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[|The Joy Luck Club]


 * //** While reading/ watching I noticed…. **// || //** After reading/ watching I am wondering… **// ||









//The Joy Luck Club-// reading “Do not ride your bicycle around the corner,” the mother had told the daughter when she was seven. “Why not!” protested the girl. “Because then I cannot see you and you will fall down and cry and I will not hear you.” “How do you know I’ll fall?” whined the girl. “It is in a book, The Twenty- Six Malignant Gates, all the bad things that can happen to you outside the protection of this house.” “I don’t believe you. Let me see the book.” “It is written in Chinese. You cannot understand it. That is why you must listen to me.” “What are they then?” the girl demanded. “Tell me the twenty- six bad things.” But the mother sat knitting in silence. “What twenty-six!” shouted the girl. The mother still did not answer her. “You can’t tell me because you don’t know! You don’t know anything!” And the girl ran outside, jumped on her bicycle, and in her hurry to get away, she fell before she even reached the corner.

Tan, Amy. The Joy Luck Club. New York: Penguin, 1989. Print.


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 * Sample Assignment #1 **

Directions: Share your short story with your partner. Read your partner’s short story and add comments to their document. Once you have read their entire story, answer the questions below.

Peer Reviewer’s Name:
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 * Does the short story have a title? Could it be improved? ||  ||
 * Does the story have dialogue? Is the dialogue realistic? ||  ||
 * What is the moral dilemma in this story? Is it clear? How can it be improved? ||  ||
 * Do the order of events in the story make sense? Is there anything that is unclear to the reader? ||  ||
 * Explain 1-2 things that you enjoyed about reading the story. ||  ||
 * Additional comments? ||  ||


 * Sample Assignment #2 **

Directions: In your group, create a website using []. The purpose of your website is to show what you know about The Joy Luck Club. You will be sharing aspects of your website once a week so be sure to be prepared. Your website should include the following:


 * a title page
 * character descriptions/ analysis (include at least 4)
 * maps of the various settings (Guilin, Wushi, Taiyuan, etc)
 * significant quotes and explanations (include at least 6)
 * images
 * summaries for each story (7-12 sentences)
 * blog posts (some of these you have already written)
 * In 2-3 paragraphs, describe a time that completely changed your life. Be sure to include specific examples.
 * In 2-3 paragraphs, describe a time when you were scarred (physically, mentally, or emotionally) as a child. If you cannot think of a time in your childhood you can write about a more recent event. You may also write about a time in which you broke an arm, leg, etc.). Explain the circumstances around the situation. Be as detailed as possible.