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 * Title: The Good Earth
 * Author: Pearls Buck
 * Author’s Nationality: Chinese
 * Setting (only list the primary settings): During the age of the last emperor of china
 * Total Pages: 385
 * Original Publication Date:
 * If your book is translated, who is the translator? If not translated write “NA” NA
 * Do you currently have a physical copy of the book? Yes
 * If you do not have a physical copy, how soon can you get one? (Write “NA” if you have a copy.) NA

1. If you don’t already, obtain a physical copy of the book and bring it to class when instructed. 2. Become an expert on your book by the end of the first quarter. The quarter ends on October 15th, so you have about seven weeks to complete the book. Keep in mind that you will be reading this book in addition to assigned readings for class, so when the homework load is light read your book. This is also the book you should use for KIS Reads. 3. Read actively by taking notes in the book (use Post-its if it’s on loan), and make sure you understand the main conflicts, how the characters develop, and any major themes. 4. At the end of each weak, write a 100-200 word reflection about your reading. Use your notes or post-its for ideas. 5. Your book will be the basis of a writing project at the conclusion of the first quarter, so keep track of the book.
 * Directions:**

How many pages do you need to read per week to be completed by 15 October, 2009? Week 2: 7-11 September: 1-70 Week 3: 14-18 September: 71-140 Week 4: 21-25 September: 141-205 Week 5: 28 September - 2 October: 206-270 Week 6: 5-9 October: 271-340 Week 7: 12-15 October: 341-399 You must be completed with your book by Thursday, 15 October, 2009.
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So far, the story is about a young couple in ancient china leading their life with farming. In the part that i stopped, the family including grandfather, the couple, and kids go south to find food because they were starving of constant drought in the north. The novel expressed sadness and the starvation of farmers and low classed people. It showed how rich people never treated low classed people as humans

outline your World Lit book presentation on your World Lit. wiki page (see your class page) Wang-lung is a farmer living in the country side of China. He lives with his father, an old man who is too old to work in the fields. Then Wang-Lung marries a slave girl called O-Lan, who was bought from the wealthy house of Hwang. Together, they work and harvest from land. O-Lan later gets a child, and Wang-Lung is overwhelmingly overjoyed when that child was a son. Wang-Lung, with moneys he saved, buys a land from the Hwangs. He then gets another son, as he gains a profitable harvest from his land. However, he is forced to lend his money to his uncle, who is wasting his money on gambling and drinking. Soon after, O-Lan gets a third child, but the child is a girl. Then a horrifying drought hits them, and the family is forced to move south toward the city because they have nothing to eat. After living in the streets begging, wang-Lung steals a handful of golden coins when a group of poor and desperate people break into a wealthy man's house. He then moves back to his own house with his family, and buys hundred acres of land. O-Lan later gets two more child. However, Wang-Lung starts to love another slave, Lotus, and cruelly criticize O-Lan for having an unbound feet. He later regrets these words when O-Lan becomes terribly ill, and his uncles continually abuse Wang-Lung's wealth, but Wang-Lung tricks him and his wife into being an opium (drug) addict. O-Lan later dies, and his sons rebel against Wang-Lung that they will not become farmers. Then, the sons decide to sell the land and share the money earned. Wang-Lung listens to this and cries and begs never to sell the land. Then he asks his concubine, Pear Blossom, to take care of his retarded older daughter. Wang-Lung then dies, meeting his fate.
 * introduction
 * body (primary points of comparison and contrast)
 * conclusion