1. Cultural and Generational Clashes
Language, Gender, and Culture Unit

2. Connect
Have you ever experienced a misunderstanding or argument between generations or cultures? What was the basis of the misunderstanding? How was it resolved?

3. Video Clip: Joy Luck Club Dinner Scene
After watching the video clip
respond: The misunderstanding in this video seems to stem from ___. The mother expects Rich to ___, but instead he ___. The message we can learn from this is ___.

4. T-Chart: Chinese Values/American Values
Chinese Values and Ways of Behaving
American Values and Ways of Behaving

5. T-Chart: Chinese Values/American Values
Chinese Values and Ways of Behaving
American Values and Ways of Behaving
Obey your parents – especially your mother
Money/entitlement to scholarships/lawsuits, etc.
Hide your feelings and thoughts so you can take advantage of opportunities
Walk with pride/go anywhere you want
Know your worth but don’t flash it around
Be emotionally open/question authority
Don’t throw your blessings away
Make your own circumstances/don’t just accept what life gives you

6. Reflect & Connect
After reading & annotating “Double Face,” what are your reflections on cultural and generational clashes?
What personal connections can you make to this text?
What lessons can we learn about understanding one another?