Who is the main character in the All American Slurp?
The little Lin girl
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Where did the Lin family immigrate from?
China
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In the Lin family, who spoke English faster and why?
The brother because he spent all of his time with some boys who were teaching him baseball, and in no time he could speak English much faster.
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Ashamed; embarrassed
Mortified
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Acceptable manners or behavior
Etiquette
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What did Mr. Gleason do that was embarrassing at the dinner party at the Lin's house?
He was trying to pick up a pea with his chopsticks and couldn't. Therefore, he used his fingers, picked it up, and ate it!
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Who invited the Lin family to dinner for the first time in America?
The Gleasons
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Why did the Lin family decide to go to a fancy dinner at the Lakeview restaurant?
They were celebrating father's promotion.
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Strange or remarkable sight.
Spectacle
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What did father have at the Lakeview restaurant? (two things)
French dictionary and a pocket flashlight
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What embarrassing thing did Meg do at the Lin's dinner party? (2 part answer)
She had her food piled high on her plate! She had been taking food from a second dish before she finished eating food from her first dish.
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What is the first embarrassing thing the Lin family did at the Gleason's house?
Pulled strings out of the celery
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What did the Lin family do at the Lakeview restaurant that made the little Lin girl go to the restroom in embarrassment?
They slurped their soup loudly
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Hot or humid
Sultry
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Having fallen from favor or position of power or honor; discredited.
Disgraced
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What embarrassing thing did Mrs. Gleason do at the dinner party at the Lin's house?
She dumped her rice out of the bowl onto her plate and poured gravy over it.
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What is the second embarrassing thing the Lin family did while at dinner at the Gleason's house?
The Lin family pulled chairs up to the buffet.
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At the Lin families first PTA meeting, they got to meet the little Lin girl's teacher. The teacher beamed as she told them how great the little girl was doing in school. Chinese etiquette forced her parents to respond to the teacher by saying _____________________________________.
Father - She is a very stupid girl
Mother - Protested the teacher was showing favoritism toward the girl.
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All the information surrounding the word.
Context Clues
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Settle or find a solution to a problem
Resolved
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S-W-B-S-T
A.) Tell me what each letter stands for.
B.) Tell me what you do for each step of this strategy.
A.) Somebody - Wanted - But - So - Then
B.) Somebody - Who the main character is?
Wanted - What did that character want?
But - What was the problem?
So - How did they solve the problem?
Then - How did the story end?
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Why did the little Lin girl want to ride the neighbors bike to the big supermarket? (Tell me what she wanted and why)
She wanted to show her mother how much she needed (wanted) jeans. She made sure her mother knew she would be willing to help out more and run errands if she had on jeans.
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What is one of the themes in your story?
No matter how great the cultural differences are between us, there are similarities as well.