1.  Please take out a piece of paper and title it “Character Change Activity.”  You will be completing a series of Descriptive Maps to show how the narrator (Jing-mei) changes.  Provide at least ONE direct quote, and ONE paraphrased quote for each section.  Example on following slide:

2. Describe the narrator (Jing-mei) at the beginning (exposition), middle (rising action), and end (falling action) of the story. Jing- Mei Beginning Middle End The character changes (middle)- rising action The character changes (end) - falling action Concrete detail (CD) Agree able “In the beginning, I was just as excited as my mother” (100). She begins to resent that her mom tries to change her. resent- ful “I had new thoughts filled with lots of wont’s. I won’t let her change me I promised myself” (101). (CD-direct quote) I vowed I would not let her alter me. This was my opinion permeated with many will not’s (100). (CD-paraphrase) acceptance “After I had the piano tuned, I opened the lid and touched the keys…it sounded richer than I remembered” (107). (CD direct quote) Jing- Mei

3.  Look at your completed descriptive maps.  Using your descriptive maps, use the information to complete a body paragraph on how Jing-Mei’s character changes.  See format on following slide:

4. 1)Topic Sentence: Jing-Mei’s character changes throughout the story excerpt “Two Kinds,” written by Amy Tan. 2)In the beginning, Jing Mei is agreeable and is “just as excited as [her] mother” (100). (concrete detail CD- quoted passage or paraphrase ) 3) This means… (commentary CM – what does sentence #2 mean ?) 4) It matters because… (commentary CM – how does sentence #2 matter? ) 5) In the middle, Jing-mei becomes resentful and she vowed that she would not let her alter her (101). … (concrete detail CD – quoted passage or paraphrase ). 6) This means … (commentary CM – what does sentence #5 mean ?) 7) It matters because… (commentary CM – how does sentence #5 matter? ) 8) In the end, Jing-mei is…… (concrete detail CD-quoted passage or paraphrase). 9) This means…. 10) It matters because….. 11) In conclusion,