behave in a certain way?
4. Literary Elements ~ Record an example of both internal and external conflicts from the story.
5. How does conflict act as a catalyst of motivation for characters in this story?
6. Write a thesis defending the theme you believe Amy Tan is communicating through the story, Two Kinds.
**MEMORIZATION QUIZ ON BLOCK**
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