Eng 10/11 Oct 5

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Good morning.

We’ll get started at 11.

Today’s agenda:

1. Email subject line- Name, Class, Time

2. Review sent comb quiz

– quality of sentences

With pressure, the quality of the sentences suffers.

- font size

I can’t read small font. Use 14-16 point font, please.

-deadline for work

I won’t take work that is submitted more than a few minutes late. I have been generous so far.

3. Literary Terms

4. Writing about “I Confess” and “Dead Men’s Path”

5. HW Find a copy of Animal Farm to read. We will begin 

the novel this week.

Combine each exercise in two different ways. 6 sentences in total.

1. We were preparing.

The preparation was for the performance.

The performance was our second.

The performance was of our play.

The dressing room was a mess.

2. Racks were scattered.

The racks were for costumes.

Trays were scattered.

The trays were for makeup.

They were scattered about the room.

3. Helpers were dressing cast members.

Helpers were applying their makeup.

Nearly everyone was nervous.

The Jade Peony Chapter 5

 

MY LECTURE NOTES:

·      hand-me-down coat

coat may be symbolic, covering, conceals

coat is very masculine, army-style coat

 

Jung-Sum 12 years old – adolescence

Jung-Sum is awakening to his true nature.

Frank Yuen is the vehicle for that

Frank is hyper-masculine, very manly – strong, fights, aggressive, independent, blue-collar

Jung-Sum is drawn to Frank

 

* blue collar worker - labour, white collar worker - professional

 

“Inside unusual” Poh-Poh says about Jung-Sum p87

“Sun and moon both round” p88

female, yin, gay?

Wayson Choy

 

moon – female symbol, femininity

Latinate languages – French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese

article- a an the     le la le stylo

la luna, a lua

le sol, o sol

 

moon is usually associated with female, femininity

 

SIDE NOTE – lun, lua, luna – luna moon

English – luna – insanity, crazy

lunacy, lunatic, loony

 

femininity is often associated with madness in western culture

hysterical – overly emotional, lost control of emotions

hysterectomy – operation to remove the womb

hysteria - sexist

 

association of gay with femininity , stereotype, often not true

behavioural stereotypes that boys and girls grow up with

 

FLASHBACK

origin story of Jung Sum

four-year-old orphan

father killed his mother and then killed himself, murder/suicide

Poh-poh “Your daddy and mommy dead” p89

“Fox Demon” “Fox lady” p89-90

“Lady foxes had little foxes” p91

“Sai Mui, your little sister”

“The Head Fox” p92

meet First Brother Kiam

“reddish scars… a belt buckle” p94

“I knew I belonged”

“gripped my pillow… not one tear fell from my eyes” p95

His emotions are bottled up. – has not expressed his emotions, has not processed his feeling, trauma

- can not express any emotion, or else all of his emotions will come out

- taking the cap off a bottle of pop, not ready to do that

 

Chin family p96

“Jung strong boy. Never cry” p98

“salt tears came to make up the ocean” p98

 

Gee Sook bachelor dry cleaner

Kiam, first son p109

“’new’ coat” p111

 

“Familiar stories, familiar phrases, comforted the elders of Chinatown” p113

“I wanted to see myself… in the familiar light of home.” p114

 

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