Comprehension
"In Two Kinds," in what ways does the mother pressure her daughter to change?
she pressures her daughter to become a child prodigy.
What is the best definition for lamented?
regret
How are the mother and her daughter similar and different?
How does the difference in their attitudes cause problems?
(similarity)The mother and daughter have strong will. (differences) The mother believes that with hard work anything is possible. The daughter believes that one must accept restrictions in life.
Jing believes she can never meet her mother's expectations, the mother believes Jing refuses to try.
From which point of view is "Two Kinds" written?
first person, from the daughter's point of view
What are the two things the mother tries to pressure the daughter into doing before piano?
How does the mother arrange for her daughter to take piano lessons?
The mother offers house cleaning services for piano lessons from Mr. Chong.
What does it mean "indignity"?
disrespected
There is no winner.
The mother does not win because her daughter did not become a child prodigy and the daughter does not win because she cannot be who she wants to be.
In "Two Kinds," which character trait do the daughter and mother share?
stubbornness, hard headed.
How would you describe the relationship between the mother and daughter? Find evidence to support your claim
Students will state claim with evidence
How does the daughter prepare for the talent show?
She does not practice enough for the talent show. She makes no effort because she know Mr. Chong is deaf and cannot her how well she is playing.
What does "reproach" mean?
disapprove/criticism
Should the mother have pushed her daughter as she did? Explain.
The mother pushed her daughter too hard. The mother's effort did not help her daughter. Jing believed she would never be good enough and stopped trying.
I won't let her change me, I promised myself. I won't be what I'm not. So now on nights when my mother presented her tests, I performed listlessly, my head propped on one arm. I pretended to be bored. And I was. What drives, or motivates , the narrator to act bored?
She decides that she will not be pushed into becoming a prodigy.
What is the mother's feeling towards America?
She feels hopeful and optimistic towards her opportunities in America
What happens when the narrator performs at the talent show?
What does " discordant" mean?
Lacking harmony
Which statement best sums up the theme, or message, of "Two Kinds"?
Accepting oneself can be more important than success.
In the years that followed, I failed her so many times, etc time asserting my own will, my right to fall short of expectations.
What perspective does this comment reveal about the narrator?
Failure became a way for her to express her independence.
What is one theme that occurs throughout this story?
Identity, Pressure
What happens to the piano at the end of the story?
The mother gives the daughter the old piano.
What does "squabbling" mean?
Then, using your knowledge of the prefix in, give the definition of inadequate.
fighting noisily over small matter
What can one generation learn from another? What have you learned about how people of different generations interact from reading this story?
The story shows how different generations can learn from the ways that each other acts and influence each other.
In "Two Kinds" the daughter's performance at the talent show is?
the first of many times she disappoints her mother
Who is Old Chong?
Old deaf man who teaches the daughter piano