Practice: We will review the results in detail. “Powwow at the End of the Word” poem by Sherman Alexie.New Immigrants Share Their Stories documentary directed by Lisa Gossels.from The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang Near the beginning of the story it has been brought to Maya’s attention that her brother Nurzhan got in a fight with a kid named Ossie Nishizono,but it is the reason why Nurzhan fought Ossie that is important.“A Place to Call Home” research study by Scott Bittle and Johnathan Rochkind.“Bonne Annee” personal essay by Jean-Pierre Benoit.“My Favorite Chaperone” by Jean Davies Okimoto.Maya and her family have come to the United States from Kazakhstan, a country in Central Asia that used to be part of the Soviet Union. When Maya goes to her new school she stumbles upon getting a dance permission slip. Okimoto typically writes about the everyday problems and challenges faced by teenagers like Maya, the main character in My Favorite Chaperone. Also, along the way they are challenged with everyday decisions the Americans make easily. The idea of this story is of a teenage girl that moved from Central Asia. Theme developed through characters, setting, and plotĬhallenges and adjustments made by immigrants in the story The story My Favorite Chaperone was written by Jean Davies Okimoto. You will also be writing an objective summary of the story: approximately 300 words typed. Overtime, the mother-daughter relationship gets ruined when the daughter does not believe in her potential to be a child prodigy as strongly as her mother does. Maya’s parents don’t let her do many after school activities. Maya also has a little brother named Nurzhan. Her Mother, Gulnara, is an on call maid and her Dad, Aibek, is a taxi driver. Her family moved to America from Kazakhstan in hopes of a better life. Text structure- exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, conflict Two Kinds written by Amy Tan, is a story about a daughter’s uncertain feelings toward her mother. The story My Favorite Chaperone by Jean Davies Okimoto is about a girl named Maya. My Favorite Chaperone close read questionsĬlose reading activities in this unit will focus onĬharacter analysis- main, minor, dynamic, static In the story a teenage girl from, Kyrgyzstan wants to be a typical American teenager, but she is struggling to convince her parents that she can be a typical American teenager while also able to stick to their family heritage. Highlighted version of second half of Bonne Anneīrainstorming sheet to help determine theme My Favorite Chaperone is a work of fiction and is a short story written by, Jean Davies Okimoto. Students will use information learned in Unit 1 to create an expository essay focusing on immigration and the effects it has on individuals adjusting to a new culture.īonne Annee Paragraph brainstorming sheet Performance Task: (DUE ?) At the end of this collection, students will write an expository essay focusing on the challenges immigrants face and the adjustments immigrants make.
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