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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-3 )
Objective
The objective of this lesson is for students to explore the authors' background and personal interest in the subject matter reflected in the novel. Jean Kwok is an award-winning Chinese American author. She is known for works such as Girl in Translation, Mambo in Chinatown, and Searching for Sylvie Lee. Kwok is fluent in Dutch, English, and Chinese, and lives in the Netherlands with her family.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Who is the author of Searching for Sylvie Lee? When was the book published? What was the book's intended audience? How was the book received by the public? Did it win any awards? What else has the author written?
Small Group Activity: Divide students into small groups and ask students to compile a list of facts about the author, encouraging them to include information that impacts the novel’s themes and characters. Regroup and ask students to...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.2, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.2, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.1, 9-10.2, 11-12.1, 11-12.2
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