
Joy Luck Club
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9th - 12th Grade
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Heather Edgcombe
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6 Slides • 7 Questions
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By Heather Edgcombe
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Background Information
The Joy Luck Club follows the lives of four Chinese women that fled China in the 1940's and their four Americanized daughters.
The book is written in a series of short stories that focus on either a mother or a daughter.
The book's focus is on the mother-daughter relationships in each of the families.
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Poll
Have you been, or will you ever be, a confused teenager?
No, I have never been confused
Yes, I get confused sometimes about my future
Yes, my parents confuse me the most
Yes, I am confused about everything all of the time
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Poll
Do you ever have conflict with your parents?
No, I always get along with my parents
Sometimes my parents and I don't agree on things
My parents and I disagree on lots of things
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Poll
Do you have dreams? Wishes? Desires?
No
Yes! I have lots of dreams
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Congratulations! You'll relate to the characters in The Joy Luck Club
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Let's learn about Amy Tan
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"I have a story in me"
Food Narrative Project
- The culminating project will involve you writing a short story about a memory surrounding food. In the story we want you to focus on using imagery
- There will also be an extra credit option to bring in the food you wrote about!
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Let's see how well you remember figurative language
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Multiple Choice
What is this an example of "He had lived there for a thousand years". (p. 83)?
Simile
Imagery
Hyperbole
Allusion
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Multiple Choice
What is this is an example of“The boat looked like a floating tree house” (190)?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Idiom
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Multiple Choice
What is this an example of "The chess board seemed to hold elaborate secrets"?
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
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Multiple Choice
What is this an example of “ a precious buncake, sweet witha good clean color” ( Joy 50)?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Imagery
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