Year 9 From Chinese Cinderella

The title

What do you think the novel is about from the title?

What do you know about the story of Cinderella?

Chinese Cinderella – the secret story of an unwanted daughter

Hong Kong

Hong Kong (Chinese) 香港 is a special administrative region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It is situated on China's south coast and, enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea it is known for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour.

Read the introduction

What kind of language do you think Adeline Yen Mah will use to describe her visit home from boarding school?

Adeline Yen Mah

Adeline Yen Mah (Chinese: 馬嚴君玲 ; pinyin: Mǎ Yán Jūnlíng) is a Chinese American author and physician. She grew up in Tianjin, Shanghai and Hong Kong, and is known for her autobiography Falling Leaves. Currently, she divides her time between southern California and London. She is married to Professor Robert A. Mah with whom she has two children, as well as one from a previous marriage.

Class reading

We are going to read the passage together:Look out for an underline anything which

shows Adeline Yen Mah’s feelings towards going home.

Look out for an underline anything which shows Adeline Yen Mah’s feelings towards her father.

Look out for an underline anything which shows Adeline Yen Mah’s changing feelings.

Questions...

Look at page 25How does Adeline Yen Mah feel about going

home?Why do you think she mentions that there

may be a possible typhoon? (do you know what foreshadowing / pathetic phallacy are?)

Look at the simile ‘leaving school throbbed at the back of my mind like a persistent toothache.’ Is this a mature or childish simile?

Questions...

Look at page 25Highlight words which show Adeline Yen

Mah’s feelings towards going home. Why is she worried that her father has

sent for her?Why does she mention that she cannot

remember that her parents have a new home?

What does she say about her father’s office? What does this tell us about him?

Creating a picture of Adeline Yen Mah

You MUST write around the picture Adeline Yen Mah’s thoughts about going home.

You SHOULD use quotations from the text.You COULD write down why she uses this

language and the effect it has on the reader.