Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: The Joy Luck Club: Examining Culture

Explore San Francisco's Chinatown in a lesson about the first few chapters of The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. Kids research Chinatown on the Internet and create a virtual tour of the neighborhood, including the foods, cultural events,...

Ninth graders read part three of The Joy Luck Club and examine the ways that the relationships between the mothers and daughters change as the daughters grow up, as well as the influence the mothers have on their adult daughters.

Ninth graders read part two of The Joy Luck Club and examine how the mothering style of the members of the Joy Luck Club affected their daughter's perception of mothers.

Students read part four of The Joy Luck Club and examine how sharing life experiences with those we love can help change perceptions. Students also read "I Ask My Mother to Sing" to examine a male perspective on identity for Asian...

React to part two, chapters three and four from The Joy Luck Club to examine parenting style of two characters.

Read part one, chapter four from The Joy Luck Club and examine how the author uses words and phrases to create Ying Ying's perspective.

We will read The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan and a series of related literary and informational texts to explore the question: How does a greater understanding of a person's life experiences change our perception of them? We will express...

Understand how learning about the past in The Joy Luck Club allows the mothers and daughters to alter their perceptions of one another. Choose one mother and daughter's experiences from part four of The Joy Luck Club to use to support...

Use the question, How does a greater understanding of a person's life experiences change our perception of them? to prepare to read the Joy Luck Club.

React to part four, chapter four from The Joy Luck Club to establish an initial understanding of the text, specifically what messages the two letters Auntie Lindo wrote Jing-Mei's sisters.