Two Kinds (Part 1) PDF

Unit 1: Two Kinds, from The Joy Luck Club By: Amy Tan  Class Discussion What happens when TEXT HERE children disagree with the When kids disagree with their parents'...

Unit 1: Two Kinds, from The Joy Luck Club By: Amy Tan  Class Discussion What happens when TEXT HERE children disagree with the When kids disagree with their parents' dreams that their parents or dreams, it can lead to arguments and guardians have for them? hurt feelings. But this also gives kids a Write down your thoughts. chance to find out what they really want in life.  Concept Vocabulary You will encounter the following words as you read the “Two Kinds.” Before reading, note how familiar you are with each word. Then, rank the words in order from most familiar (1) to least familiar (6). Word Ranking 4 lamented indignity 1 reproach 2 6 discordant squabbling 6 1 devastated a conventional way of describing someone who has died or something that has ceased to exist Celebrate/rejoice lamented He was lamenting the death of his infant daughter.  Humiliation An insult to one's dignity or self-esteem indignity Honor He remembers all the indignities he had to suffer in the early years of his career Disapproval or disappointment Reproval reproach Her father looked at her in reproach. Disagreeing with someone. opposing agreement discordant The workers continued their discordant yelling. Bicker noisily over a trivial Quarrel matter. Agree squabbling The two girls were squabbling over the phone. The emotion of shock Stunned or grief Upliftded devastated I was devastated when I found out I had a lower grade then all my friends. FIRST READ: Two Kinds, from The Joy Luck Club Complete each section for the first read of "Two Kinds, from The Joy Luck Club.” NOTICE: Who is narrator and what events develop the ANNOTATE: Mark key CONNECT: Go beyond the conflict of the narrative? (1) passages, such as the ones text to think about how the that illuminate the rising text connects with your own tension between the narrator experiences. What would and her mother. you do if you were pressured to follow someone else’s dream? (1) COMPREHENSION CHECK Complete the following items after you finish your first read. In what ways does the mother pressure her daughter to change?(2) The mother imposes her dreams of success on Jing-mei, insisting that she must become a child prodigy. She compares Jing-mei to other successful children. She often expresses disappointment when Jing-mei doesn’t meet her expectations. How does the mother arrange for her daughter to take piano lessons? (2) The mother finds a piano teacher named Mr. Chong, who is willing to teach Jing-mei. She is very hopeful about the lessons and believes they will help Jing-mei become a prodigy. The mother insists that Jing-mei practice regularly, often putting strict practice schedules How does the narrator prepare for the talent show? (2) Jing-mei does not practice seriously for the talent show, On the day of the show, she feels nervous and unprepared, leading to a bad performance that makes her feel embarrassed. COMPREHENSION CHECK Complete the following items after you finish your first read. What happens when the narrator performs at the talent show? (2) On the day of the show, she feels nervous and unprepared, leading to a bad performance that makes her feel embarrassed. What happens to the piano at the end of the story? (2) Jing-mei doesnt play the piano until when she was thirty her mom had given her the piano to play again. Draw a storyboard of key events in “Two Kinds” to confirm your understanding of the story.  Research Research to Clarify: Choose at least one Choice Board unfamiliar detail from the text. Briefly research that detail. In what way does the information you learned shed light on an TEXT HERE aspect of the story? TEXT HERE Research to Explore: Choose something that interested you from the text and formulate a research question.  RESEARCH: CHINA 1949 Research and write a short report about life in China in 1949. (4) TEXT HERE Include the following In 1949, China experienced big changes as the Chinese information: Communist Party took control after a civil war. Mao Zedong The political system became the leader, and the new government aimed to create a and its effects on Chinese citizens. fairer society by redistributing land. This affected citizens in many What kinds of jobs ways. Jobs were mostly in farming and factories, but the were available? government decided who worked where, limiting choices. Many Where and how people lived in simple homes, with rural families in villages and city did people live? folks in crowded apartments. Some citizens were excited about the How did ordinary changes, hoping for a better life, while others felt scared and citizens respond to unhappy with the loss of freedoms. Overall, life in China was the political turmoil challenging as people adjusted to a new political system. of the era?