2% Bonus on Oral Presentation 1

Where is the narrator originally from?

• Sri Lanka

• Pakistan

• India

• Nepal

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How is the passage below connected to colonial mentality? Make sure you analyze the passage. (3 points)

"The woman bellowed, 'a flag on the moon, boy! ... Isn't that splendid?'

'Yes, Madam'

But she was not satisfied with my reply. Instead she commanded, 'Say Splendid!'

I was both baffled and somewhat insulted by the request. It reminded me of...repeating after the master, sitting cross-legged on the floor of my one-room Tollygunge school"

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How is Mala assimilating into American culture? Find a quote from the story. Make sure you have proper citation. (1 point)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"There is an American flag on the moon!"

What does this mean? Analyze using the concept of (neo) colonization. (3 points).

What does the title mean? How dies it relate to adaptation, assimilation, and cultural loss? (2 points)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Where did the narrator go to school in the U.K.

• Oxford

• Cambridge

• London School of Economics

• University of Edinburgh

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3