Transcript Always to Remember: The Vision of Maya Ying Lin”

Test Review
Critical Reading 8
Miss Kuffa
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Who had the idea that Vietnam veterans deserved a
memorial? (the name of the Vietnam veteran)
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Who was particularly interested in entering the memorial
competition? (the types of artists)
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Why was Maya Ying Lin’s visit to the park where the
memorial would be built a good idea? (what did the visit
enable her to do?)
Who had the idea for Maya Ying Lin to submit a design to
the competition? (hint: Yale)
How can you best describe the response to the design
competition for the memorial? (were there a lot of
submissions and were people enthusiastic, or were they only
a few submissions and people were indifferent?)
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What were the important conditions for the design of the
memorial? (look at the bulleted list)
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Why were the judges surprised by who won the design
competition? (consider her background & age)
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What word would best describe the home in which Maya Ying Lin
grew up? (think of her parent’s professions)
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What subject did Maya Ying Lin decide to concentrate on in
college? (what did she major in?)
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When was the deadline for building the memorial? (look for a
specific date)
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Whom does the Vietnam Veterans Memorial honor? (be specific)
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What does the word eloquent mean? (look in the text)
What does the word unanimous mean? (look in the text;
don’t confuse it with anonymous)
Adverbs
• What are they?
• What ending do they often have?
• In this sentence, which word is the adverb?
 The children played perfectly at their piano recital.
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Answer in 4-5 sentences, worth 5 points:
• Explain some of the reasons Maya Ying Lin’s plan
won the competition for designs of a Vietnam
Veterans Memorial. Be specific in your description
of her memorial design.
Answer in an Open Ended Response format, worth 15
points:
• Identify two of Maya Ying Lin’s experiences that
may have influenced the design she submitted in
the contest for a Vietnam Veterans Memorial.