Six Fingers Trial Questions

Six Fingers: Andrew Raj:

1. Question:How do you know which houses to search?
Answer: (133-135)
My first priority is to search houses of rightists, landlords, and people who are in the five black categories. I will do this because the rightists, landlords and people of the 5 black categories are the worst to China.

2. Question: Why were you at every search even when you were too sick to work?
Answer: (102,86)
I was at every search even though I was too sick too work because I am the chairman of the neighborhood. I need to know what is happening in the neighborhood especially when there are Red Guards searching houses.

3. Question: Why is it important to search the houses?
Answer: (133-136,86)
It is important to search houses because you never know what you will find in them. Sometimes there are a lot of four olds. For example in Ji-Li's house there was a stamp album and many more things. I am proud to do my part of the "New" China.

Red Scarf Girl Questions 9-12

Andrew Raj

November 11^th, 2008

Block E

Language Arts

 

Red Scarf Girl Questions 9-12

 

 

 

9.

Q: Use your own words to summarize the events surrounding Old Lady Rong on pgs 81-85.

A: Surrounding the old lady Rong were blurry shouts of Red Guards mixed with the angry barking of Rong’s big dog. A da-zi-bao was posted on the gate. Sad crowds gathered to read the da-zi-bao. (pg.81) People were huddled in front of the da-zi-bao. They were talking in small groups. Children were running up and down the alley. (pg83) Conversations in hushed tones were held. (pg.84) Sounds of drums and gongs were heard. (pg.85)  

 

10.

Q: What does the sound of drums and gongs mean in Ji-Li’s life?

A: When Ji-Li hears the sound of drums and gongs, it meant that the Red Guards were ransacking the houses of class enemies to find and confiscate their hoarded possessions. (pg.80-81)

 

11.

Q: Who is Song Po-Po? How does her leaving affect Ji-Li’s home affect Ji-Li’s life?

A: Song Po-Po was originally a nanny. As Ji-Li and her siblings grew up, she became their housekeeper. (pg.14) When Song Po-Po left, that meant that there was more work to be done in the family. “I volunteered to buy meat and vegetables at the market” (pg.89) 

 

12.

Q: What is a dowry? What items does Grandmother have left from her dowry? What does Ji-Li’s mother do with their ancestors’ clothes? Why does she do this?

A: A dowry is sort of like a gift or a present. Grandmother has four trunks. They were a rich red leather, with a pattern stamped in gold. Each trunk had two sets of brass locks no its front and a round brass handle on each end. (pg. 94) “Mom and Grandma discussed the job while cutting: which parts could be used for covers and which parts for cushions” (pg. 94) Ji-Li’s mom does this because if they didn’t cut it up, it would counted as four olds and the red guards would throw them away.

 

 

 

 

 

Red Scarf Girl Questions

Answer Questions in complete sentences and in depth on another sheet of paper and include PAGE NUMBERS.

1. Who are the members of Ji-Li’s family? Describe her family home. What class status does her family belong to? What is the occupation of her father? Mother?
Answer:
Ji-Li's family members: Ji-Li's father, Song-Po-Po(nanny/housekeeper:Pg.14), Ji-Li's mother, Ji-Yong(younger brother), Ji-yun (younger sister), Ji-Li's grandmother (went to modern university, teacher, help found Ji-Li's primary school:Pg.14), Little white(cat)
Ji-Li's home: bright and warm and welcoming, apartment in Shanghai, had a french window, mahogany table, high ceilings, burgundy curtains, pots on steps.(Pg.7) 10 times bigger room than classmates, 100 times brighter, full-sized bathroom.(Pg.15~16)
Family status/class: Middle class who are doing well. Not super-rich, but well-off.
Family occupation: Both parents are an actor/actress. But the now the mother retired and works in a sports equipment store. (Pg.13)

2. What is Ji-Li’s life at school like? What special honor is Ji-Li picked for at school? Describe Ji-Li’s parents’ reaction. What does Ji-Li do instead of entering the audition?
Answer:
Ji-Li's school life: She's the student chairman of the whole school and also was an outstanding student (Pg. 9). She was happy and was always respected, loved, able to excel and expected to succeed (Pg.1). Ji-Li math test was display as exemplary work (Pg.3). She was known for being good at martial arts since 2nd grade (Pg.5). She had a da-dui-zhang badge for student chairman of the whole school (Pg.9). She was correcting her little sister about her piano practice (Pg.29).
Special honor: She was picked to do an audition for the Central Liberation Army Arts Academy (Pg.6)
Parents' reaction: Her dad told her not to do the audition and he was serious about it (Pg.8). She also saw a pain in her dad's eyes that she had never seen before (Pg.9). Her dad was worried about the political background investigation (Pg.9). They send a note principal Long (Pg.10)
Instead of entering the audition: Ji-Li tried hard not to cry about not going to the audition after talking to teacher Gu and An Yi, she dogged behind a tree so Principal Long and the 2 boys wouldn’t see her because she didn’t want to talk to anyone right then (Pg.12)

 

3. What are the "Four Olds"? Provide some examples of each and why they need to be destroyed. What does "prosperity" mean? Why is this considered a thought?

The Four Olds:  Old ideas, Old culture, Old customs, Old habits (pg.21)

Examples: Old habits- being named after something (pg.1). Old ideas- that umbrella is Yang-san (pg.34/35). Old culture- destroying old signs because they are old (pg.22-25). Old customs- wearing pants with a narrow bottom (pg.32). 

Prosperity means a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition. Prosperity is considered an old thought because Mao says only rightist make fortunes.

 

4. What is a xenophile? Why was it bad to be a xenophile in the Revolutionary China?

Xenophile-A xenophile is a person who loves anything foreign (pg.285 Glossary)

Why it was bad- It was bad to be a xenophile during the revolutionary China because Chairman Mao wanted nothing to be foreign.

 

5. What are da-zi-bao? What are being done with them? Who is Jiang Xi-wen? Why does Ji-Li hang a da-zi-bao on her house? 

 

Da-zi-bao - Da-zi-bao is a form of a propaganda in the shape of a large handwritten poster presenting an important issue.(Glossary-pg.276) Da-zi-baos are getting used to attack and humiliate people. Jiang Xi-wen is Ji-Li's aunt. 

 

6. Why does Ji-Li stop going to school for a while? (She has been accused of what?)

Someone writes a da-zi-bao about her and Ji-Li gets a fever. (pg. 49/52)

 

7. What is a rightist? Use your own words to briefly explain of remolding ones ideology.

A Rightist: A member of the conservative party who disagrees with or apposes the communist party. (pg. 283 glossary)

Remolding ideology: This means to vary your idea because of a political mistake. (pg. 282 glossary) When the boy was finding out if a man had pointed shoes and tight pants and the man did, the boy said to remold ideology. (pg. 30-33)

 

8. What did Ji-Li's grandfather do for a living? How does this affect Ji-Li's life?
Ji-Li's Grandfather: Ji-Li's grandfather was a landlord. (pg. 62)

How is Ji-Li's life affected: Ji-Li could not be a red successor because grandfather was a landlord. (pg. 58) Maybe this was why her dad didn’t want Ji-Li to be a Liberation Army dancer. (pg.9)

 

Flex Day Question

3. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the top score, how would you rate the quality of the work environment you saw here and why? 

I would rate the quality of their work on a 8. I would rate it 8 because there was a lot of sunlight which made it clear to see so there won't be any damages. The factory was very safe because it had a small medication place. I think the people were spread out on each floor. The bottom floor was not crowded. The first floor was really crowded and the top floor was a little crowded. I asked the person there why there were little people on the bottom floor, and lots of people on the top floor. He answered, "During this time of year, many people go on vacation." I had observed that a lady had plaster on her hand and that is how I got to know about the medical facility. Also I observed that they use many machines that use electricity. Even the sewing machines! A question I had about the trip was "How did Iceland get bankrupt?" I have heard people talking about it but I didn't really understand it. 

Elliots Expose

Elliot’s Expose

Blog response instructions:
• Answer the questions in complete sentences and use proper English (restrain from using MSN chat style of writing).
• Use evidence from the novel to support your answer and include page numbers.
• When commenting to your peers, be respectful in your language and about their responses. It is okay to disagree, but do it in a polite manner.

When Elliot writes about his experience with the Jock Rots and sends it out over the KidNet, he includes the following quote in his letter.

"I think people ought to realize that stuff like this goes on every day…The rest of you are all part of it-because you let it go on and maybe you think it's funny, or you think it only happens to geeky outsiders and kids who are smaller or fatter or skinnier or don't have so many friends or so much money as you. So tell me-what happens when you don't have so many friends one day, or you don't have so much money, or something bad happens to you?" (91-92)

Blog Question:
What is the message is he trying to get across to his classmates?

I think what Elliot's message is basically: when someone gets bullied and you see it and dont do anything about it and just let the bully keep bullying, you should think about how you would feel if you were in the place of the victim. Elliot's message is a big one because Elliot went through a lot of pain which none of the kids have. For example, he has been thrown of the bridge in pg.59. Elliot realizes no one understands him so with the help of Russel and Catalina they get stories posted through out Kidnet. We should try to stop bullying because if we don't we don't people will feel like how Elliot is feeling.

Blog Role Reversal

Blog response instructions:
• Answer the questions in complete sentences and use proper English (restrain from using MSN chat style of writing).
• Use evidence from the novel to support your answer and include page numbers.
• When commenting to your peers, be respectful in your language and about their responses. It is okay to disagree, but do it in a polite manner.

Blog Question: After the Bully Lab was renamed, the Revealers, and the stories of the three Darkland students were released and well received by the student body, Elliot wanted to publish Russell’s narrative about Richie punching Russell in the face.

1) Why was Russell so opposed to the idea (pg. 110)? Explain. (4 pts)
Ans. 1: Russel is opposed to the whole Elliots idea (on pg.110) because Russell didn't want Richie to get mad and beat him up again. Elliots idea was Russell to write about Richie in the Revealers.

2) What is happening to the relationship between Russell and Richie. (3 pts)
Ans.2: The relationship between Russell and Richie was getting better and if you see in the book it says Richie told Russell he can ask him questions (on pg.110). This all happened when Russell was alone against Burke and Blanchette.

3) Two Peer Comments (4 pts each)

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