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“TwoKinds”BY Amy TanExcerpt from TheJoy Luck ClubA daughter, Jing-Mei, feels stifled byher mother’s high expectations.
WHY this author?AMY TAN* Born: Oakland, California* Grew up in San Francisco* Inspiration: Her parents always aspired for AmyTan to be a doctor or a concert pianist – shebecame a writer instead.
STORY PREVIEW:Two Kinds is about a rocky relationship between amother and daughter. The mother is alwayspushing the daughter to be someone she is not. Thedaughter gets angry and rebels against the mother,and does things to hurt her. Both characters havevery different ideas about what it means to behappy and successful.
CHARACTERS:Daughter: Jing-MeiJune Woo Chinese-AmericanMother: Suyuan Woo Chinese-Immigrant
SETTING: America : 1949 Communist Party seized controlof China – many like the mother,fled the country and came toAmerica. In hopes of a betterfuture. Many Chinese parents put theseheavy expectations of successon their children.
DOK QUESTIONS: Personal ConnectionsWhat expectations have been set for you by yourparents or other adults that you feel pressure to meet?Why do you feel this pressure? Or why do you not feelpressure?How do you deal with it?
(more) DOK Questions:How does this story connect to the concept ofgenerations?How does the expectation of being a PRODIGYaffect her relationship with her mother?
VOCABULARY:LAMENT SQUABBLE To express regretDISCORDANT lacking harmonyfighting noisily oversmall mattersINDIGNITY The feeling that onehas been disrespectedREPROACH criticism ordisapprovalDEVASTATED Destroyed;completely upset
PICTORIAL:
COMPREHENSION CHECK: (PG. 25)1. In what ways does her mother pressure her daughter to change?2. How does the mother arrange for her daughter to take pianolessons?3. How does the narrator prepare for the talent show? Is shesuccessful?4. What happens when the narrator performs at the talent show?5. What happens to the piano at the end of the story?
NOTEBOOK:DRAW a story board of the key events in TWO KINDS toshow your understanding of the story:OPTIONS:* RETELL: A 5-10 Slide PowerPoint of the KEY EVENTS inthe story.* RETELL: a 5-10 Comic Book drawing of the KEY EVENTSin the story
INDPENDENT PRACTICE
“Two Kinds” BY Amy Tan Excerpt from The Joy Luck Club A daughter, J
