Quickwrites
Without her parents, Willow questions what binds(ties) her to this world. What do you think binds you to the world?
Vocabulary
empirical: derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
ex: I find no literature or empirical data directed to a middle schooler.
empathy: understanding and entering into another's feelings
ex: I feel overwhelming empathy for that group right now.
absorption: a process in which one substance permeates another
ex: Mai appears to understand the principle of absorption.
deny: refuse to let have
ex: Mai is thin, but I'm starting to realize that she has a monster appetite, especially for things that she previously has been denied.
advocate: a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
ex: I'm done with my job as consumer advocate/health adviser.
noxious: injurious to physical or mental health
ex: Now I take a deep breath and hold the noxious fumes in my lungs.
ex: I find no literature or empirical data directed to a middle schooler.
empathy: understanding and entering into another's feelings
ex: I feel overwhelming empathy for that group right now.
absorption: a process in which one substance permeates another
ex: Mai appears to understand the principle of absorption.
deny: refuse to let have
ex: Mai is thin, but I'm starting to realize that she has a monster appetite, especially for things that she previously has been denied.
advocate: a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
ex: I'm done with my job as consumer advocate/health adviser.
noxious: injurious to physical or mental health
ex: Now I take a deep breath and hold the noxious fumes in my lungs.
Reading
Chapter 37 p 218- 222
Chapter 38 p 223- 228
Chapter 39 p 229- 237
Chapter 40 p 238- 242
Chapter 41 p 243- 249
Chapter 42 p 250- 256
1. In what ways does Mai realize that life for her family is better now that Willow is a part of it?
2. What does Dell’s apartment symbolize for each of the Nguyens? How does having a place to call home seem to change Quang-ha? In what ways do you see a shift in his behavior toward Willow?
Chapter 38 p 223- 228
Chapter 39 p 229- 237
Chapter 40 p 238- 242
Chapter 41 p 243- 249
Chapter 42 p 250- 256
1. In what ways does Mai realize that life for her family is better now that Willow is a part of it?
2. What does Dell’s apartment symbolize for each of the Nguyens? How does having a place to call home seem to change Quang-ha? In what ways do you see a shift in his behavior toward Willow?
Bring the Text to Life
Go back to the pages we read from the book today and select one sentence. Draw the mental image you get from the sentence you select. Make sure to add the page and write the sentence on your page of your Reader's Notebook.
Writing
Define family. After reading Counting by 7s does your definition of family change and if so how?