The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Some resources...Many come from "The Big Read" from the National Endowment for the Arts
Into...
Research projects:
Various topics to research related to JLC with links -scroll down to "task one"
Research the details and circumstances of women’s life in 1930’s China, examining both poor and wealthy families. Bring this research to your reading of the novel. How do the stories of the mothers relate to the actual historical realities? Use your research to explain why Tan chose to portray the mothers through their particular stories. Decide whether this portrayal (whether historically accurate or fictionalized) enhances the power of the novel. (from The Big Read)
Mini Research project on topics prior to reading JLC
Handouts from The Big Read
Research lesson from KQED - 4, 5, 6 grade levels, but applies to any grades
Various topics to research related to JLC with links -scroll down to "task one"
Research the details and circumstances of women’s life in 1930’s China, examining both poor and wealthy families. Bring this research to your reading of the novel. How do the stories of the mothers relate to the actual historical realities? Use your research to explain why Tan chose to portray the mothers through their particular stories. Decide whether this portrayal (whether historically accurate or fictionalized) enhances the power of the novel. (from The Big Read)
Mini Research project on topics prior to reading JLC
Handouts from The Big Read
Research lesson from KQED - 4, 5, 6 grade levels, but applies to any grades
| joyluck_handout01.pdf |
| joyluck_handout02.pdf |
| joyluck_handout03.pdf |
Through...
| jlc_literary_devices_practice.doc |
| jlc-short_answer_study_questions.docx |
| jlc-ss-theredcandle.docx |
| joy_luck_club-americantranslation-ss.doc |
| the_joy_luck_club-teacherunitplan.docx |
| the_joy_luck_club_lesson_plan.pdf |
| jlc-ss-theredcandle.docx |
| jlc-whyitout-joyluckclub.docx |
Beyond...
| family_story_project.docx |
| 12th_grade_narratives-cover.docx |
