Language Arts 7 Tutorial
Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan
Read the selection in the Glencoe text book (pages 3-6) or Here at http://www.peninsula.wednet.edu/classroom/robisonp/fish_cheeks.htm
Answer the questions on page 6 and write the summary.
Suggested Scaffolded response form below:
- The most important events of the Tan’s Christmas Eve dinner were…
- Amy is so upset about entertaining Robert’s family at her home because she is afraid they will ___________________________________.
- Amy’s family and my family have traditions that are followed. In Amy’s family, they _______________________________________. In my family, we ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
- Amy’s mother gives her a mini-skirt. However, she also gives Amy the gift of _______________________________________________.
Summary of the story: (6+ quality sentences with a variety of simple, compound and complex sentences).
Amy Tan retells her teenage experience in the story, Fish Cheeks. Amy is embarrassed when…
