English 1A PacketBook Title: East Eats West

Directions: Please complete the following graphic organizer either typed or handwritten. If you
need more room & you are handwriting, please use the back of this page.

Ch. or Page Numbers: Pg. 81- 114

Dialectic Journal: Choose at least TWO quotations that you think are important or you have a
question about and write about why it is. These quotations may later be utilized in your essays.
Follow MLA for in-text citations.

Quotation (Evidence from the text)

Interpretation (Analysis/Synthesis)
This illustrates . . ., I wonder . . ., This
connects to . . .

1. Put it this way: the California palate has

1. I think this quote illustrates many different

shifted along with the statess demographics,

diversities lived in California. During that time,

where one in four is now an immigrant (Lam

many immigrants came to Unites States form

81).

other many different countries for dreaming.

This quote can connect how many different

2. A year after the Twin Towers of the World

races lived in California.

2. I think this quote illustrates sad moment. I

Trade Center in New York City were destroyed

wonder during that time, many people were

by terrorist attacks, I went and visited Ground

really sad and it was really strict to visit to

Zero (Lam 113).

United States.

Discussion Question: Write three or more questions that you think are important to think
about. Consider the themes of the course as you create your questions. Use your Critical
Thinking/Blooms Taxonomy hand-out to help you develop a variety of questions.

1. During these chapters, what were the purposes of the Andrew Lam?
2. What readers can think about these chapters?
3. On 9/11, how was the atmosphere in United States?

Locate one outside reference that helps

you understand the text better. (You may
copy and paste here or attach to the
back.) CRITICAL: You must include
evidence from the reference PLUS citation
PLUS connection to the text.

Give a brief plot summary here where you note 2 to 4

sentences per assigned chapter or entry. OR Follow a
character throughout the text and take notes here about plot,
interaction with others, personality, appearance, etc.

I found the article about the 9/11 attacks. This articles

Summary of these chapters were talked about many

explained summary of 9/11 attacks and why it

different diversities lived in San Francisco and how

happened. I could use this articles as an evidence and I

they lived their life, Andrew Lam tried talked about his

could connect Tragedy And the new American

experience each chapter, and some Asians really rich

childhood chapter because this articles could be helped to buy luxury goods and they ready to pay for it.
to understand easily.

Also he little bit talked about 9/11 attack.

"9/11 ATTACT." Web.

<http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-attacks>.

Personal/Social/Professional Connection to the text OR Connection to what I have

learned before: Another way to think about it: is there something in the text that reminds me of
something?
(Comments to be no less than 3 sentences)

I could see how many different races lived in United States and how they adapted for new environments.
These chapters were little complicated and I did not really understand what author tried to talk about to readers.
But it was really interesting stories and I could learned many things.