lesson topic: rules of the game- basic understanding
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Lesson Topic:
Rules of the Game- Basic
Understanding, Analysis and
Interpretation
Name of Teacher: Susan Strikovsky
Target Class: 10th Grade
Lesson Place in the Curriculum:
Lesson Seven המצגת נערכה ע"י סוזן סטריקובסקי
כל הזכויות שמורות לוויסקול לימודים מקוונים בע"מ
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
Conflict is the struggle between opposing forces.
There are different kinds of conflict:
➢ 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