Two Kinds

Today we complete an Anticipation Guide for the short story "Two Kinds'" by Amy Tan.  We then had a class discussion about our answers.  We watched a short youtube video about the author.  You can find it at the website:  http://www.sanjuan.edu/webpages/rhaak/welcome.cfm?subpage=125929

This is a copy of the Anticipation Guide.  Answer the questions and give reasons why you chose the answer that you chose.


Anticipation Guide for “Two Kinds” and “The Third Level”
If you agree with a statement below put a YES next to that number. If
you disagree with the statement write NO next to that number. Write
a reason why you feel the way you do.


_____ 1. Life for our parents was simpler, more peaceful than life for
               us (teens) today.
_____ 2. Most people yearn to escape their everyday pressures.
_____ 3. Psychiatrists have fewer personal problems than most
               people.
_____ 4. Conflict between children and their parents is inevitable.
_____ 5. Daydreaming is a healthy way to avoid reality.
_____ 6. The world is becoming more dangerous / stressful with
               every decade.
_____ 7. Parents live vicariously through their children, expecting
               them to fulfill the dreams they didn’t achieve.
_____ 8. It is difficult to find your own identity at times.