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Lesson 1: Two Lives, One Voice: Red, White, and Whole and “Fish Cheeks”

California CCSS: Focus Standards

Interpret how structure and word choice distinguish prose from poetry and write a short poem about duality.
Use contrast language, first-person point of view, and concrete imagery to discuss and draft a poem about living between two worlds.

What is culture, and how does it shape our identity and sense of belonging, especially when we move between more than one world?

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Fish Cheeks

Amy Tan

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