When the Emperor Was Divine

1. When the Emperor Was Divine Notes

2. When the Emperor Was Divine • What do you remember about fatalism? • Talk to a partner. • 30 seconds. • Fatalism is the belief that____________.

3. When the Emperor Was Divine • Take out your book, When The Emperor Was Divine. • Take out your two index cards with your themes (anonymity, Filial Piety, Erasure, Fatalism).

4. Shikata Ja Nai • "it can't be helped" or "nothing can be done about it".

5. Motif • Motifs: a repeated image or theme in a work of art. • Listen to Curtis Fuller • Picasso Blue Period

6. Shikata Ja Nai Motifs: Anonymity (No names) Erasure (objects disappearing) Time (watches, clocks, references to time) Antiquity (The ancient past, history)

7. ShikataJaNai(Fatalism)

8. ShikataJaNai (Fatalism)

9. ShikataJaNai (Fatalism) Watch “Incredible HD Footage of Tsunami”

10. “The Gleaners” by Millet

11. When the Emperor Was Divine • Take out your “When the Emperor Was Divine” notes.

12. Filial Piety • Predict the meaning of this word. • 30 seconds. • Talk to a partner.

13. Filial Piety • Filial = relating to son or daughter • Piety = duty or respect • Love and respect for one’s parents; not be rebellious; show honor; display courtesy; ensure male heirs, uphold fraternity among brothers; wisely advise one's parents; conceal their mistakes; display sorrow for their sickness and death; and carry out sacrifices after their death.

14. Filial Piety • Do you display filial piety for your parents and your ancestors? • How? • Talk to a partner and discuss. You have 1 minute.

15. Filial Piety • Track moments of filial piety and page numbers.

16. Filial Piety Write down 4 daily actions of Filial Piety for you. Write down one BIG moment of Filial Piety you did for your parents.

17. Fatalism • Predict the meaning of this term

18. Fatalism • Write one moment of fatalism you went through. For example: • When the doctors told us that my grandmother had pancreatic cancer, I accepted it and did not fight it. Radiation and Chemotherapy were out of the question for me.

19. Fatalism is a belief that events are determined by fate. Fatalism is a belief that we have to accept the outcome of events, and that we cannot do anything that will change the outcome, because events are determined by something over which we have no control.

20. Fatalism • People around school are talking trash about you. Here are your two options: • Fight back, telling EVERYBODY that will listen that the rumors are false. • Go with the flow, and just accept what is happening, and know that your true nature will be known.

21. Determinism • Variables in life, outside of your will, determine your fate. • Example: I am Asian, male, and of average weight and height. These variables determine who I am, what will happen to me. Based on these variables I will live to be 70. I will be good at math. I have a 49% chance of divorce. I make over 50,000 dollars a year.

22. Fatalism Do you believe in fatalism? Write examples of fatalism in novel and page number. Shikata Ja Nai “It can’t be helped.”

23. Reading for a Purpose Write the following themes on one side of the index card. Track the page number and quote for examples of each theme. Anonymity (No names, identity) Erasure (objects and identity disappearing) Filial piety Fatalism (It’s not meant to be…Vintrese Hodge)

24. Index Card Anonymity: Page 75: “That evening she had lit a bonfire in the yard and burned all of the letters from Kagoshima.”

25. Reading for a Purpose Use the post-it notes to find the following items in the book. Write the page number and quote supporting these themes. Anonymity (No names, identity) Erasure (objects and identity disappearing) Filial piety Fatalism

26. Writing Assignment How does displacement affect the following items for an individual displaced? Anonymity (No names, identity) Erasure (objects and identity disappearing) Filial piety Fatalism

27. Chapter 1 • Take out “When the Emperor Was Divine.” • Turn to page 12, “When the children came home…” • Take out your index cards with the following themes: • Anonymity (No names, identity) • Erasure (objects and identity disappearing) • Filial piety • Fatalism

28. Chapter 1 • Read up to page 22 (We started on 9). You have 20 minutes. • If you are already finished with chapter 1 (page 22), go ahead and read up to page 48. Quiz on chapter 2 will be next week. • As you read, look for the following themes: • Anonymity (No names, identity) • Erasure (objects and identity disappearing) • Filial piety • Fatalism (Ex: She was not one to follow the rules, but she followed the rules…P.9)

29. Chapter 1 • Read up to page 22 (We started on 9). If you are caught up, keep reading. (20 minutes) • Get back into your literary circles and share moments of the following examples in the book. Also, review what happened in the book for the quiz (12 Minutes): • Anonymity (No names, identity--Hint, look at page 28) • Erasure (objects and identity disappearing) • Filial piety • Fatalism (Ex: She was not one to follow the rules, but she followed the rules…P.9) Quiz will be given on the reading. Hint, look at page 28

30. Chapter 1 • Get back into your literary circles and share moments of the following examples in the book. Also, review what happened in the book for the quiz (12 Minutes): • Anonymity (No names, identity--Hint, look at page 28) • Erasure (objects and identity disappearing) • Filial piety • Fatalism (Ex: She was not one to follow the rules, but she followed the rules…P.9) Quiz will be given on the reading.

31. Quiz • Take out a piece of paper.

32. Chapter 1 Quiz • What physical ailment did the dog have? • What did the woman eat before she killed the dog? • Where was the woman’s husband? • What did the boy ask from his sister during dinner?

33. Chapter 2 • Read from 22 to… • Get back into your literary circles and share moments of the following examples in the book: • Anonymity (No names, identity—Hint, look at page 28) • Erasure (objects and identity disappearing) • Filial piety • Fatalism (Ex: She was not one to follow the rules, but she followed the rules…P.9) Quiz will be given on the reading.

34. Chapter 2 • Take out your annotations and finish them. • Take out When the Emperor Was Divine.

35. Chapter 2 • Take out When the Emperor Was Divine • Turn to page 31

36. Themes • Intermittent: • Occurring at irregular intervals; not steady • Get into your literature circles. Discuss how “intermittent” relates to the following themes? I will call on your group for points. • Anonymity (No names, identity—Hint, look at page 28) • Erasure (objects and identity disappearing)

37. Chapter 2 • Turn to page 24 • Take out your index cards: • Anonymity (No names, identity--Hint, look at page 28) • Erasure (objects and identity disappearing) • Filial piety • Fatalism (Ex: She was not one to follow the rules, but she followed the rules…P.9)

38. Chapter 2 • Read up to page 48 (We started on 23). If you are caught up, keep reading. (30 minutes) • Get back into your literary circles and share moments of the following examples in the book. Also, review what happened in the book for the quiz (12 Minutes): • Anonymity (No names, identity--Hint, look at page 28) • Erasure (objects and identity disappearing) • Filial piety • Fatalism (Ex: She was not one to follow the rules, but she followed the rules…P.9)

39. Chapter 2 • Read page 49 • POV • Whose POV? • Close or distant 3rd? • What the hell does “3rd” mean? • Anonymity theme • How? • Omniscience

40. Chapter 1 • Get back into your literary circles. Complete the literature circle group work up to page 48. • Group leaders, come to the table to pick up the group’s papers.

41. Chapter 2 • READ to page 48 • Share one instance of the following themes: • Anonymity (No names, identity--Hint, look at page 28) • Erasure (objects and identity disappearing) • Filial piety • Fatalism (Ex: She was not one to follow the rules, but she followed the rules…P.9)

42. Chapter 2 • Page 33: What are items in your house that are specific to your ethnicity: • Work with a partner. You have 3 minutes.

43. Chapter 2 • “A man walking along side the tracks would just see a train with the windows passing by in the middle of the day (28)” • 33: “Are you a rich man.” “Not anymore.” --What happens to your identity when you lose your property? What are you without your house, your “Sun” or “Luna” or “Casuela” • Talk about the appropriation the JA’s property. • 40: “She wrote the name down on the card and threw it out the window.” • What is this emphasis on documentation, naming, remembering? How is this futile act meaningful to the girl? ANONYMITY THEMES MOTIFS

44. Chapter 3 • Take out When the Emperor Was Divine • Turn to page 49

45. Chapter 3 • Watch Mr. Kim act like a child. • Remember the definition of “Displacement.” • Watch the “Afghan” video • How can you use the word “displaced” with the Afghans?

46. Chapter 3 • How does displacement affect the family? Address the following items: • Anonymity • Filial piety (Respect to parents, ancestors) • Fatalism (Ex: She was not one to follow the rules, but she followed the rules…P.9) • Get into your literature groups. • You MUST use examples from the book, with page numbers.

47. Examples: • USE ONE SHEET OF PAPER FOR THE WHOLE GROUP. • How does displacement affect the family? Address the following items: • Anonymity • Displacement causes anonymity in the family because as you move away__________happens, as shown on page_____. • Filial piety (Respect to parents, ancestors) • Displacement weakens filial piety within the family because ____________, as shown on page______. • Fatalism (Ex: She was not one to follow the rules, but she followed the rules…P.9) • Displacement forces the family to rely more on fatalism because_____________, as shown on page______.

48. Examples: • Read up to page 105 by Monday (chapter 3). QUIZ! • After group work, start reading for the rest of the period.

49. Examples: • Take out your book, When the Emperor Was Divine. • Take out your index cards with examples of filial piety, anonymity, and fatalism. • Turn to page 53

50. Examples: • We are going to talk about how displacement affects the themes we reviewed yesterday. • Take out your note cards and copy these quotes down.