Lesson Topic Rules of the Game Basic Understanding

Lesson Topic: Rules of the Game- Basic Understanding, Analysis and Interpretation Name of Teacher: Susan Strikovsky Target Class: 10 th Grade Lesson Place in the Curriculum: Lesson Seven

Table of Contents • • Pre-Reading Basic Understanding Analysis and Interpretation Metaphor in Action Conflict The Ending of the Story Conclusion

What game is this? Have you ever played it? What skills do you need to be successful at it?

Pre- Reading What are some of the differences in values and ideals that you have from your parents? Do you ever argue about these differences?

Basic Understanding “Rules of the Game, ” is from Tan’s debut book of connected stories, “The Joy Luck Club. ” The story is about Waverly Jong, the daughter of Chinese immigrants, as she ascends to the highest levels of competitive Chess by the age of nine.

Analysis and Interpretation Metaphor - a type of comparison in which one thing is described as if it were something else The game of Chess is used as a Metaphor for life. "Rules of the Game" refers not only to the rules of Chess, but also to the rules of life.

Metaphor in Action When Waverly is six years old, her mother teaches her an important rule of life: "the art of invisible strength". By this she means remaining silent, hiding her desires in order to get what she wants. This helps Waverly get what she wants from her mother and to succeed in Chess.

Conflict is the struggle between opposing forces. There are different kinds of conflict: Ø Ø between two people between a person and society between a person and his or her inner feelings between a person and nature

Conflict What types of conflict can you see in Rules of the Game?

The Ending of the Story The story ends on a cliff-hanger with Waverly Jong pondering what her next move will be. Will she continue to pursue an American system of values despite its costs, or will she decide the cost is too high and return to her family and its Chinese values?

The Ending of the Story Amy Tan does not end with a definitive ending. Her story does not tell us how to resolve such a complicated dilemma, only to show what it is like to be trapped within it.

Today’s Lesson was about Rules of the Game- Basic Understanding, Analysis and Interpretation Next Lesson will be about Rules of the Game- Bridging Text, Context and Theme