Read “Feathers from a Thousand Li Away.”
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.6
Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.
Content Summary for Teachers
The Joy Luck Club
Jing-mei is invited to replace her mother in the Joy Luck Club, a group of women who are close friends and play mah jong together. The Joy Luck Club was started during the Japanese invasion of China. Suyung, Jing-mei’...
