Today’s
agenda-
·
Continue “Roses
Sing on New Snow”
Discuss group
questions as a class
·
Unfinished business:
Sent Comb
Sheet 2
Finish “Picture Differences”
Finish“Odd Word Out, Exercise 2”
Thursday
·
Continue “Roses
Sing on New Snow”
Prepare for
paragraph tomorrow- quotable material
Friday
·
Test#4 -Para about “RSONS”
·
Begin work on Presentation #1
Monday
·
Continue on Presentation #1
COMING UP
Essay writing
Business letter writing
Tax forms- filling out tax forms
“Roses Sing on New Snow” Discussion Questions
Get
into some groups (4-5 people). This is an opportunity to talk and share
knowledge about the story in preparation for writing later.
1.
What is the setting of the story?
setting-
time, place, culture
TIME-
1900?- subtle clue, evidence -Emperor
good
inference- infer(v) – make a good guess based on evidence, reading carefully,
reading deeply
-lots
of workers, men, Chinese “lonely and cold and bone-tired”
-railroad
labourers, Gold Rush
PLACE-
Chinatown, family restaurant, sizable Chinatowns in 1900s- San Francisco,
Vancouver, New York, etc.
CULTURE-
family, society
How
is Mayline treated in the family?
father
pays more attention to the brothers- evidence?
Why?
old
sexist culture, gender discrimination
2.
What are some reasons that Maylin
cooked in her father’s restaurant?
-“loved
food”
-cooking
for the immigrants foreign workers “lonely men” homesick
“make
them smile” “renew their spirits”
-IDIOM
breadwinner – a person who earns in a family
She
is the main breadwinner in the family.
She
was supporting her family
-necessity-
the brothers and father were useless in the kitchen, not able to cook
-loyalty
to the family, duty, feeling of responsibility, dutiful daughter, TRADITIONAL,
OLD TIMES- girl must obey the father/husband
Women
were not afforded educational opportunities. They had less power. This is still
the case in some countries.
3.
What are some possible reasons
Maylin named her dish “Roses Sing on New Snow”? What could those words mean?
TIP:
Think about the title of a story. Why is the story called what it is?
“Roses
Sing on New Snow: A Delicious Tale”
tale-
not a true story, fairy tale- children’s story, e.g. Cinderella, Snow White,
Little Red Riding Hood
What
is Cinderella’s name? Ella
IDIOM
sidekick – a friend who always tags along
What
could some meanings be behind these words?
*Roses-
woman, pretty, beautiful, women are often compared to flowers, delicate, strong
rose to grow on snow- Maylin, men workers
*Sing-roses
sing/women work, make a happy sound, express emotion, sizzling like hot food,
action-movement- Maylin thriving despite her hardship- family sitiation, father’s
treatment of her, she is joyful
Life
is art. optimistic/creative side of life- creating meaning in life, enjoying the
process of creating, self-expression
*New-
invented/created a new dish, reinvented herself, new country, new culture,
different culture, different mindset
*Snow-
colour of fish is white, visually evocative,
“Snow
on the Volcano”
-Canada?
cold climate, unforgiving place-culture, environment
4.
What does Maylin mean when she says
her dish is a product of the new world?
-
new culture, new place
-
different ingredients, salt, sugar,
soy sauce- not the same
-
chef’s feelings, emotions
5.
What are some reasons the governor
couldn’t cook “Roses Sing on New Snow” the same as Maylin did?
-different passion about food
-differents skill levels
-Then governor just wanted to win. Maylin was cooking with love
and passion.
Did he want to win or learn? Did Maylin want to win or teach him something?
-Maylin
was very naturally confident. Governer was over-confident than what his skills level
was.
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