Read “American Translation.”
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3
Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.
Content Summary for Teachers
Rice Husband
In Rice Husband, Lena explains that she thinks her mother can sense the dangers that face the family. She worries about what Ying-ying will think of Harold, her husband. In a flashback, Lena recounts how her mother told her her...