Lesson 1 (from Prologue-Chapter 6)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine the conflicts between the girls in the troupe, and what is revealed about rivalry. The girls in the troupe are very competitive. This causes conflicts and rivalry.
Lesson
Class Discussion: How is Mei treated when she first attends a dance practice? Who especially picks on her? How do the conflicts and agitations increase the longer Mei is in Beijing? How does Mei fight back and try to get revenge on Midnight Change? How does Busy Shan help her? How does Midnight Change harass Dolly Yu? How do Mei and the other girls join in? How are the girls rivals? What do they all want? How does rivalry cause the girls to be in conflict with one another?
Activity: Divide the students into small groups. Have each group analyze the impact of Hua's choices in revealing the conflict between...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(e), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(e), 11-12.7
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