Students wrote three sentences about their weekend. Then they surveyed other students until they had recorded four different actions (and the student's name). Students then reported out to the whole class.
Students then reviewed paragraph rules, and offered good examples of an intro sentence on the topic of "last weekend."Students then wrote individually a paragraph about their weekend activities.
Students read two paragraphs about Lac Su and then a page and a half from his memoir (See Below). Students defined new words and asked questions as the teacher read aloud.
The instructor built a Pro vs Con table and students offered their ideas regarding skipping our regular class and attending Lac Su's presentation on 10/23 at 6:00 PM. Students offered many pros and cons. In the end a final vote was 8 to go and no votes to stay and have regular class.
Students worked in the reader (alone and whole class) in the pages 46 and 47.
Homework: email the teacher two items: first draft of a resume, your corrected (2nd draft) of your Letter of Application
Students then reviewed paragraph rules, and offered good examples of an intro sentence on the topic of "last weekend."Students then wrote individually a paragraph about their weekend activities.
Students read two paragraphs about Lac Su and then a page and a half from his memoir (See Below). Students defined new words and asked questions as the teacher read aloud.
The instructor built a Pro vs Con table and students offered their ideas regarding skipping our regular class and attending Lac Su's presentation on 10/23 at 6:00 PM. Students offered many pros and cons. In the end a final vote was 8 to go and no votes to stay and have regular class.
Students worked in the reader (alone and whole class) in the pages 46 and 47.
Homework: email the teacher two items: first draft of a resume, your corrected (2nd draft) of your Letter of Application
Dear colleagues,
Please join us and bring your classes for in the Main Theater: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 at 6:00-7:30pm and Thursday, October 24th, 2013 at 9:30-11:00 am.
In his powerful memoir of growing up as a Vietnamese immigrant in LA in the 80’s, Lac Su shares his personal struggles with assimilation, gangs, poverty, and an abusive parent with humor and honesty. His struggles and experiences are ones that many of our students deeply identify with. Selections from his book can be read alone, and raise issues related to history, immigration, political science, sociology and psychology, and parenting. We hope that you will consider using some of the resources below in your classes, and encourage your students to attend this exciting event.
Description from the back of the book:
Description from the back of the book:
As a young child, Lac Su made a harrowing escape from the Communists in Vietnam. With a price on his father's head, Lac, with his family, was forced to immigrate in 1979 to seedy West Los Angeles where squalid living conditions and a cultural fabric that refused to thread them in effectively squashed their American Dream. Lac's search for love and acceptance amid poverty—not to mention the psychological turmoil created by a harsh and unrelenting father—turned his young life into a comedy of errors and led him to a dangerous gang experience that threatened to tear his life apart.
Heart-wrenching, irreverent, and ultimately uplifting, I Love Yous Are for White People is memoir at its most affecting, depicting the struggles that countless individuals have faced in their quest to belong and that even more have endured in pursuit of a father's fleeting affection. Learn more about the book on Amazon, by clicking here: Link to the book on Amazon
To learn more about his personal story and the book, you can watch this short video (16 min) by clicking this link: "Making Of A Memoir" This video is a short documentary about Lac and his family, and gives a great introduction and teaser for the book.
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