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  • Aiea High School
  • Aiea, HI
  • Half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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"The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan will be used on a regular basis throughout the third quarter. The episodic nature of the book and the frequent use of metaphor and symbolism provide a perfect opportunity for students to practice literary analysis. The book will be supplemented with Chinese immigrant poetry, poetry utilizing kaona (a Native Hawaiian literary technique), and short stories and poems by other local writers. The goal at the end of the quarter will be for the students to write a literary analysis essay focusing on one of the themes presented in the book. Having gone to school in the same community I now work in, I know firsthand how desperately our students need literature that relates to their unique cultural backgrounds. It is essential for students to have role models that they can relate to so that they can see what is possible for them as well. If we (as teachers) limit the minority voices we present in our curriculum, we also limit our minority students' voices and their ability to share their experiences. Including authors of varied ethnic and cultural backgrounds in English Language Arts classrooms not only allows students to experience different perspectives, but empowers them as writers.

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"The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan will be used on a regular basis throughout the third quarter. The episodic nature of the book and the frequent use of metaphor and symbolism provide a perfect opportunity for students to practice literary analysis. The book will be supplemented with Chinese immigrant poetry, poetry utilizing kaona (a Native Hawaiian literary technique), and short stories and poems by other local writers. The goal at the end of the quarter will be for the students to write a literary analysis essay focusing on one of the themes presented in the book. Having gone to school in the same community I now work in, I know firsthand how desperately our students need literature that relates to their unique cultural backgrounds. It is essential for students to have role models that they can relate to so that they can see what is possible for them as well. If we (as teachers) limit the minority voices we present in our curriculum, we also limit our minority students' voices and their ability to share their experiences. Including authors of varied ethnic and cultural backgrounds in English Language Arts classrooms not only allows students to experience different perspectives, but empowers them as writers.

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