Thursday, 21 November 2019

11:00 7/10 "I Confess" notes

new vocabulary
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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