I Was Their American Dream Chapter 4

What was the biggest question students asked at Cerritos High?

• What's your favorite subject?

• Where are you from?

• What are you?

• How old are you?

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why was it hard for Malaka to talk about her identity?

• She didn't know

• She did not know her religion.

• She was from two different countries.

• She didn't speak the language of her parents.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What is Malaka's identity?

• Indian and Pakistani

• Mexican and Portuguese

• Egyptian and Filipino

• Korean and Japanese

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Why did Malaka think white people were better or cool?

• white boys were cute

• white people were on tv and in movies

• white people ate normal food like sandwiches

• white people were richer than everyone else

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What term was used to describe someone trying to act white?

• Cool

• Whitewashed

• Poser

• Outsider

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What did the term 'banana' mean in the narrator's school?

• A new student

• A term for athletes

• Asian on the outside, white on the inside

• Someone who loves bananas

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What label was Malaka happy with ?

• Regular old Filipino

• Poser

• Whitewashed

• Most unique

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What did the Malaka's high school friends have in common or was the same?

• They were all smart.

• They all liked the same music.

• They were all from the same country.

• They came from different countries and families.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3