"Growing Up Asian in America"

Define "perpetuated"

• never occurred

• continued

• insulted

• complimented

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

In paragraph 4, what inference can you make about the author's feelings when she states, "A third generation Japanese-American is a Japanese-American."

• "Being Japanese means being a danger to the country during the war and knowing how to use chopsticks."

• She is proud of her Japanese heritage.

• She is frustrated by the bias that she perceives against Americans of Japanese decent.

• She hates using chopsticks.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

How do the two subheads help the author organize the text for readers?

• The subheads identify the way that she dresses.

• The subheads identify the food that she eats.

• The subheads identify the ways in which other people view the author.

• The subheads identify the ways in which the author sees herself--from the inside and the outside.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.W.11-12.2A

By the end of the essay, the author "can say that I am Japanese-American." Why is this important to her definition of herself as an American? Check all that apply.

• She uses "Japanese-American" to make a connection to family's culture and tradition.

• She uses the term to show that she is both Japanese and American; she can hold both of her identities in one face.

• There is freedom in not having to be one or the other.

• She rejects her family's culture and traditions.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

How does the author's use of the term "Japanese-American" change of the course of text?

• At first, the author uses it to separate herself from "other" Americans. By the end, the author embraces: "We live our thanks. And we are Americans. Japanese Americans....Americans..."

• At the end, the author realized how much it upset her that she had to go by "Japanese-American."

• In the beginning, she didn't understand what a hyphen meant.

• At the end, the author finds herself rejecting the Japanese side of her family.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the central idea of the first section of this text?

• The central idea of the first section of this text is that the author's definition of herself is based on what her friends tell her.

• The central idea of the first section of this text is that the author's definition of herself is based on what her family tells her.

• The central idea of the first section of this text is that the author's definition of herself is based on what her daughter tells her.

• The central idea of the first section of this text is that the author's definition of herself comes from within and from society around her.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

What is the central idea of the second section of this text?

• The second section places the author's roots in her Japanese heritage.

• The second section places the author's roots in her American heritage.

• The second section places the author's roots in her best friend's heritage.

• The second section places the author's roots in her father's heritage.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

What is the central idea of the third section of this text?

• The third section tells of her astonishment when she finds out that her great-grandmother was Chinese.

• The third section incorporates her American identity.

• The third section is about how she has decided to raise her children.

• The third section is about the love of her Latino husband.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

Define: harried

• upset; furious

• happy; elated

• anxious; worried

• apathetic; indifferent

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

Define: intoned

• The author's tone

• The reader's tone

• Uttered in a singing voice

• Said in a low tone

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4