FILM & LITERATURE THE JOY LUCK CLUB.

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FILM & LITERATURE THE JOY LUCK CLUB

Children tend to reflect their parents in some way – good, bad, neutral. Discuss the way someone you know is a reflection her/his parent(s). *may use a fake name TODAY’S JOURNAL (6 Nov)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: AMY TAN Born in California (1952) Both parents emigrated to USA from China Mom was Daisy, who abandoned 3 daughters in Shanghai at the time of the Communist takeover Her work explores the Chinese-American experience & mother/daughter relationships ABOUT THE AUTHOR: AMY TAN

A parable is a story that gives a lesson of some kind – moral/spiritual Read aloud the parable that begins “Feathers from a Thousand Miles (Li) Away” OPENING CLIP

In your group, share the notes you took for the 1st part of The Joy Luck Club (“Feathers from a Thousand Miles Away”) Listen to others’ contributions & feel free to add ideas of your own Add this question to your discussion: How does the parable at the beginning of the chapter shed light on the stories that follow? LITERATURE CIRCLE

FAMILY TIES: CHARACTER CURATING The Joy Luck Club is a story of families in general, moms & daughters in particular With a partner, create a character chart a couple of details about each (relationships to others, traits/events in their lives Put this list in your journal (add date) and update it as you read the novel FAMILY TIES: CHARACTER CURATING

Watch the clips from The Joy Luck Club dramatizing Suyuan Woo’s & Lindo Jong’s stories After watching, discuss the following with a partner: How does watching the dramatization change your impression of the stories told? CLIPS

WRAP-UP Select a Lit Circle role from the following: Summarizer Discussion Director Word Master Connector Culture collector Read sections “The 26 Malignant Gates” & “American Translation” in The Joy Luck Club Journal according to your Lit Circle role (and add to Character Curation) Next journal collection: Tues. 13 Nov