citation - award or a punishment
"red flag of citation" - sounds like China
puffy-faced - swollen eyes, swollen red face
monitor (v)- watch carefully, students who acts like a police in school
She was hall monitor.
a snitch, the teacher's pet
chastise (v) - to blame someone verbally, scold, to get after somebody
abruptly -suddenly, quickly, roughly
power move - showing that you are more powerful than they are
confess - admit guilt
reimburse - to pay back money, to get money back
investigation - investigate (v) to look into something carefully, police
content (n) - material, inside something
content (a) - satisfied, happy, calm, relaxed, peaceful
She was very content with her life.
She felt a lot of discontent with/about her job.
stammer (v) - can't talk smoothly due to emotion, nervousness
stutter (v) - longterm inability to speak smoothly
speech therapist - sing the consonant sound
Air Supply - soft rock 1980s, romantic
· Small group (4-5) discussion questions
1.
What is the
status of a teacher in your culture?
2.
How much power
does a teacher have over a student in your culture?
3.
What are five
words that describe a good teacher?
responsible, patient, strict but nice, intelligent, passionate, respectful,
organized, fair, considerate, understanding
4.
What are five
words to describe a bad teacher?
lazy, rude, disrespectful, disorganized, impatient, unfair, stubborn,
bribe (n,v) dishonest crooked, impolite, prejudiced, racist, plays favourites, teacher’s
pet, narrow-minded, unethical
5.
Do you think the
students will respect Mr. Wei afterward his confession? Why or why not?
Honest, shows courage, brave, role model – someone to follow in your behavior,
He admits his mistake.
He owns up to his mistake. You own it.
“That’s on me. That’s my bad. That’s my fault.”
fair unfair
possible impossible
respectful disrespectful He ‘dissed” her.
regular irregular
theist atheist
tutoring – very helpful, limits
First
Response, p66
Checking
Up
Talking
It Over
Q4-
foreshadowing –
Foreshadowing – hint about something that going to happen
in the story
“ancient character”
Same last name
Characters are twisted – ancient style
The same high school
Understanding/
Words
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