Few studies have captured the complex relationships between mothers and daughters, such as Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club. Tenth graders read "Rules of the Game," which describes Waverly's youth in chess tournaments, and compare how she approaches chess strategy to her relationship with her mother.

Concepts

the joy luck club, amy tan, reading comprehension, central ideas, literary themes, literary elements, character development, textual evidence, annotation

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Prompt your class to write about their relationships with parents or caregivers or to journal about a skill or sport they learned as a child
• Model effective annotation on the whiteboard with a document camera

Classroom Considerations

• The unit only focuses on a few chapters from the book; assign the novel in its entirety to older or more advanced readers before starting the instruction

Pros

• Provides a model tracking worksheet with suggestions for notable quotes
• Comes with a full version of the unit, as well as the module and auxiliary reading materials

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.2 W.9-10.9.a L.9-10.4.a L.9-10.5.a