WIN: October 3rd - Reading

​WIN: October 3th

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How do we read a passage?

• What are some things you do prior to reading something for your English class?

Annotate!

• What are some examples of annotations you can do?

• How do they help you?

• What should you do first?

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Why do you read questions first?

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Multiple Choice

Which word in paragraph 3 means “given but not returned”?

• savored

• unrequited

• furtive

• sorrow

Using Context Clues

​ - The previous question deals with this entirely

​ - How can we use surrounding text to find definitions?

​ - Why is this applicable to us after High School?

Multiple Choice

The author uses a simile to describe the apples in paragraph 2 to convey —

• their mythic appeal

• the advertising techniques used in foreign magazines

• their universal symbolism

• the contrast between Chinese and foreign supermarkets

How do you identify a simile?

• What is the purpose of a simile?

• Why would the author use this?​

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Multiple Choice

"She pouted unhappily the whole day and evening and didn’t want to say one word to me. When she woke up the next morning, she still had not forgotten."

In these sentences, the author depicts the daughter as —

• deceptive

• envious

• resentful

• reflective

Multiple Choice

"I had never seen such stubbornness for so long in my daughter, even at her young age. I was shocked. These red American apples had such scary appeal to the young children."

What does this quotation reveal about the narrator’s conflict?

• He is displeased with his daughter’s rebellious behavior.

• He is stunned by how easily children are enticed by the appearance of the apples.

• He is uncertain about whether to buy his daughter what she wants.

• He is angry that the American apples are being marketed specifically to children.

Think about context

How does understanding the context of the story help answer this particular question?​

Multiple Choice

What do the narrator’s actions in paragraph 5 reveal about his relationship with his daughter?

• He is proud of her determination.

• He is frustrated by her constant demands.

• He is supporting her open-mindedness about other cultures.

• He is perplexed by her regard for inanimate objects.

Multiple Choice

Paragraphs 7 and 8 are important to the development of the plot because they —

• provide an unexpected ending

• signify the point at which the narrator and his daughter understand their conflict

• reflect the narrator’s past mistakes and lessons he has learned

• present the solution to the main problem

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best explains the narrator’s reluctance to buy the American apples?

• I had expected my daughter to jump for joy again, yet at the very first bite, she froze, a puzzled look in her vivid eyes.

• In this city of ours where people like to chase whatever is fashionable, many kinds of foreign apples flood in like mad, the most attention-catching of which are American apples.

• The red ones are so red, green ones so green, shiny, wax like, as if painted on.

• It’s just that in my heart I didn’t want to waste my money on such hot foreign things.

Multiple Choice

What major theme is explored in the story?

• Responsibility is often difficult to accept.

• Appearances can be deceiving.

• Working hard is the best way to accomplish a goal.

• Family bonds are priceless.

Reflect on the Passage

Now that we've read the passage, what are some things previewing the text before reading it might have revealed? How could reading the questions first help us better analyze, annotate, and answer questions about the text?