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    The document is an anticipation guide for the short story collection "Interpreter of Maladies" that contains 6 statements about immigration and cultural assimilation. Students are asked to indicate their level of agreement on a continuum and provide their thoughts on issues like whether immigrants should learn the local language, forget customs of their native country, whether it is harder to feel at home when immigrating at an older age, and whether some people will never call their new country home. The anticipation guide is designed to get students to think critically about cultural assimilation and immigration themes that will be explored in the short stories.

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    The document is an anticipation guide for the short story collection "Interpreter of Maladies" that contains 6 statements about immigration and cultural assimilation. Students are asked to indicate their level of agreement on a continuum and provide their thoughts on issues like whether immigrants should learn the local language, forget customs of their native country, whether it is harder to feel at home when immigrating at an older age, and whether some people will never call their new country home. The anticipation guide is designed to get students to think critically about cultural assimilation and immigration themes that will be explored in the short stories.

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    Evan Cox - Anticipation Guide Interpreter of Maladies

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    The document is an anticipation guide for the short story collection "Interpreter of Maladies" that contains 6 statements about immigration and cultural assimilation. Students are asked to indicate their level of agreement on a continuum and provide their thoughts on issues like whether immigrants should learn the local language, forget customs of their native country, whether it is harder to feel at home when immigrating at an older age, and whether some people will never call their new country home. The anticipation guide is designed to get students to think critically about cultural assimilation and immigration themes that will be explored in the short stories.

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    Name: Period:

    Anticipation Guide

    Title: Interpreter of Maladies

    Directions: On the continuum in front of each of the numbers, place an “x” that indicates where
    you stand in regard to the statement that follows. Be prepared to defend and support your
    opinions with specific examples.

    Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree

    1. People should learn the language of the land


    that they live in.

    Your thoughts:

    2. A person should forget the customs of their native


    country and take on those of their new country.

    Your thoughts:

    3. It is harder to feel at home in this country when you


    come here at an older age.

    Your thoughts:

    4. Many children feel responsible for their parents


    when they become more accustomed to their
    new land than their parents.

    Your thoughts:
    5. Some people will never call their new country,
    home.

    Your thoughts:

    6. A newly immigrated person will avoid


    assimilating and avoid people of other cultures.

    Your thoughts:

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