Reading Strategies, Group Discussions, and

The Woman Warrior

Mr. Josefino Rivera, Jr.

AOSR: AP Language and Composition

September 20, 2010

Homework Read the rest of “No Name Woman” (pages 8-

end). Be prepared for card quiz on Friday. Complete second page of Reading Log. Inside circle of seminar: Seminar Reflection optional: revise essay (due 28.9.2010)

Today’s ObjectivesTo showcase reading comprehension.To unpack the complex but latent process of

reading.To critically discuss “No Name Woman.”To analyze group discussion.

“No Name Woman” Card Quiz1. Maxine Kingston has an aunt who was found…2. In 1924, many men of Kingston’s mother’s village sailed to

America. Before sailing, they… in order to…3. Her aunt’s “crime” was…4. The villagers, in response to her aunt’s crime, did several things

including… (3 students)5. Kingston’s mother tells Kingston this secret because she is starting

to…6. According to Kingston, the first generation of Chinese emigrants

had to figure out…7. Kingston speculates that the man her aunt had sex with…8. Kingston suggests that this man and her aunt’s actual husband are

similar because…9. In an old Chinese tradition, during the times of famine, the elders

made wrongdoers…10. A synonym for marriage in Chinese is “taking in a daughter-in-law”

because…

Daily Journal

Use the following sentence as your opening line and just write for 10 minutes.

“You must not tell anyone what I am about to tell you.”

Reading Strategies

“You must not tell anyone,” my mother said, “what I’m about to tell you.”

In China your father had a sister who killed herself.

She jumped into the family well.

We say that your father has all brothers because it is as if she had never been born.

Reading Strategies

Pre-reading Strategies Survey text Examine images Read synopsis Ask questions

While Reading Strategies Summarize Analyze author’s

strategies Make connections to

text Ask questions

Reading Log

Somebody Wanted But So

(plot summary)

Examples of Two Voices

(rhetorical analysis)

Title and Explanation

(thematic summary)

Socratic Seminars

The Socratic method of teaching is based on Socrates’ theory that it is more important to enable students to think for themselves than to merely fill their heads with “right” answers. Therefore, he regularly engaged his pupils in dialogues by responding to their questions with questions, instead of answers. This process encourages divergent thinking rather than convergent.

Socratic Seminar: Inside Circle Norms

One person speaks at a time. Connect your comment to the previous comment. Support a point with evidence from the text. State your opinions and agree/disagree with the

opinions, not the person. Ask questions to clarify ideas. Define abstract terms. Invite others into the discussion. Use body language and eye contact to communicate

active listening.

Socratic Seminar Rubric

Key Categories Conduct Speaking and Reasoning Listening Reading

Socratic Seminar ReflectionIn your reflection, you should discuss the following categories1. Specific ideas you found particularly interesting and why. Give specific examples and explain

your reasoning. Please include who said the idea (this shows me you were listening carefully). For example, I found _______’s speculation that …. interesting because I had not made that

connection myself. However, I am not sure I agree with this connection because …. I need more information on this; however, ______’s comment jumpstarted my thinking on ….

2. Unanswered questions or ideas you are still grappling with regarding the topic. Explain why you still have these questions or intellectual tensions.

For example, I question ________’s argument that …. Is…really possible? I need more evidence suggesting that ….

3. Discussion of why you scored yourself on the rubric for each category the way you did and specific examples supporting your self-score.

For example, I responded to … I referred to the …and connected this to …. This example reflects how I was listening intently to the conversation, following the ideas, and extending them by providing a relevant example that pushed the discussion forward, which is why I gave myself an “excellent” in listening and speaking and reasoning…

Socratic Seminar:Outside Circle Analysis

Examines how well the inside circle follows the norms.

Offers evaluations to make the inside circle stronger speakers.

Discussion Questions1. What is the purpose of the first paragraph? Why does Kingston launch

into this story without a prefatory explanation? How would the impact of the story have changed if Kingston had provided an “introduction”?

2. What is the mother’s attitude toward the aunt, as revealed in her story?3. According to the mother, what is the purpose of telling the story?4. What does Kingston mean when she says of her mother, “She will add

nothing unless powered by Necessity, a riverbank that guides her life” (¶ 13)? Why does Kingston capitalize “Necessity”?

5. Why does Kingston repeat the word “perhaps” throughout paragraph 16? Is she calling her own credibility into question? Explain.

6. Kingston speculates that her aunt must have been raped because “adultery was an extravagance” women could not afford. What does that mean?

7. What is the purpose of using various voices in her essay?

Exit Card

3 things you’ve learned about “No Name Woman” from the Socratic Seminar

2 things you’ve learned about group discussions

1 new reading strategy you will continue to use throughout the year