1. Body Paragraph: Expectations (Both examples from same story) TS: June’s mother, Suyuan, has very high expectations, which makes June feel like a failure. CD 1: “of course you can be prodigy, too…you can be best anything” (141). CD 2: “the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations” (144).

2. Body Paragraph: Expectations (Both examples from same story) TS: June’s mother, Suyuan, has very high expectations, which makes June feel like a failure. Lead-in: For example, when June is only nine years old, her mother wants her to become a famous piano player. Suyuan tells June, CD 1: “of course you can be prodigy, too…you can be best anything” (141). CM: This makes June feel like her mom is trying to control her. June doesn’t want her mom to tell her what to do with her life, and she begins to rebel. Lead-in: She hates CD 2: “the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations” (144). CM: Her mom sets impossible goals for her, leading June to always feel like she disappoints her mother. She wants her mom to love her for who she is, not what she can accomplish. CS: The unrealistic dreams of Suyuan cause lifelong conflict and insecurity for her daughter June.

3. Body Paragraph: Expectations (Examples from different stories) TS: The mothers in the Joy Luck Club have very high expectations for their children, leading to feelings of inadequacy and resentment. CD 1: “of course you can be prodigy, too…you can be best anything” (141). CD 2: “Next time win more, lose less” (98).

4. Body Paragraph: Expectations (Examples from different stories) TS: The mothers in the Joy Luck Club have very high expectations for their children, leading to feelings of inadequacy and resentment. Lead in (who is talking to whom; when/where) CD 1: “of course you can be prodigy, too…you can be best anything” (141). Lead in (who is talking to whom; when/where) CD 2: “Next time win more, lose less” (98).

5. Body Paragraph: Expectations (Examples from different stories) TS: The mothers in the Joy Luck Club have very high expectations for their children, leading to feelings of inadequacy and resentment. Lead-in: For example, when June is only nine years old, her mother wants her to become a famous piano player. Suyuan tells June, CD 1: “of course you can be prodigy, too…you can be best anything” (141). CM: Transition to next CD & lead in: Suyuan’s friend Lindo also expects the best of her daughter, Waverly. Lead-in: Even after Waverly wins a chess tournament, Lindo criticizes her for losing too many pieces, and suggests, “Next time win more, lose less” (98). CM: CS: The unrealistic expectations of these mothers cause lifelong conflicts and insecurity for their daughters.

6. Body Paragraph: Expectations (Examples from different stories) TS: The mothers in the Joy Luck Club have very high expectations for their children, leading to feelings of inadequacy and resentment. Lead-in: For example, when June is only nine years old, her mother wants her to become a famous piano player. Suyuan tells June, CD 1: “of course you can be prodigy, too…you can be best anything” (141). CM: This makes June feel like her mom is trying to control her. June is satisfied with adequacy, but her mother expects her to become the consummate musician. Transition: Suyuan’s friend Lindo also expects the best of her daughter, Waverly. Lead-in: Even after Waverly wins a chess tournament, Lindo criticizes her for losing too many pieces, and suggests, “Next time win more, lose less” (98). CM: This suggestion ignites anger within Waverly, since she knows more about chess than her mother. Rather than praise Waverly for her talent, Lindo simply raises her demands, decreeing the chess strategy her daughter should use. CS: The unrealistic expectations of these mothers cause lifelong conflicts and insecurity for their daughters.

7. Body Paragraph: Communication TS: Communication between mother and daughter is… Lead – in The Chinese mothers experience CD 1: “unspeakable tragedies they had left behind in China and hopes they couldn’t begin to express in their fragile English” (6). CM: Speaking of their terrible experiences in China is too painful for the mothers, so… Lead – in (who/ whom/ where/ when) CD 2: CM: CS:

8. Body Paragraph: Independence vs. obedience/control TS: Lead – in CD 1: CM: Transition +Lead – in: While Waverly and her mother struggle for control in _____, in the chapter “Two Kinds,” June and her mother Suyuan have a constant conflict about _____ CD 2: CM: CS: The parent’s ______________________ and the child’s ___________________ is a universal conflict without a simple resolution

9. Body Paragraph: Bond/ love TS: Despite their difficulties communicating and their struggles for control, the mothers and daughters in The Joy Luck Club have a strong connection. Lead – in (who/ whom/ where/ when) CD 1: For a long time, I wanted to give you this necklace. See, I wore this on my skin, so when you put it on your skin, then you know my meaning. This is your life’s importance” (235). CM: Transition to next story: Like June and her mother, ___________ and ____________ have a strong and loving relationship. CDL: When An-Mei was a child, her mother committed suicide in order to give An-Mei more options in life. As she looks at her mother’s dead body and realizes what she has gained from her mother’s suicide, An-Mei CD: “…[tells] her with [her] heart: I can see the truth too. I am strong, too” ( 271). Other CD ideas on pages: 260-1, 271-2 CM: CS: The rich connections between the mothers and daughters in The Joy Luck Club prove that …