Waiting

Analyze how Chekhov develops the themes of love and fate in his short story.

Analyze how the author further develops the themes of fate and free will.

Identify and infer information about the characters, themes, and conflict of the novel.

Evaluate the merits of Lin’s request for a divorce.

Analyze the author’s development of the characters and conflict.

Analyze the author’s characterization of Manna Wu.

Identify the ways in which government impacts individuals’ lives and choices in China in 1963.

Analyze the impact of the setting on the plot of the novel.

Continue to identify the author’s characterization of Manna and Lin.

Analyze how the march impacts the plot, character, and theme development of the novel.

Identify techniques used by the author to develop conflict and theme.

Describe the Cultural Revolution and how the choice of setting impacts the plot.

Analyze how the opinion of other members of their community impact Manna and Lin and their developing relationship.

Analyze the role that societal expectations and fear play in the development of Manna and Lin’s relationship.

Analyze the author’s characterization of Lin in chapters 8 and 9.

Analyze and describe how the author continues to develop Lin’s internal conflict.

Analyze the author’s development of Lin’s character and the central conflict of the novel.

Analyze how the author develops the theme of waiting in this chapter.

Analyze the impact of the setting on the plot of the novel.

Describe how the nature motifs add to the theme and plot development.

Analyze how the author develops the idea of conflict between old and new (urban and rural) in China.

Analyze Manna and Lin’s relationship at this point in the novel.

Analyze and explain how the allusions to Leaves of Grass help develop character and theme.

Analyze the author’s characterization of Geng Yang and explain the impact of the author’s choice to present Geng as a foil to Lin.

Analyze the author’s development of the theme of fate in this chapter.

Analyze how the violence of chapter 9 develops the plot and themes of the novel.

Analyze the development of Lin and Manna’s relationship.

Analyze the author’s development of thematic topics.

Identify and analyze the author’s tone and the impact of this tone on the events of these chapters.

Define true love.

Describe the author’s tone and explain how the author uses tone and juxtaposition to reveal theme.

Describe how the author develops Lin’s character in chapters 6 and 7. 

Analyze how the characterization of Lin develops the themes of love and waiting.

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

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

Describe how Lin’s internal dialogue further characterizes him.

Analyze the author’s messages about love and about China.

Evaluate Lin as a character.

Discuss and debate the essential questions using evidence from the novel.