Fish Cheeks

1. Fish Cheeks 第八組 1.方筠琹 16.徐維哲 29.黃詠寧 34.蔡雅鈞 35.鄧宇廷

2. Orgnization • Beginning(line 1~5) • Conflict(line 6~11) • Climax(line 12~ 45 ) • Conclusion (line 46~51) Fish Cheeks

3. Main idea • Amy fell in love with an American boy. She wanted to be the same as other American girls and felt ashamed of herself. After her mom talked to her,she was able to fully appreciate her lesson. • Extend in meaning • You must be proud that you are different.

4. Begining • Topic sentence • I fell in love with the minister’s son in the winter when I turned fourteen. • Who : Amy • What: She felt in love with the minister’s son. • How: • Not Chinese • As white as Mary in the manager • Blond-haired • A slim new American nose

5. Conflict • Topic sentence • When I found out that my parents had invited the minister’s family over for Christmas Eve dinner, I cried. • Why: • Shabby Chinese Christmas • Noisy Chinese relatives who lacked appropriate manners • Not a roast turkey and sweet potatoes but Chinese food

6. Topic sentence Amy’s mother had taken the trouble to create a menu which Amy thought strange for Christmas dinner. Climax • Who had prepared the dinner? • Amy’s mother • When had Amy’s mother cooked? • On Chirstimas Eve

7. Climax • The strange menu • Prawn • Fish • Tofu • Dried fungus • Squids

8. Climax • Topic sentence • Table manners differ from culture to culture. • Who • Robert and his family ,Amy and her relatives. • Where : Amy’s home. • What • They were eating together, but they had different table manners that made Robert frowned.

9. Climax • Example 1 • Amy’relatives licked the ends of their chopsticks and dipped them into the dozen or so plates of food , but Robert and his family waited patiently for the plates to be passed to them.

10. Climax • Example 2 • When Amy’s mother brought out the whole steamed fish , Robert frowned.

11. Climax • Example 3 • At the end of the meal, Amy’father leaned back and burped loudly. But,Robert was looking down at his plate with an embarrassed expression on his face. • Amy felt ashamed at the end.

12. Climax • Topic sentence • Your only shame is to have shame • Who • Amy and her mother • What • Amy’s mother talked with her. • When • After everyone had left. • Where : at their home

13. Conclusion • Topic sentence • Amy was able to fully appreciate her lesson and the true purpose behind the strange menu. • Who : Amy • What • Amy was able to fully appreciate her lesson and the true purpose behind the strange menu. • When • many years later—long after I had gotten over my crush on Robert

14. prawn What’s in the mother’s strange menu ? Question • fish • tofu • dried fungus • squids

15. What had Amy’s mother marked on the squids? cross Question • What had the squids looked like? bicycle tires

16. Question • Tofu looks like stacks of white sponges **What color is Spongebob? Yellow

17. Question • What makes the difference between Amy’s relatives and Robert’s family? • Different culture • When did Amy’s relatives and Robert’s family eat together? • On Chrismas Eve

18. Question • How did Amy feel after everyone finished dishes? • She felt very ashamed after everyone finished dishes.

19. Question • what did Amy’s mother tell her? • But inside you must always be Chinese. You must be proud that you are different. Your only shame is to have shame. • What gift did Amy’s mother hand her? • Her mother handed her a miniskirt.

20. Question • When could Amy appreciate her lessen? • Until many years later—long after she had gotten over my crush on Robert.

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