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Celeste NgA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Through the novel, we learn that Margaret did not become involved in the anti-PACT movement until after her poetry became associated with it. What does this tell us about the relationship between author and reader? What about The Power of Storytelling? Consider these points as you reflect on the text to answer the question.
Teaching Suggestion: Our Missing Hearts has a very explicit message about not only The Power of Storytelling but also Ng’s belief that a law like PACT is not outside of the realm of possibility in American society. Encourage students to think about this novel as a text with an argument, one that embodies Ng’s status as a writer and an Asian American author.
Differentiation Suggestion: Visual learners can also draw a Venn diagram with “readers” on one side and “writers” on the other, comparing and contrasting their roles in telling and spreading stories.
By Celeste Ng
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