Joy Luck Club Cultural Background
Bev Brenneise
Introduction
Standards 
Objectives
Activities
Assessment 
Resources
  Resources                                     

Web Resources & Supplementary Materials

Introductory Activity: Making A Freehand Map

1.  http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/china.html#country.html
     (A collection of maps about China)

2.  http://www.reliefweb.int/mapc/asi_chn/cnt/china_mg.html  (More maps of
     China)

Enabling Activities: Writing A News Story

1. http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/5views/5views3.htm  (Information
    about early Chinese immigrants to California)

2. http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/locke/locke.htm  (Information
    about the town of Locke, California)

3. http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/locke/losetting.htm  (Informa-
    tion about the town of Locke, California)

4. http://www.locketown.com  (Web page for the town of Locke, California)

5. http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/5views/5views3h.htm  (Information
    about early Chinese immigrants to California)

6. http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/5views/5views3g.htm  (Information
    about early Chinese immigrants to California)

7. http://www.fatsrestaurants.com/calfats/index.html  (Information about a well known
    Chinese restaurant in the Sacramento area)
 

Culminating Activity: Writing An Expository Essay

1. http://www.ucalgary.ca/~jhkeong/alpha_ww2_wu.html  (An outline history of China and the
    Pacific war and Japanese atrocities in China)

2. http://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~dyue/wiihist/njmassac/purge.htm  (An article which lists
    information about atrocities in Nanjing during World War II)

3. http://www.centurychina.com/wiihist/reference/index.html
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Bev Brenneise
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bbrenneise@rjuhsd.k12.ca.us
Last Revised: 05/06/2001