Name:________________________________________Date______________Hour:____________

CCR: Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan

Level Two Question
Level One Question Level Three Question

What occurred during
Christmas Eve dinner that
caused Amys despair?

In the memoir,
__________________________
by __________________________,
it says _______________________________
____________________________________________
_____________________________________________________.

This reminds me of _______________________________________________,

_____________________________________________________________________________

because
Authors Craft: Find an example of each figurative device from Fish Cheeks.
Copy the sentence and draw the image! See example on backside. Inference: ___________
___________________________________
_
Identify clues to find the hidden inferences:

Inference: Amy is Inference:

embarrassed by her
family.
Evidence:
Evidence: Robert
Simile or Metaphor Personification Imagery was looking at his
_________________________ ________________________ __________________________ plate with a
___________________ __________________ ___________________ reddened face

In the _______________________________ Fish Cheeks by________________________, the fourteen-old
author has a crush on ________________________. ___________________ invites the minister and his son to
Christmas
WhEve dinner. Amy is nervous because___________________________________________________
When dinner arrives, the main dish is____________________. When Amy is offered her favorite part, __________,
Amy reacts___________________________________________________________________________________.
Robert and his familys reaction to the dinner customs is____________________________________________________________.
Afterwards, the important message Amy learns from her mother___________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Grow your Vocab Garden

Sentence: ____________________________________ Sentence: ____________________________________
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_______________________________________________
Word: _______________________________________
Word: _______________________________________
Prediction:__________________________________
Prediction:__________________________________
Definition: ___________________________________
Definition: ___________________________________
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Directions: Be sure to answer using complete sentences. Also, restate all questions within your
response.

Level One Question Response

Level Two Question Response








Level Three Question Response

EXAMPLE: Authors Craft: Find an
example of each figurative device
from Fish Cheeks. Copy the
sentence and draw the image!

Imagery

A bowl soaking dried fungus back

to life.