Lesson 2.3 " Two Kinds"
Specific Expectations:
- Use appropriately a wide variety of pronunciation, stress, rhythm, and intonation patterns of spoken English to communicate meaning accurately
- Analyze texts in a range of genres, including essays, short stories, novels, poems, and drama, to identify elements and explain their effect on the reader
Learning Goal(s): In this lesson, you will:
- Read the story "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan
- Answer questions about the conflict in the story
- Create a plot diagram for the story
- Reflect on your own experiences with family conflict
- Use new vocabulary in original sentences.
Things to think about before you read:
- Do parents always know what’s right for their children? Do they ever make mistakes?
- What happens when kids don’t live up to their parents’ expectations?
- What does it mean to be an underachiever? Why does someone become an underachiever?
- What can parents and children do to have a good relationship?
- Do parents ever make their children do things so that they look good?
Vocabulary- Two Kinds
Homework Alert!
Go back to lesson 2.1 and read the assignment Writing a Short Story.
Start making a plan for your ORIGINAL Story.
Write your ideas for characters, setting, and conflict.
This is just a plan. Don't write the full story .
Students to complete this after you've finished all activities/tasks in today's lesson.