1. Do Now:
Grab an Independent Reading Handout, read over it, and be ready to ask questions.

2. List examples of internal and external conflicts on the white-board.
Conflict Review
Chalk Talk
List examples of internal and external conflicts on the white-board.

3. Conflict: A struggle or problem
Internal
External
Struggle inside the mind of a character, between:
mind and emotion
need and desire
right and wrong
Struggle of a character against an outside force:
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Animal
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Society
p. 17, Question 1

4. Reading for Conflict: Reading Groups
Assign Roles
Facilitator/Timekeeper (keeps group on track)
Reader (reads aloud to group)
Speaker (reports findings to larger class)
Mark the Text for Conflict:
!! = Conflict
C= cause/reason for conflict
R= resolution
Answer KID questions in the notes area
PP 18-25

5. Perspective Chart P 26, question 3 Cultural Identity Perspective
Mom’s Perspective
Jing-mei’s perspective
Waverly & Autie Lindo

6. P 26, question 3
Final Box
How do the conflicts connect with the meaning of the work as a whole?

7. P 26, Check Your Understanding
Theme
Writer’s central idea or main message about life.
In your group, make a list of several themes of this story.
Thematic statement is a sentence sharing your interpretation of the central meaning of the text.
As a group, write a thematic statement for the one theme you think is most important for this work.

8. Homework: In writer’s notebook
Explain how Tan uses the central conflict between mother and daughter to develop the theme of the work. Be sure to:
Have a clear focus
Support your response with details from the text
Use an academic voice

9. Do Now: Sentence Combining
Change each set of sentences into one sentence each:
Sophomores take English. They study world cultures.
The study of grammar remains a critical skill. It is a lost art.

10. Prepositions: Where, When, What Direction
Around
About At
Before
Below
Between By To
With
For
From In
Into Of On
Onto
Over
Under

11. Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional phrases act as adjectives and adverbs, and tell you
How:
Fred is sore from his long football practice.
When:
I will see Tim on Wednesday.
Where:
The book is on the counter.
Which one:
The wall with puzzle pieces is cool.

12. Appositives: rename or describe a noun
Usually in commas before or after a noun:
The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, was summer reading.
The fat cat, Tito, was licking its lips.

13. Appositive Phrases: longer appositives
A state known for its cold climate, Alaska is closer to the North Pole than Texas.
Martin Luther King, Jr., a famous civil rights leader, is often quoted.

14. Paired Response Which phrase is the highlighted section?
Create your own!
P. 15, Q 1-2 on the bottom

15. Homework
Combine at least two of your sentences from your Amy Tan writing, using either prepositional or appositive phrases.