Mrs. Spring Fragrance By Sui Sin Far

Author Sui Sin Far is her pen name, which is a Cantonese name of a narcissus flower Edith Maude Eaton Born in 1865 in England Father met mother on a business trip to Shanghai Was known for her writing about the Chinese American experience

Warm Up Activity What does it mean to be “Americanized”? Explain and give at least one example to illustrate your point.

Making Predictions Based on the discussion and title, what do you think the story is going to be about?

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Finding Word Meaning in Context Stalwart Magniloquent Indite indemnity Apostrophize Rankle Renegade affable

Stalwart - adj Physically strong loyal Adv.. stalwartly

Magniloquent – adj. Speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner Magniloquently –adv.

Indite –v. To compose Inditer - noun

Indemnity –n. Protection against possible damage or loss, especially a promise of payment if there is such damage Indemnify –v.

Apostrophize – v. To address by or in apostrophe

Rankle –v. To make someone annoyed or angry for a long time

Renegade – n. A person who has changed their feelings of support and duty from one political, religious, national etc. group to a new one Renegade – adj.

Affable –adj. Being pleasant and at ease in talking to others Affability – n. Affably – adv.

Draw a plot daigram and explain the conflict. Write a character analysis for Mr. and Mrs. Spring Fragrance. (2 Chunk)