Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Chinese Cinderella 12-14

5 COMMENTS

-I would never agree to a arranged marriage like Big Sister
-I think Niang was just using Big Sister to get her to marry another man
-Niang is so spoiled
-I think she was sad when they talked about PLT again
-I feel sad for her for getting beat by her dad.

4 QUESTIONS

-Why would Big Sister ever marry another man she doesn't even know?
-Why won't Niang just let Adeline have some freedom?
-Why does Adeline get beat by her dad for just going to a birthday party?
-Why doesn't Niang let Adeline keep her coin? Its just a coin.

3 VOCABULARY

Tremuously-characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness
Termelon- A kind of seed
Abstinence-forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, esp. from the use of alcoholic beverages

2 LITERARY TERMS

special package wrapped in gold foil-imagry

He looked very smart in a brand new navy jacket with a sharply creased matching trousers, white shirt and necktie-imagry

OVERVIEW SENTENCE

These chapters are talking about how Adeline's life is slowly getting worse and worse.

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