Waiting

Lesson 26
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ELA

Unit 6

11th Grade

Lesson 26 of 30

Objective


Evaluate the impact of lack of true love and of waiting on Lin and Manna’s relationship.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Waiting by Ha Jin  pp. 266 – 282 — Part Three: Chapters 8 and 9

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Target Task


Multiple Choice

Which choice best describes a major theme of chapter 8?

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Which piece of evidence from chapter 8 best supports the answer to question 1?

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Writing Prompt

How do Lin’s feelings for the twins change from chapter 8 to chapter 9? Explain.

Key Questions


Chapter 8:

  • Lin leaves the hospital to get food on p. 268. How does he react to the food? How does his response to the food help to convey his current feelings?
  • What does Manna yell at Lin on p. 269 and 270? It is not unusual for a woman in childbirth to yell things she doesn’t mean. Why, in this case, does it impact Lin so strongly?
  • What does Lin’s internal dialogue on pp. 270–271 reveal about him? About love? About waiting?
  • What does Haiyan say to Lin on p. 272? What does he do anyway? 
  • How does Lin respond to seeing the twins?
  • What thoughts is Lin having at the end of the chapter? What does this mean?

Chapter 9:

  • What advice do people give Manna? Why?
  • What is wrong with Manna? What does she ask Lin to promise her?
  • What happens to the babies? What does this cause Lin to realize on p. 280?
  • To what degree are the hospital’s remedies successful in treating the twins? In the end, what remedy works? Why is this ironic? How does it develop the motif of old and new China?
  • What does the narrator share about Lin’s thoughts at the end of the chapter? How does this develop the theme of love?

Next

Analyze the author’s use of Geng Yang to develop his message.

Describe how Lin’s internal dialogue further characterizes him.

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