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Teaching Fish Cheeks

Fish Cheeks

"Fish Cheeks" is a short story by Chinese-American author Amy Tan. It was first published in 1987 and is her first published essay.

Amy Tan
Copyright © 1987 by Amy Tan. First appeared in SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE. Reprinted by permission of the author and the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

How does the narrator's perception of events reflect the complexity of having a multicultural identity?
STANDARDS:
RI.1 - Meaning & Evidence, RI.2 - Main Ideas, RI.4 - Key Terms & Tone

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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