In this lesson, you've read two ancient Chinese texts and one modern short story by a Chinese American writer. In what ways are these three texts related?
Click the Activity button to access the Connecting Texts worksheet. Use the notes you took in this lesson to help you relate Amy Tan's short story to the nonfiction texts The Analects of Confucius and The Art of War. When you have completed this worksheet, submit it to your teacher.
Here is the rubric that will be used to evaluate your work on this assignment:
| Points | Criteria | |
| Literary Selection 2 points |
1 | The first passage you selected from the short story has a clear connection to The Analects of Confucius and/or The Art of War. |
| 1 | The second passage you selected from the short story has a clear connection to The Analects of Confucius and/or The Art of War. | |
| Nonfiction Selection 2 points |
1 | Your first passage from the nonfiction text clearly relates to one of the passages you chose from "Rules of the Game." |
| 1 | Your second passage from the nonfiction text clearly relates to one of the passages you chose from "Rules of the Game." | |
| Connecting Passages 2 points |
2 | Your answer thoroughly explains the connections between the nonfiction text and the short story. |
