The Joy Luck Club Activities & Classroom Projects

Fun Classroom Activities

The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help your students understand the text in amusing ways. Fun Classroom Activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and more that will allow your students to interact with each other, be creative, and ultimately grasp key concepts from the text by "doing" rather than simply studying.

1. Kweilin, China

Find old newspaper clippings about Kweilin, and its occupation by Japan. Share what you find with the class.

2. Chinese Food

Visit an Asian foods store and cook an exotic, authentic Chinese meal to share with the class. Take photos of the dishes.

3. Long Lost Siblings

Imagine you have found out that you have a sibling who is a year older than you, living in a far-off country. Write a letter to that sibling and explain...
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