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RULES OF THE GAME By Amy Tan

Submitted to Irene Shenker

Subitted by ______________________________

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The following digital project will serve as an alternative assessment of the story “Rules of the game”

The targets of the project are:

  • Summarizing the plot
  • Checking basic understanding
  • Analysing characters
  • Implementation of HOTS
  • Enhancing creativity

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PART 1 Introduction

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PART 1 Introduction

  1. Study the biography of Amy Tan. Find a personal interview with the writer and focus on her complicated relationship with her mother. List THREE facts.

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PART 1 Introduction

2. Find information about Chinatowns around the world and San Francisco Chinatown.

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Answer:

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Suggestions / Amendments

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: Part 2 Basic understanding

LOTS QUESTIONS

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Part 2 Basic understanding

LOTS QUESTIONS

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1. Waverly is an American girl of the Chinese origin. Prove this by the examples from the text.

2. How does she learn to play chess?

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Part 2 Basic understanding

LOTS QUESTIONS

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3. The major topic of the story is generation and culture gap. Explain.

4. What is a mother-daughter conflict caused by?

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Part 2 Basic understanding

LOTS QUESTIONS

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5. Which episode of the story may be considered a turning point of the plot?

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Suggestions / Amendment

  1. How does Waverly’s mother try to influence her children’s lives? Choose one correct answer.
  2. She plays chess with them
  3. She cooks American food for them.
  4. She shares her Chinese values with them.
  5. She teaches them about American culture.

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5) What do Waverly and her mother argue about towards the end of the story?

  1. The fact that her mother doesn’t respect her success.
  2. The fact that her mother doesn’t want her to play chess any more.
  3. The fact that Waverly wants more advantages than her brothers.
  4. The fact that her mother wants to show her off.

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: PART 3. Analyses and interpretation.

HOTS QUESTIONS

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: PART3. Analysis and interpretation.

HOTS QUESTIONS

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1. Waverly is an American girl of the Chinese origin. Prove this by the examples from the text.

2. How does she learn to play chess?

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1. Explain how Waverly uses the" reverse psychology" and what she achieves by this?

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2. A chess game is a metaphor of life. Find similarities and differences between the two.

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PART3. Analysis and interpretation.

HOTS QUESTIONS

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3. Throughout the whole story Waverly uses Problem Solving Skills. Provide at least TWO examples.

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4. Why do you think Mrs. Jong was pushing her daughter so hard to succeed even though she was just a lilittle girl? Use the HOTS of Uncovering Motives to answer this question.

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PART3. Analysis and interpretation.

HOTS QUESTIONS

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5. Which episode of the story may be considered a turning point of the plot?

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5. What caused the terrible fight at the Sunday Market? You may use the HOTS of Distinguishing Different Perspectives or Identifying Cause and Effect.

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PART3. Analysis and interpretation.

HOTS QUESTIONS

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5. Which episode of the story may be considered a turning point of the plot?

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6. How do you understand the final scene of the story? Are you pleased with the ending of the story?

Why or why not?

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Suggestions / Amendment

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Why do you think the writer called the story" the rules of the game"?

Use the HOTS of inferring

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  1. How is the book of chess rules connected to the mother’s feelings about America? Give information from the story to support your answer.
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  3. How does playing chess change Waverly’s self-image? Give information from the story to support your answer.

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Part 4. Post reading activities.

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Part 4. Post reading activities.

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Answers:

1. Using the HOTS of Generating Possibilities provide a different ending to the story.

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Part 4. Post reading activities.

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2. Many years later Waverly writes a letter to her mother recalling her childhood experiences in San Francisco Chinatown

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Suggestions / Amendment

Both post reading activities require full knowledge of the story and creative skills in order to write a letter or come up with a different ending.

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  1. Ten years later, Waverly is sitting with her daughter talking about her childhood experiences,mentioning her passion for chess. Use the HOTS OF distinguishing different Perspectives to relate to Waverly’s attitude towards her mother.