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Teaching
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Writing Speaking
Reading Listening
Includes summaries and
School-to-Home activities in
Spanish
Vietnamese
Tagalog
Cantonese
Hmong
Haitian-Creole
Note to the Teacher
There are ten Active Reading Graphic Organizers, on the pages preceding the Answer
Key, that students will need in order to complete some of the exercises in this book. The
text suggests that students ask teachers for a copy of the graphic organizer. Teachers
may want to keep a supply of copies on hand for student use.
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Unit Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The Big Question Foldable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
The Big Question School-to-Home Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The Big Question School-to-Home Connection: Spanish. . . . . . . 6
The Big Question School-to-Home Connection: Vietnamese . . . . 7
The Big Question School-to-Home Connection: Tagalog . . . . . . . 8
The Big Question School-to-Home Connection: Cantonese . . . . . 9
The Big Question School-to-Home Connection: Haitian Creole . . . 10
The Big Question School-to-Home Connection: Hmong . . . . . . . 11
Unit Challenge Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1215
Academic Vocabulary Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1617
ACT I V I T Y
Directions Answer the questions below. Continue the activity on the following page.
1. Who is someone that you admire and why?
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5. Pretend it is fifty years from now, and you are working on your
autobiography. Using your answers from the previous page, use
the space below to write an excerpt from your autobiography. Make
sure you discuss what you have achieved in your life, and what
experiences and people have helped you become who you are.
Step 1 Stack three or four sheets of paper Step 3 Follow steps 1 and 2 again to make
with their top edges about a half- a second set of tabbed pages.
inch apart. These top edges will be Then place the two sets of tabbed
tabs, so be sure to keep them pages back-to-back and staple
straight. them together at the bottom.
Step 2 Fold up the bottom edges of the Step 4 On the top page of one side of the
papers to form six or seven tabs. tabbed pages, write the unit
Align the edges so that all of the number and the Big Question.
layers or tabs are the same Then, working your way up, label
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distance apart. Crease the bottom the tabs in order with the titles of
tightly. the reading selections in the unit.
Use both tabbed sides.
Step 5 Below each title, write
My Purpose for Reading.
A third of the way down from that,
write the label The Big Question.
ACT I V I T Y: Interview
Directions Use the following questions to interview a family member about the Big Question.
Write his or her responses on a separate sheet of paper.
1. As a young person, what kind of person did you want to grow up
to be?
2. What obstacles did you face?
3. What strengths or resources did you use to face these obstacles?
4. Did you reach your goal? Why or why not?
5. What would you do differently if you could go back in time?
Discuss with a family member the goals that he or she has for the
future. For each goal, list one or more obstacles that may present a
challenge. Then list personal strengths and resources that will help
your family member reach his or her goals. Record the ideas in a
chart on a separate sheet of paper. Make sure your chart has three
columns, labeled Goals, Obstacles, and Strengths and
Resources.
La pregunta importante
Enlace entre la escuela y la casa
La Unidad 5 se concentra en la Pregunta importante: Cmo puedes
llegar a ser lo que t quieres? En esta unidad aprenders cmo la
gente usa sus puntos fuertes y recursos para alcanzar sus metas.
Antes de preparar tu respuesta a la Pregunta importante, averigua
qu piensan tus padres u otros adultos. Escoge una de las siguientes
actividades para hacer en la casa.
nh sau Cac Muc Tieu, Cac Tr Ngai va Cac iem Manh va Nguon
Tr Giup
H OA T O N G : V i e t D i e n Va n
Gia s ngi than em va noi chuyen phai oc mot bai dien thuyet. Hay s
dung nhng g em va thu c trong cuoc thao luan e tao mot dan y cho
bai dien thuyet cua ngi o. Sau o, viet bai dien thuyet hoan chnh vao
mot t giay rieng.
GAWAIN : Interbyu:
Ang Gagawin Gamitin ang mga sumusunod na katanungin upang interbyuhin ang
isang kapamilya tungkol sa Mahalagang Tanong. Isulat ang kanyang mga sagot sa
isang hiwalay na papel.
1. Noong bata ka, anong klaseng tao ang gusto mong maging paglaki mo?
2. Anong mga sagabal ang hinarap mo?
3. Anong mga lakas at mga mapagkukunan ng tulong ang ginamit mo
upang harapin ang mga sagabal na ito?
4. Nakamit mo ba ang iyong layunin? Bakit o bakit hindi?
5. Ano ang gagawin mong naiiba kung makakabalik ka sa panahon?
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AKT I VI T E : Antrevi
Enstwiksyon Svi ak kesyon sa yo pou w entvyouve yon moun nan fanmi w sou Gwo Kesyon
an. Ekri repons yo sou yon fy papye apa.
1. L w te jenn, ki kalite moun ou te vle ye l w vin gran?
2. Ki obstak ou te rankontre?
3. Ki fs ak ki resous ou te svi pou w f fas ak obstak sa yo?
4. ske w te atenn objektif ou? Pou kisa ou te atenn yo oubyen ou pa
te atenn yo?
5. Kisa ou ta f yon lt jan si w te ka tounen nan pase a?
kom nej lub rooj kos muaj peb kem ntsug, tis npe Homphiaj, Teebmeem,
thiab Zog thiab Puavpheej.
DEJN UM: Sau zaj Lus Hais
Piv xam tias tus neeg hauv koj tsev uas koj tau tham nrog yuavtsum muab
ib zaj lus tseemceeb. Siv tej yam uas koj tau nrog nws tham lawd los teev cov
nqe loj uas xav siv rau zaj lus hais. Ces muab zaj lus yuav hais ntawd los sau
kom zoo kawg rau ib daim ntawv dawb.
Challenge Planner
The Unit 5 Challenge provides an opportunity to explore further the
units three Big Ideas: Positive Actions, Courage and Confidence, and
People Who Lend a Hand.
From the topics listed in Section A, choose one that interests you.
Once you have chosen a topic, choose a project in Section B that will
help you present your ideas on the topic. Any of the five topics can
work with any of the five project types. Projects may be done alone,
with a partner, or with a small group. Follow the steps in Section C to
plan and complete your challenge project.
Source documentation
A. required for all research C. none
B. required for quotations D. other
2. Choose your topic from Section A.
Topic
3. Choose your project from Section B.
Project
4. Decide whether you will be working alone or with others.
alone partner group
5. If you will be working with others, meet with all the participants to
decide on the authors and selections that you will focus on.
Selections
Section C, cont.
7. If you will be working with others, agree on each persons
responsibility before your next meeting on:
Name Responsibilities
ACT I VI T Y
Use the boldface vocabulary words in your answers to these questions.
ACT I V I T Y
Directions Using a base word and either a prefix or a suffix, write a new word in the blank
that matches the definition.
1. not fair
3. claim again
4. full of adventure
5. below zero
6. like a fool
7. not legal
Bai th nay cua Emily Dickinson noi ve s du dang va long tot. Bai th
nhan manh tam quan trong cua viec giup nhng sinh vat song khac.
Giup xoa du vet thng va noi kho au cua ngi khac la ieu khien
cuoc song ang gia.
Nhan vat trong bai th bc tng bc nho, di chuyen t tam van nay
sang tam van khac mot cach rat cham rai va than trong. Co cam thay
rang cuoc song giong nh co gang bc t mot tam van troi tren mat
bien sang mot tam van khac ma khong b nga xuong chet uoi. Co co
the cam nhan c moi th xung quanh mnh, nh bau tri tren cao. T
trai nghiem cua mnh, co biet c rang moi sinh vat song roi cung
chet. Co biet rang moi bc i cua mnh co the la bc i cuoi cung
trong i, va v the co di chuyen that cham rai va than trong. Co biet
mnh ang ng trc nguy c mat i tat ca nhng g ang co va co
khong muon mac sai pham. Bai th mieu ta tnh bap benh cua cuoc
song cung nh cam giac mat on nh va noi s hai ma moi ngi cam
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EMILY DICKINSON
Emily Dickinson
EMILY DICKINSON
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Emily Dickinson zaj pajhuam nov hais txog kev ua siab zoo thiab siab
dawb. Nws teev txog qhov tseemceeb ntawm pab lwm hom tsiaj muaj sia.
Pab kom lwm tus txhob mob thiab txom nyem yog qhov ua rau yus muaj
nuj nqi tau.
Hauv zaj pajhuam nov tus hais zaj lus ua tej menyuam ruam, majmam ceev
faj los tsuj ib daim txiag rau lwm daim. Nws xav tias lub neej zoo li rhais
ruam ntawm ib daim txiag rau lwm daim ntab saum dej hiavtxwv tsis pub
poob thiab raus dej. Nws paub txhua yam ncig nws, xws li lub ntuj saum
nws tob hau. Nws paub los ntawm kev ntsibtsum tias txhua yam muaj sia
hauv ntiaj teb txawj tuag. Nws paub tias txhua kauj ruam nws tshem ua tau
kauj ruam kawg, li ntawd nws thiaj majmam rhais qeeb thiab ceevfaj. Nws
paub tias nws swb tau txhua yam nws muaj thiab tsis xav yuam kev li. Zaj
nkauj teev kev hloov hauv lub neej thiab kev txawv txav nrog kev ntshai
uas tibneeg muaj vim txhua yam pheej xaus rau kev tuag.
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ACT I VI T Y
Directions In the first column below, write examples of assonance from the two poems. In the
second column, write examples of consonance. One example is done for you.
Assonance Consonance
one fainting Robin So slow and cautiously
ACT I V I T Y
Directions Write in the blank the subject of each sentence.
Mot ngi phu n ngi My goc Hoa nhn lai thi th au va thi v thanh
nien cua mnh Los Angeles. Khi con la mot a tre, co rat thanh cong
trong man trnh dien va hat va mua vi ch cua mnh. Ho a bieu dien
nhieu a iem khac nhau, bao gom Las Vegas. Cha me cua co, ac
biet la me, rat ung ho hai ch em. Ngi thuat truyen luon trong nho hn
so vi tuoi cua mnh, do o khan gia thay co rat ang yeu. Tuy nhien,
co bat au ln rat nhanh khi mi lam tuoi. Chnh v the, khong ai muon
thue co trnh dien na. Me cua co khong the chap nhan c thc te
nay. Tuy nhien, ngi thuat truyen khong co van e g trong viec i
tiep v co a tm c mot niem am me mikhao co hoc. Co bat
au tham gia vao cuoc khai quat khao co tai Mo Hac n La Brea tai Los
Angeles. Co cat ngang mach ke ve thi th au cua mnh vi nhng
thong tin thu v ma co a hoc c tai Mo Hac n. Niem am me vi
khao co hoc cho thay ngi thuat truyen a trng thanh va tiep tuc
phat trien trong cuoc i mnh.
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(p. 608)
CHERYLENE LEE
La Brea Tar Pits
Tar Pits
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Ib tus pojniam Suav-Amelika ntsia rov qab rau nws lub neej thaum hluas
thiab yau nyob Los Angeles. Thaum ntawd, nws tau yeej txog kev hu nkauj
thiab seev cev nrog nws tus niam laus. Nkawd tau mus rau ntau qhov chaw
yeebyam, nrog rau Las Vegas. Nws niam thiab txiv, tiag mas nws niam,
txhawb nkawd heev. Tus hais zaj lus ib txwm me rau nws lub hnub nyoog,
ces cov neeg tuaj pom tias nws ntxim hlub. Li ntawd los, nws hlob sai
txog kaum tsib xyoos. Vim li ntawd, nws tsis tau dejnum zoo saum kev seev
cev lawm. Nws niam lees tsis tau lub tswvyim tiag nov. Tabsis, tus hais zaj
lus tsis muaj teebmeem txog tias nws lub neej yuav rhais mus ntxiv, vim
nws nrhiav tau ib hom txuj rub siab tshiab rau nws lawm--khawb av
puavpheej. Nws pib kev khawb av puavpheej nyob La Brea Tar Pit nram
Los Angeles. Qhov haujlwm cheem nws kev hu nkauj thiab seev cev nrog
ntau hom xov rub siab uas nws tau kawm nyob nram Tar Pit. Nws hom kev
khawb av puavpheej qhia tau tias nws tau loj hlob thiab rhais mus rau nws
lub neej.
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ACT I VI T Y
Directions In each box on the left, write an event or detail from the narrators life. In each box
on the right, explain what about the La Brea Tar Pits compares to the corresponding event or
detail. One example is done for you.
The narrators small size helps her Many of the bones in the pits are
get a lot of jobs when she is young. unconnected because the animals
were young and not fully formed.
ACT I V I T Y
Directions In the first column below, write details about the narrator. In the second column,
explain what conclusions you can draw about the narrator based on the details in the first
column. One row is done as an example.
Details Conclusions
I suppose a lot of my getting into The narrator was never completely sure
show business in the first place was a why she was an actress.
matter of luckbeing in the right place
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3. 4.
ACT I V E R E A D I N G G R A P H IC O R G A NIZER
Ask your teacher for a Two-Column Table Graphic Organizer. Use it
to list details and conclusions that you can draw about the narrator.
Vocabulary
excavated adj. uncovered or removed by digging; unearthed
immobilized v. made unable to move; fixed in place
painstaking adj. requiring close, careful labor or attention
predators n. animals that kill other animals for food
deception n. that which fools or misleads
1. painstakingeasy
2. motionlessimmobilized
3. predatorhunter
4. excavatedhidden
5. deceptionlying
ACT I V I T Y
Directions Analyze the underlined words, using whatever clues they contain to help you. Then
match each word to its meaning on the right.
ACT I VI T Y
Directions Write in the blank the verb in parentheses that best completes each sentence.
4. Some parts of the selection are set in italic type. What are these
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parts about?
ACT I V I T Y
Directions Use the chart to respond to the following items.
1. What would cause an athlete to accuse a journalist of slander?
The future King, Arthur, is born to Queen Igerna, who dies shortly
thereafter. Merlin, the court magician, fears for the safety of young
Arthur. He persuades King Uther to let his son be raised by foster
parents who have another son, Kay. Traitors poison King Uther. The
selfish Kay is jealous because Arthur grows up handsome, kind, and
popular. Merlin arranges a test in which whoever can pull a special
sword out of a stone is the King of England. Arthur travels with Kay
to the city for a tournament. Having forgotten to bring Kays sword,
Arthur takes a pull at the sword in the stone. He pulls it out, but there
are no witnesses. Kay tries to say he pulled the sword out, but Merlin
tells Kay to try it again. Kay, of course, cannot free the sword from the
stone. Arthur tries again, and once more the sword comes free.
El joven Arturo
La reina Igraine da a luz al futuro rey Arturo, y muere poco despus.
(p. 626)
ROBERT D. SAN SOUCI
Igerna
MerlinUther
Kay
Uther
Kay Merlin
Kay
Kay
Kay Merlin
Kay
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Fiti Wa a, Arthur, gen pou manman Larn Igerna, ki mouri yon ti moman
apre nesans li. Merlin, majisyen kou a, p pou sekirite jn Arthur. Li
konvenk Wa Uther pou li kite paran daky ki gen yon lt pitit gason, Kay,
leve pitit li a. Trt anpwazonnen Wa Uther. Kay, ki egoyis, jalou poutt
Arthur grandi pou vin bl gason, bon moun, ak popil. Merlin ranje yon ts
kote nenpt ki moun ki kapab rale yon epe espesyal sti nan yon wch, se
Wa Anglet. Arthur vwayaje ak Kay pou al lavil nan yon tounwa. Km li
bliye pote epe Kay, Arthur rale epe ki nan wch la. Li rale li sti, men pa
gen temwen. Kay eseye di se li menm ki rale epe a sti, men Merlin di Kay
eseye ank. Kidonk Kay pa kapab retire epe a nan wch la. Arthur eseye
ank, epi yon fwa ank epe a sti.
Tus Huabtais Arthur, yug los ntawm poj Huabtais Igerna, uas tuag tsis ntev
tom qab. Merlin, tus kws yees siv, ntshai kev cobphum ntawm Arthur tus
hluas. Nws hais tau Huabtais Uther tso Arthur rau ib yim neeg uas muaj ib
tug tub, Kay, pab tu. Neeg phem muab Huabtais Uther lom tuag. Tus hluas
Kay hlob los chim thiab ntxub vim Arthur zoo nraug, siab zoo, thiab nto
npe. Merlin tsim ib zaj kev twv tias leej twg rho tau rab ntaj tawm ntawm ib
lub pobzeb yuav tau ua Huabtais nyob Aakiv. Arthur nrog Kay tuaj mus
rau lub nroog sib twv. Tsis nco qab nqa Kay rab ntaj, Arthur sim rho rab ntaj
tawm ntawm lub pobzeb. Nws rho tau rab ntaj tawm tabsis tsis muaj pov
thawj. Kay hais tias nws rho rab ntaj tawm, tabsis Merlin hais kom rov rho
dua. Kay, zaum nov, rho tsis tau rab ntaj tawm ntawm lub pob zeb. Arthur
sim dua, thiab nws rov rho tau rab ntaj tawm.
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ACT I VI T Y
Directions Courage and Honor are written in the top box below. In the other three boxes,
write events, quotations, or details from the story that show why Arthur represents courage
and honor.
2.
ACT I V I T Y
Directions In the first column below, write a quotation from the story that refers to a
character. In the second column, write something that you already know that helps you to
understand the quotation. In the third column, write a generalization you can make about the
character. The first row is done as an example.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
ACT I V E R E A D I N G G R A P H IC O R G A NIZER
Continue to make generalizations about characters as you read. Record your
findings in a Three Column Table Graphic Organizer. (Ask your teacher for a copy.)
ACT I VI T Y
Directions Use context clues to determine the meaning of each underlined word. Write down
this meaning. Then use a dictionary to write at least one additional meaning for the word.
1. The crime was a grievous offense. The punishment would have to
be serious.
An indefinite pronoun does not refer to a specific person, place, or thing. Many
indefinite pronouns take a singular verb:
another, anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything,
much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, something.
Everybody wants to sign the petition. (singular)
Some indefinite pronouns take a plural verb:
both few many others several
Many of the students arrive early. (plural)
Other indefinite pronouns may take a singular or plural verb, depending on what
follows them:
all any most none some
All of the parents agree with Mr. Jacksons opinion. (plural)
Not all of the work is lost. (singular)
ACT I V I T Y
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Directions Fill in the blank with the verb in parentheses that best completes each sentence.
5. How does Merlin prove that Kay is not the rightful king?
This selection explains how different life was in England in the year
1290 than it is today. To us today, England would seem foreign even
to people who have been to England or live there now. In 1290,
English citizens did not think about getting ahead in life, furthering
their education, or earning lots of money. Instead, people had their
place in a particular class of society. Land was divided up by the king.
Some people owned large homes. Most English citizens, however,
lived in cottages that were located in villages. One of the biggest
differences between then and now is that people thought very
differently about time. Time was measured by sunrise and sunset, not
by clocks, which didnt even exist yet. There were also no modern
medical treatments, no electricity, and no limits on the power of the
Church.
Inglaterra medieval
oan trch nay giai thch ve i song cua nam 1290 khac vi thi nay
nc Anh nh the nao. oi vi chung ta hom nay, nc Anh xa
dng nh xa la vi ngay ca nhng ngi a tng en hoac ang song
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vn len e co mot cuoc song tot ep hn, hoc hanh e tien than, hoac
lam ra that nhieu tien. Thay v vay, ngi ta an phan vi mot giai cap xa
hoi nh san. at ai th c phan chia bi nha vua. Mot so ngi co
nha cao ca rong, nhng ai a so ngi dan Anh th song trong cac
can nha nho lang mac. Mot trong cac khac biet ln nhat cua xa va
nay la t duy ve thi gian rat khac nhau. Trc kia thi gian c tnh
theo mat tri lan va mat tri moc, ch khong phai bang gi v cha co
ong ho. Viec cha tr bang phng phap y te hien ai cung cha co,
khong co ien, va quyen lc cua Giao Hoi Thien Chua Giao th vo han.
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KAREN CUSHMAN
1290
1290
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Ekstr sa a eksplike kouman lavi a te diferan nan Anglet nan ane 1290
pase jan li ye jodi a. Pou nou menm jodi a, Anglet ta sanble etranje menm
pou moun ki ale nan Anglet oswa k ap viv ladan kounye a. An 1290,
sitwayen angl yo pa t panse sou fason pou yo f pwogr nan lavi yo, pou
ogmante edikasyon yo, oswa pou yo touche anpil lajan. Olye sa, moun yo te
genyen plas yo nan yon klas patikilye sosyete a. Wa a se f pataj lat. Kk
moun te posede gwo kay. Men, pif sitwayen angl yo t ap viv nan ti kay ki
te bati nan vilaj yo. Youn nan pi gwo diferans ki te genyen ant epk sa a ak
kounye a ske moun yo te panse tr diferan sou tan an. Yo te mezire tan an
dapre leve ak kouche soly la, pa avk lj, ki potko egziste nan epk la. Pa
t genyen tretman medikal modn, ni kouran elektrik, epitou pa t genyen
limit sou pouvwa Legliz.
Zaj lus xaiv nov qhia tias lub neej nyob tebchaws Aakiv xyoo 1290 txawv
niaj hnub nov li cas. Rau peb niaj hnub nov, Aakiv teb kuj tseem txawv
heev rau cov neeg uas tau nyob lossis tseem nyob hauv Aakiv tam sim nov.
Xyoo 1290, cov pejxeem Aakiv tsis tau xav ua lub neej ntej, kawm ntawv
ntxiv, lossis tau nyiaj ntau ntau. Dua ntawd lawv nyob raws caj ces hauv tej
nroog. Lawv daim av raug faib los ntawm huabtais. Tej cov neeg muaj tsev
loj nyob. Coob tus neeg Aakiv, li ntawd, nyob hauv tej cov menyuam tsev
hauv zos. Ib qhov sib txawv loj tshaj rau thaud thiab niaj hnub nov yog
sijhawm. Sijhawm muab los ntawm lub hnub tawm thiab hnub poob, es tsis
yog lub moo, uas tseem tsis tau muaj. Tsis muaj kev kho mob tshiab, hluav
taws xob, thiab ciam thaiv lub zog nyob tom tsev teev hawm.
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ACT I VI T Y
Directions In the first column below, list details from Medieval England that tell you
important facts about how people lived and thought at the time. In the second column, suggest
some reasons that these facts are important to keep in mind when reading or learning about
Medieval England. One row is done as an example.
Details Importance
Land was usually owned by someone People were not as free to make their
rich or powerful. own decisions about money.
ACT I VE RE A D I N G G R A P H I C OR G A NIZER
Continue to list details and facts about the time period, and think of
reasons why it is important to pay attention to these things. Use a
Two-Column Table Graphic Organizer. (Ask your teacher for a copy.)
de La autobiografa de Malcolm X
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Malcolm X ke lai anh a hoc oc va viet nh the nao khi con trong tu.
Malcolm X a hoc cach noi tieng long ngoai ng pho. Tuy nhien,
trong tu, anh quan sat thay mot ngi tu khac, co ten la Bimbi, noi rat
hay va luon lam chu c moi cuoc oi thoai ma anh ta gop mat.
Malcolm X nhan ra rang anh se khong bao gi co kha nang noi tot nh
Bimbi tr phi anh at c tien bo ln trong ky nang oc va viet. Anh
bat au co gang bang cach chep lai tng t cua mot cuon t ien vao
het tap giay nay en tap giay khac. Viec lam nay khien ky nang oc
cua anh tot hn nhieu. Anh a co the thc s hieu moi th trong nhng
cuon sach ma anh oc. Anh tr nen thch oc en noi ma cam thay bc
mnh khi en nha tu b tat vao luc 10 gi moi em. e tiep tuc oc
sau o, Malcolm X thng ngoi tren san cua phong giam gan ca ra
vao, ni anh sang t hanh lang co the hat c ti cho anh.
(p. 640)
Malcolm!Y! MALCOLM X
Malcolm X Malcolm X
Bimbi
Malcolm X
Bimbi
Malcolm X
10:00
Malcolm X
Malcolm X piav tias nws xyaum nyeem thiab sau ntawv thaum nws nyob
tom nkuaj kaw neeg. Malcolm X kawm hais lus pajpaws tom tej kev yav tas
los. Hauv nkuaj kaw neeg, nws pom tias ib tug neeg raug txim, Bimbi, txawj
hais lus heev thiab ua tus coj ntawm txhua hom lus nws hais. Malcolm X
pom tias nws yuav hais tsis tau zoo npau li Bimbi yog tias tsis xyaum
nyeem thiab sau tiag tiag. Nws xub pib los sau txhua zaj lus hauv phau
ntawv dictionary rau ib tshooj ntawv. Sau li nov, ua rau nws nyeem ntawv
tau zoo zujzus. Qhov nov ua rau Malcolm X pib totaub txhua yam nws
nyeem hauv cov phau ntawv. Nws pib nyiam nyeem ntawv heev thiab chim
tias cov teeb hauv nkuaj tua thaum 10:00 p.m. txhua hmo. Yog yuav nyeem
ntawv ntxiv, Malcolm X tau zaum hauv av ze ntawm lub qhov rooj uas
muaj tej seem teeb ci tuaj tom plawv kev tuaj.
ACT I V I T Y
Directions As you read the selection, look for clues that tell you the authors purpose. The first
row gives an example of a detail that tells you that one of the authors purposes is to entertain.
Fill in the chart below with more examples.
When you question, you ask about what you are reading. Your
questions may focus on events and characters, or they may ask about
what you dont understand. They can also be questions about the
importance of what youre reading.
ACT I VI T Y
Directions After reading the first paragraph of the selection, write any questions you have
in the first column. Then, after rereading the paragraph, write down the answers in the second
column. Repeat for the next two paragraphs of the selection.
Questions Answers
1. 2.
5. 6.
ACT I VE RE A D I N G G R A P H I C OR G A NIZER
Continue asking questions as you read the selection. Ask your teacher
for a copy of the Two-Column Table Graphic Organizer.
Vocabulary
circulation n. the sharing of printed materials, such as books and newspapers,
among readers
emphasis n. special weight or importance
rehabilitation n. the act of restoring to a useful life or to good health
maximum n. greatest possible amount or number
.
4. As the teacher reviewed the semester, he put an
on the topics that would be on the final exam.
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ACT I VI T Y
Directions Analyze the underlined words, using whatever clues they contain to help you. Then
match each word to its meaning on the right.
all ready, already All ready means completely prepared. Already means before or
by this time.
I am all ready for the exam. They had already eaten.
A lot A lot means very much. It is always two words. Because its meaning is
vague, it is more acceptable to use many or much or to give a specific amount.
Our library has a lot of books. (vague)
Our library has more than five thousand books. (clear)
ACT I V I T Y
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Directions Underline the word or words in parentheses that best complete each sentence.
2. How did Malcolm teach himself new words at the Norfolk Prison
Colony?
3. What did Malcolm spend most of his free time in prison doing?
Starting over after an ended marriage, with few prospects and almost
no resources, Mrs. Annie Johnson decides to forge a new path for
herself. She starts her own lunch cart business; tiny at first, it grows
eventually into a successful general store. Her hard work, innovation,
and resolution help her create a new life very different from the one
she had before.
Nuevas perspectivas
Al empezar de nuevo despus del fin de su matrimonio, con pocas
perspectivas y casi ningn recurso, la seora Annie Johnson decide
abrirse un nuevo camino en la vida. Ella comienza con su propio
negocio de carrito de almuerzo, al principio insignificante, pero que
acaba creciendo hasta convertirse en una prspera tienda de
comestibles. Su trabajo duro, su sentido de la innovacin y su carcter
decidido la ayudan a crear una nueva vida muy diferente a la anterior.
Bat au lai sau mot cuoc hon nhan tan v, vi t c hoi va hau nh
khong co nguon tai chnh nao, Annie Johnson quyet nh t tao ra mot
con ng mi cho mnh. Co bat au kinh doanh thc an tra bang xe
keo; ban au th nho nhng sau o tr thanh mot ca hang tap pham
thanh cong. S cham ch, sang tao va s quyet tam a giup co tao ra
mot cuoc song mi rat khac vi cuoc song trc ay cua co.
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(p. 648)
MAYA ANGELOU
Annie Johnson
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Rov pib dua tshiab tomqab kev sib yuav xaus, nrog tsawg txoj kev npau
suav thiab tsis muaj nyiaj txiag, Niam Annie Johnson npaj nrhiav ib txoj
kev tshiab rau nws. Nws pib thawj lub khw muag mov su saum ib lub rooj
thawb; lub me me, ces mam loj tuaj mus rau ib lub tsev lagluam. Nws tes
dejnum hnyav, kev tsim tshiab, thiab txiav txim siab pab nws tsim tau ib lub
neej tshiab uas txawv nws lub neej xub pib thaud heev.
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Setting is the time and place where the action occurs. Details about
the setting can help you visualize and better understand the time and
place of a story. Sometimes the setting plays an important role in the
story itself. New Directions has one general settingArkansas in
the early 1900s. Within that larger setting, the story takes place in
various specific places.
ACT I VI T Y
Directions In the first column below, list details from the story that reveal the setting. In the
second column, explain how the detail helps you to better understand the action in the story.
Details Understanding
When you make predictions about plot, you guess what will happen
next. To predict, think about what has happened so far and what you
already know about the people or characters in a selection. Then
make a good guess about what the next event in the plot will be. As
you read, pay attention to the details in the narrative. Then, check to
see how accurate your predictions were.
Remember that plot is organized around conflict, and use the
background information that you are given.
ACT I V I T Y
Directions In the first column below, write a quotation or detail from the story. In the second
column, write a prediction that you can make based on the detail. In the third column, tell what
actually happened. The first row is done as an example.
nearby factories.
ACT I V E R E A D I N G G R A P H IC O R G A NIZER
Record more details that allow you to make predictions in a
Three-Column Grid Graphic Organizer. (Ask your teacher for a copy.)
Symbol Sound
ah sound, as in father
aw sound, as in coffee and law
ACT I VI T Y
Directions Use what you know about pronunciation to answer the following questions.
e
1. Is di zas tr s the word disastrous or disarray?
) rhyme with calm or band?
2. Does the first syllable in balmy (b me
certain?
e
4. Is ro m the word army or aroma?
e
beside, besides Beside means next to. Besides means in addition to.
My shoes are beside my bed. Besides music, I love astronomy.
between, among Use between for two things or people. Use among for three or more
things or people.
The treaty was made between the United States and France.
The six new students discussed the schedule among themselves.
bring, take Bring means to carry from a distant place to a closer one. Take means
to carry from a nearby place to a more distant one.
Please bring me the paper. Ivan takes his suits to the cleaners.
choose, chose Choose means to select. Chose is the past tense of choose.
I usually choose mystery novels. Yesterday I chose a biography.
ACT I V I T Y
Directions Write in the blank the word in parentheses that best completes each sentence.
the factories.
4. What kind of business does Annie have at the end of the narrative?
ACT I V I T Y
Directions One noun in each sentence is in italics. Tell what type of noun this is. Write sing.
poss. (singular possessive), plural poss. (plural possessive), or plural in the blank.
Casi listo
El poema describe a un muchacho que trata de estar listo para asistir
a una fiesta. l quiere que los dems invitados sientan que l es uno
de ellos y se preocupa de si tiene puesta la camisa adecuada, los
zapatos adecuados, etc. El relator no est an seguro de s mismo.
(p. 656)
ARNOLD ADOFF
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Powm nan ap dekri yon jenn ti gason k ap lite pou pare tt li pou yon ft.
Li vle pou lt envite yo santi se plas li la epi li enky pou li gen bon chemiz
la, bon soulye yo, elatriye. Moun k ap pale a poko konftab avk tt li.
Zaj pajhuam teev txog ib tus tub uas tawm tsam kom npaj nws tus kheej
txhij rau ib lub koobtsheej. Nws xav kom lwm tus qhua pom tias nws mus
tau nrog lawv thiab nws txhawj tias nws lub tsho, nkawm khau, thiab lwm
yam puas zoo. Tus hais zaj lus paub tsis tau nws tus kheej tias puas yuav
kaj siab.
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When something awful happens and you say Oh, great! you are
being ironic. In literature, verbal irony exists when the writer, or a
character the writer creates, says the opposite of what he or she really
means. Similarly, situational irony exists when what actually
happens in a situation is the opposite of what we expect. Irony may be
useful for humorous purposes, as when someone says Nice weather
during a blizzard. It can also be used in a serious, or even a bitter,
way. For example, you might mutter Nice guy after someone has
done something rude.
ACT I VI T Y
Directions Reread each situation in the first column. In the next two columns, tell why it is
ironic, and the effect the irony has on you.
Effects: Feelings,
Situation Why it is Ironic
Meaning, Lesson
The speaker says he is 1. 2.
going to the party as this
cool and in-control young
He will go as soon as he 3. 4.
finds his new shirt, hip
shoes, and deep voice.
He will go as soon as he 5. 6.
finds his mask.
in, into In means inside. Into indicates an action toward the inside.
Bears live in a den. He chased the calves into the barn.
its, its Its is the possessive form of it. Its is the contraction of it is.
The cat licked its fur. Its time to watch the news.
lay, lie Lay means to put or to place. Lie means to recline or to be positioned.
Lay the tomatoes in the sun to ripen. My dog likes to lie in the sun.
learn, teach Learn means to receive knowledge. Teach means to give knowledge.
Tricia learns about astronomy. Mr. Bonilla teaches English to foreign students.
ACT I V I T Y
Directions Write in the blank the word in parentheses that best completes each sentence.
Uno
Este poema es una celebracin de la individualidad. El narrador
describe la diferencia entre ser e imitar. Las huellas digitales, las
lgrimas y la risa del narrador no pueden ser compartidas con nadie
ms. De la misma manera, nadie puede sentir lo que siente el narrador
mientras hace ejercicio o escucha msica. Otras personas pueden
imitar el tartamudeo del narrador y su voz desafinada al cantar; un
espejo puede mostrar un reflejo del narrador.
Tac gia cua bai th nay dung mot chu chim lam ngi thuat truyen e
khuyen khch chung ta m rong chan tri cua chnh mnh. Con chim
giai thch rang khi con non, no ch trong to vi oi canh ep sat vao
sn. Chiec to gan bien, va khi nhn ra ai dng no muon thoat ra
khoi to e kham pha. Bai th ket thuc vi niem vui sng tuyet vi cua
con chim khi cuoi cung no cung biet bay. Viec khong con b bo buoc
trong chiec to a khien chu chim cam thay hanh phuc tot cung.
Ginagamit ng awtor ng tul na ito ang isang ibon bilang nagsasalaysay para
hikayatin tayong palawakin ang ating pang-unawa. Ipinaliliwanag ng ibon
na nang siyay isang sanggol, naiiwan lamang siya sa kanyang pugad, at
ang mga pakpak ko ay nakadikit sa aking mga tagiliran. Ang pugad ay
malapit sa dagat, at gustong lumabas at mag-usyoso ng ibon kapag
natatanaw niya ang karagatan. Nagtaps ang tul sa pagpapahayag ng ibon
sa kanyang kasiyahan nang natuto na rin siyang lumipad. Lubs na
nagalak ang ibon dahil hindi na siya nakapirmi sa pugad.
(p. 660)
GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON
JAMES BERRY
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Ot powm sa a itilize yon zwazo pou rakonte istwa a epi ankouraje nou
pou laji orizon nou. Zwazo a ap esplike l li te tibebe, li te fmen nan ni li
avk zl ki te sere b kote li. Ni an te toupre lanm, epi gade oseyan an te
f zwazo a vle sti nan ni an pou al eksplore. Powm nan fini avk zwazo a
k ap eksprime gran jwa li l li finalman aprann vole. Pa fmen nan ni an
ank ranpli zwazo a ak estaz.
Tus kws pajhuam siv ib tus noog los ua tus hais zaj lus txhawb peb lub
tswvyim kom dav. Tus noog qhia tias tib yam li tus menyuam mos, nws
raug lo rau nws lub zes nrog nws cov tis qwv rau kuv sab. Lub zes nyob
ze hiavtxwv, thiab ntsia ntsoov tom dej hiavtxwv ua rau tus noog xav tawm
ntawm nws lub zes mus ncig. Zaj nkauj xaus nrog tus noog qhia nws txoj
kev zoo siab tshaj plaws thaum kawm ya. Tsis tas yuav lo rawv lub zes ua
rau tus noog zoo siab tshaj plaws.
Ib JAMES BERRY
Zaj pajhuam nov txhawb kev tswj yus tus kheej. Tus hais zaj lus teev qhov
sib txawv ntawm yog thiab xyaum. Nws cov hneev tes, kua muag, thiab
suab luag muab faib tsis tau rau leej twg. Ua ke ntawd, tsis muaj leej twg
mob siab tau li nws thaum nws xyaum los mloog yas suab. Lwm tus neeg
yuav xyaum tau nws cov lus daig thiab suab nkauj phem; ib daim iav yuav
qhia tau nws daim duab. Txawm licas los, nov yog kev xyaum xwb. Cov
nov tsis muaj feemcuam nrog nws tej kev mob siab rau txhua yam.
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ACT I VI T Y
Directions In the column on the left, write a symbol from one of the poems. In the column on
the right, explain what the symbol represents. Use at least one example from both poems.
Symbol Represents
ACT I V I T Y
Directions Quotations from the poems are written in the first column below. In the second
column, paraphrase each quotation.
Quote Paraphrase
Your world is as big as you make it. 1.
I know, for I used to abide
In the narrowest nest in a corner,
My wings pressing close to my side.
(Johnson)
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ACT I V E R E A D I N G G R A P H IC O R G A NIZER
Find other parts of the poems to paraphrase, and write them down on
a Two-Column Table Graphic Organizer. (Ask your teacher for a copy.)
Loose, lose Loose means not firmly attached. Lose means to misplace or to fail
to win.
The shutters are loose. Do not lose the house key.
I hope we dont lose the game.
raise, rise Raise means to cause to move upward. Rise means to move upward.
Raise the painting a little higher. The hot-air balloon began to rise.
set, sit Set means to place or to put. Sit means to place oneself in a seated
position.
Please set that package on the floor. Dont sit on the wet paint!
ACT I VI T Y
1. When you fly you (raise, rise) slowly into the sky.
2. What happens to make the speaker leave the narrow nest in Your
World?
4. What is one thing that the speaker in One says nobody can do?
5. What does the speaker in One say that anybody can do?
The narrator, an adolescent, looks out her window at four trees that
have grown out of holes in the sidewalk. She marvels that trees can
grow in the concrete of a city. She identifies strongly with the trees
because she feels that neither she nor they fit in. She admires the
determination of the trees to live, and thinks about their deep roots.
She is particularly fond of the four trees when being in the big city
makes her feel small and insignificant.
In Chanclas a young girl is in crisis because her mother forgets to buy
her the right shoes for a dance. The girl is afraid that everyone will
think her shoes look terrible. She declines when a boy asks her to
dance because the dance floor is the last place she wants to be. Finally,
her uncle gets her out on the dance floor despite her nervousness.
They are such good dancers that everyone stops to admire them and
she forgets all about her shoes.
Mot co gai nho ang roi tr v me co quen khong mua cho co loai giay
phu hp e i d mot buoi khieu vu. Vay va v cua co eu mi, nhng
co phai i oi giay kieu saddle shoe ma co van i hoc. Co be s rang
moi ngi se ngh giay cua co trong that buon ci. Khi mot cau be mi
co nhay, co t choi v qua ngai ra san nhay. Suy cho cung, neu co ra
nhay, moi ngi se nhn thay giay cua co! Cuoi cung, chu co a a co
ra san nhay mac du co van lo lang. Co la mot ngi khieu vu gioi, va
chu cua co cung vay. That vay, ho nhay ep en noi ma moi ngi
(p. 666)
SANDRA CISNEROS
Moun k ap rakonte istwa a, ki sanble se yon adolesan, pran kouraj nan gade
nan fent li kat pyebwa ki grandi sti nan twou ki nan twotwa a. Li chame
dske pyebwa kapab grandi nan beton yon vil. Li santi pyebwa yo travay
ansanm pou kenbe youn lt solid. Moun k ap rakonte istwa a idantifye tt li
anpil ak pyebwa yo poutt li santi ni li menm ni yo pa entegre. Li admire
detminasyon pyebwa yo pou yo viv, epi li panse ak rasin pwofon yo plante
yo. Moun k ap rakonte istwa a sitou renmen kat pyebwa yo, l rete nan gran
vil la f l santi li piti ak san enptans.
Yon jn ti fi an kriz poutt manman li bliye achte bon soulye pou li pou yon
bal. Rad ak chost ti fi a tou nf, men pou soulye li oblije mete vye soulye ba
de koul li abitye mete pou al lekl yo. Ti fi a p pou tout moun pa panse
soulye li ld anpil. Li refize l yon ti gason mande li danse poutt pis dans
la se dnye kote li vle ye. Apre tou, si li la tout moun ap kapab w soulye li!
Finalman, monnonk li mennen li sou pis dans la malgre nvozite li. Li se
yon bon dans, monnonk li tou. Kidonk, yo tlman bon tout moun rete pou
admire yo. Ti fi a tlman amize li nan danse ak monnonk li bliye soulye li.
Sa ot a vle montre se ti bagay pa gen enptans epi nou pa ta dwe kritike tt
nou twp.
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Tus hais zaj lus, uas yog ib tus neeg loj, muab peevxwm los ntsia ntawm
nws lub qhov rai rau plaub tsob ntoo uas loj hlob dhau cov qhov tom ntug
kev. Nws piav zoo tias ntoo loj tau ntawm cov pobzeb ciment hauv nroog.
Nws mob siab tias cov ntoo ua haujlwm uake los txhawb kom lawv ruaj
tshaj qub. Nws muab tus kheej piv rau cov ntoo vim nws pom tias nws
thiab cov ntoo muaj teeb meem loj hlob tib yam. Nws ntshaw cov ntoo lub
dag zog zwm ua ke kom ciaj sia taus, thiab xav txog lawv cov cag cog cia
hauv av. Nws zoo siab rau plaub tsob ntoo thaum lawv ciaj tau hauv lub
nroog loj uas ua rau nws me thiab tsis muaj nuj nqi li.
Ib tus ntxhais muaj teebmeem vim nws niam tsis nco yuav nkawm khau
seev cev rau nws. Tus ntxhais daim tiab thiab nkawm vuamtxwv tshiab,
tabsis nkawm khau khiab qub to qhov uas nws niaj hnub rau mus kawm
ntawv. Tus ntxhais ntshai tsam luag tej pom nws nkawm khau phem. Nws
tsis kam mus thaum ib tus hluas thov nws mus seev cev vim daim plag
tsev yog qhov chaw nws yuav mus thaum kawg. Qhov tseeb, yog nws tawm
ces luag yuav pom nkawm khau xwb. Thaum kawg, nws tus txiv ntxawm
coj nws tawm mus seev cev txawm nws txhawj npaum twg. Nws thiab nws
tus txiv ntxawm seev cev zoo heev. Qhov tiag nkawd seev cev tau zoo dhau
ACT I V I T Y
Directions In each of the boxes on the left, write a stylistic element that Sandra Cisneros uses
to create a voice in Four Skinny Trees and Chanclas. In each of the boxes on the right, write
an example from one of the stories that demonstrates this element. Use one example from each
story. The first row is completed for you.
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than, then Than introduces the second part of a comparison. Then means at that
time.
I am taller than my friend. Well see you then.
their, theyre Their is the possessive form of they. Theyre is the contraction of
they are.
This is their home. Theyre leaving on vacation.
whose, whos Whose is the possessive form of who. Whos is the contraction of
who is.
Whose striped sock is this? Whos knocking on the door?
ACT I VI T Y
Directions Write in each blank the word in parentheses that best completes each sentence.
5. What does the narrator forget while she is dancing with Uncle
Nacho?
ACT I V I T I E S
1. New Directions and The Adventures of Marco Polo are both
biographies. Do the narrators tell the stories in similar ways? Why
or why not?
The Zlatas
Autobiography of Diary
Malcolm X
Zlata Filipovic was a young girl living in Sarajevo when war broke
out there in 1992. She wrote about her experiences in her diary. When
the shooting began, her family went to the basement to be safe from
gunfire. Later they learned that their post office was set on fire and
their President was kidnapped. During a lapse in the shooting, Zlatas
father determined that her grandparents had survived the violence,
but their neighborhood was destroyed. Luckily, most people took
shelter and werent hurt. They rearranged their furniture so they did
not go near windows, where risk of being hit by gunfire was higher.
A shell had hit a nearby park, killing her friend Nina and wounding
others, and her mothers workplace was destroyed. The violence
seemed unstoppable. Zlata saw the town in ruins, burning, people
and children being killed, and no one could help.
de El diario de Zlata
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Zlata Filipovic era una nia pequea que viva en Sarajevo cuando la
guerra estall en esa rea en 1992. Ella escribi acerca de sus
experiencias en su diario. Cuando comenzaron los tiroteos, su familia
baj al stano buscando amparo contra los disparos. Ms tarde, se
enteraron de que la oficina de correos haba sido incendiada y de que
el presidente haba sido secuestrado. Durante una tregua en los
tiroteos, el padre de Zlata logra averiguar que los abuelos de la nia
haban sobrevivido la violencia, pero su vecindario haba sido
destruido. Por suerte, la mayor parte de las personas se ocultaron en
refugios y no sufrieron dao personal. Ellos cambiaron los muebles
de lugar para mantenerse alejados de las ventanas, donde el riesgo de
ser heridos por una bala perdida era mayor. Un obs haba cado en
un parque cercano, matando a su amiga Nina e hiriendo a otros, y el
lugar donde trabajaba su madre fue destruido. La violencia pareca
incontenible. Zlata vio el pueblo en ruinas, ardiendo, las personas
mayores y los nios muriendo, y no haba nadie que pudiera ayudar.
Zlata Filipovic la mot co gai tre song Sarajevo khi chien tranh no ra
o vao nam 1992. Co viet ve cac trai nghiem cua mnh trong nhat ky.
Khi cac cuoc ban giet bat au, gia nh co xuong tang ham e c an
toan. Sau o, ho nghe tin rang bu ien cua ho b ot chay va Tong
Thong b bat coc. Khi cac cuoc ban sung tam ngng, cha cua Zlata xac
nh c rang ong ba co van song sot trong vu bao lc nhng khu
xom cua ho a b pha huy. May man thay, hau het moi ngi eu tm
c ni tru an nen khong b thng. Ho sap xep lai o ac sao cho ho
khong can en gan cac ca so, ni nguy c b trung an trong cac vu
ban sung la cao hn. Mot qua an phao ri trung mot cong vien gan
o, giet chet mot co ban ten la Nina va lam b thng nhng ngi
khac, con ni lam viec cua me co b pha huy. Bao lc dng nh khong
the cham dt c. Zlata a chng kien thanh pho b tieu huy, ot
chay, moi ngi va tre em b giet chet, va khong ai co the giup .
(p. 674)
Zlata! ZLATA FILIPOVIC
Sarajevo1992 Zlata Filipovic
Zlata
Nina
Zlata
Zlata Filipovic yog ib tus ntxhais hluas nyob Sarajevo thaum tsov rog
tshwm sim xyoo 1992. Nws sau txog nws kev ntsibtsum txhua hnub. Thaum
suab phom nrov, nws tsev neeg khiav mus nkaum hauv qab lawj kom dim
mos txwv. Tomqab ntawd, lawv hnov tias lub chaw xa ntawv raug hlawv
thiab tus Thawj Pwmtsav raug txhom. Thaum muaj kev sib tua, Zlata leej
txiv paub tias nws pog lawv dim kev kub ntxhov, tabsis cov chaw zejzos
piam tas. Muaj hmoo heev, ntau leej neeg khiav nkaum thiab tsis raug mob.
Lawv tshem cov rooj thaiv tej qhov rai, uas yog chaw ncaj phom. Ib lub
foobpob poob nram lub vaj paj, tua nws tus phoojywg Nina thiab raug ntau
leej mob, thiab nws niam qhov chaw ua haujlwm piam tas. Kev kub ntxhov
tsis nres li. Zlata pom lub nroog ntsoog tas, kub hnyiab, tibneeg thiab
menyuam raug tua, thiab tsis muaj leej twg pab tau.
ACT I V I T Y
Directions In the first column below, write conflictseither internal or externalthat Zlata
faces. In the second column, explain how she deals with this conflict, and what it reveals about
her character. One row is done as an example.
Conflict Explanation
The basement is cold, ugly, and smelly. Zlata realizes that the basement means
safety, which shows that she is mature
enough to understand how dangerous
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3. 4.
When you identify text structure, you look at how a writer organizes
his or her ideas. In a diary, a writer records observations, thoughts,
and feelings on a daily or regular basis. So, the main text structure of
a diary is usually sequence of events, or chronological order.
However, individual diary entries may reflect the other types of
sequence or text structures, such as spatial order, which describes or
discusses things in the order in which they are arranged within a
certain space.
ACT I VI T Y
Directions In the first box below, summarize the first diary entry from the selection. In the
second box, summarize the second and third diary entries. In the third box, summarize the
fourth entry.
1.
3.
ACT I VE RE A D I N G G R A P H I C OR G A NIZER
Think about how you could best explain what happens in this
selection to someone who hasnt read it. Decide what the four main
events are. Record these events chronologically on a Sequence
Graphic Organizer. (Ask your teacher for a copy.)
ACT I V I T Y
Directions Use context clues to determine the meaning of each underlined word. Write a
synonym or short definition for each.
1. After the war, the family became refugees. Without a safe place to call
home anymore, they left, trying to find shelter and safety elsewhere.
3. The shell that exploded became lodged in the cement and no one
could get it out.
Capitalize the first word of a sentence, including the first word of a direct quotation
that is a complete sentence.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Ricardo said, History is my favorite subject.
Do not capitalize an indirect quotation. An indirect quotation does not repeat the
speakers exact words, nor does it appear in quotation marks. Often, the word that
introduces an indirect quotation.
Ricardo said that history is his favorite subject.
When a quoted sentence is interrupted by an explanatory phrase such as he said, do
not capitalize the second part of the sentence. Always capitalize the pronoun I.
This music, said Diana, is wonderful.
If the phone rings, he said, Ill answer it.
If a new sentence begins the second part of a quotation, put a period after the
explanatory phrase and capitalize the second part.
I like this show, said Marcus. Its funny.
ACT I VI T Y
Directions Fill in the blank with the correct letter in parentheses.
2. When did Zlata and her family learn that the main post office was
on fire and that their president had been kidnapped?
3. Why was Zlata especially concerned about the fact that things were
awful around the Eternal Flame?
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4. Why did Zlata and her parents have to rearrange their rooms in
their apartment?
Nowadays, you can fly from Italy to China in one day. However, when
Marco Polo and his father and uncle made this trip in the 1270s, it
took more than three years! That was because there were no airplanes
back then. The Polo family made the trip by traveling by ship, on
horseback, and by camel. They crossed mountains and deserts, and
had to contend with cruel bandits. Marcos was from a family of
traders, and his father and his uncle had already made one trip to
China without Marco when the boy was young. Marco and his father
and uncle found that many rumors about the east were not true. For
instance, it was said that the Mongol people of northern China were
savage warriors. However, the Polos found the Mongols to be very
kind and courteous people. The Chinese emperor had even given
Marcos father and uncle a safe conduct pass during their first trip to
China.
Ngay nay, ban co the bay t Y sang Trung Hoa ch trong mot ngay. Tuy
nhien, khi Marco Polo cung cha va chu cua ong tien hanh chuyen i
nay vao nhng nam 1270 th phai mat hn ba nam! Bi v thi o cha
co may bay. Gia nh Polo thc hien cuoc hanh trnh bang ca tau, nga
va lac a. Ho vt qua nui non va sa mac va phai oi mat vi nhng
ten cp tan ac. Marco xuat than t mot gia nh thng nhan. Hoi ong
con nho cha cung chu ong a tng i sang Trung Hoa mot lan ma
khong co Marco. Lan nay, Marco cung cha va chu mnh phat hien rang
nhieu li on thoi ve phng ong la khong ung. V du, moi ngi hay
on rang nhng ngi Mong Co pha bac Trung Quoc la nhng chien
binh man r. Tuy nhien, gia nh nha Polo thay rang nhng ngi Mong
Co rat hien lanh va lch s. Hoang e Trung Hoa tham ch a ban cho
cha va chu cua Marco giay thong hanh an toan trong chuyen i au
tien ti Trung Hoa.
Ngayong panahong ito, maaari kayong lumipad mula Italy hanggang China
sa isang araw. Pero noong ginanap ni Marco Polo at ng kanyang ama at tiyo
ang biyaheng ito noon mga 1270, ang biyahe ay inabot ng higit sa tatlong
tan! Ito ay dahil wala pang mga eroplano noong panahong iyon.
Nagbiyahe ang pamilyang Polo nang nakasakay sa barko, sa kabayo, at sa
kamel. Tumawid sila ng mga kabundukan at mga disyerto, at kinailangan
nilang makipagsapalaran sa mga malulupt na bandido. Si Marco ay mula
sa isang pamilya ng mga negosyante, at isang beses na nagbiyahe ang
kanyang ama at tiyo sa China nang hindi kasama si Marco, noong si Marco
ay bata pa. Natuklasan ni Marco at ng kanyang ama at tiyo na ang marami
palang mga sabi-sabi tungkol sa silangan ay hindi totoo. Halimbawa, ayon
sa mga sabi-sabi, marahas daw na mandirigma ang mga taong Mongol
mula sa hilagang China. Gayunman, natuklasan ng mga Polo na ang mga
Mongol pala ay napakabait at magagalang na tao. Hinayaan pa nga ng
emperador ng China ang ama at tiyo ni Marco na makapagbiyahe nang
ligtas sa kanilang unang pagbiyahe sa China.
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RUSSELL FREEDMAN
Marco Polo
1270
Polo
Marco Marco
Marco
PoloMarco
Kounye a, ou kapab vole sti Itali al Lachin nan yon jounen. Men, l Marco
Polo ak papa li te f vwayaj sa a nan ane 1270 yo, li te pran plis pase twazan!
Se te poutt pa t gen avyon l sa a. Lafanmi Polo te f vwayaj la nan bato,
sou do chwal, ak pa chamo. Yo te travse montay ak dez, epi yo te gen af
ak bandi mechan. Fanmi Marco se te komsan, epi papa li ak monnonk li te
deja f yon vwayaj pou Lachin san Marco l ti gason an te piti. Marco ak
papa li ak monnonk li dekouvri anpil rim sou ls pa t vre. Pa egzanp,
yo te di pp Mongl la nan n Lachin se te grye sovaj. Men, Polo yo
dekouvri Mongl yo te yon pp tr janti ak koutwa. Anper chinwa a te
menm bay papa ak monnonk Marco yon lesepase pandan premye vwayaj
yo pou Lachin.
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Niaj hnub nov, nej yuav ya tau ib hnub nram Italy rau pem Suav. Li ntawd,
thaum Marco Polo thiab nws txiv thiab txiv ntxawm ncig mus thaj tsam
1270, lawv siv peb xyoo nkaus! Thaum ntawd tsis tau muaj dav hlau. Tsev
neeg Polo caij nkoj mus, caij nees, thiab camel. Lawv hla roob hav thiab tiaj
suab puam, thiab yuav tau tawm tsam nrog cov neeg tub sab phem. Marco
los ntawm ib tsev neeg ua luam, thiab nws txiv thiab txiv ntxawm twb xub
mus Suav teb ib zaug tsis nrog nws thaum nws yau. Marco thiab nws txiv
thiab txiv ntxawm paub tias ntau yam uas neeg hais txog sab hnub tuaj tsis
muaj tseeb. Xwsli, cov neeg Mongol pem Suav qaum teb yog ib cov tub rog
qus phem heev. Li ntawd, tsev neeg Polo pom tias cov neeg Mongol zoo
heev thiab nyiam lwm hom neeg. Tus thawj pwmtsav Suav tau muab ib txoj
kev hla cobphum heev rau Marco, nws txiv thiab tus txiv ntxawm thaum
lawv xub mus pem Suav teb.
ACT I V I T Y
Directions In each circle below, write a detail or short quotation from The Adventures of
Marco Polo that helps you visualize or understand what happens in the story. One circle is done
as an example.
busy
cities where
minarets soared above
golden mosques
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When you monitor comprehension, you check to make sure that you
understand what youre reading. For instance, you may come across
an unfamiliar word. To monitor comprehension, stop and ask yourself
what the word means, then check a dictionary or read a footnote to
find out the meaning of the word. To monitor comprehension as you
read, ask yourself questions about the main ideas, people, and events.
ACT I VI T Y
Directions In the first column below, write down questions you have as you read. In the
second column, explain what you need to do to answer the question. In the third column, write
the answer. One row is done as an example.
4. 5. 6.
ACT I VE RE A D I N G G R A P H I C OR G A NIZER
Continue to record questions and answers as you read in a Three-
Column Table Graphic Organizer. (Ask your teacher for a copy.)
Vocabulary
desolate adj. lifeless or empty
arid adj. extremely dry
vegetation n. plant life
replenished v. replaced something that has been used
bartered v. traded without using money
2. vegetable
3. deprived
4. bargain
ACT I VI T Y
Directions Look at the definition for each word. Then choose the sentence that uses a
different meaning for the word.
1. desolate: devastated
A. The tornado destroyed the familys house and left them
desolate.
B. At night when no cars are out, even main roads can seem
desolate.
Capitalize words that show family relationships when they are used as titles or
substitutes for a persons name.
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Do not capitalize words that show family relationships when they follow a
possessive noun, a possessive pronoun, or an article.
My uncle is a veterinarian.
ACT I V I T Y
Directions Circle the correct letters in parentheses.
2. Once they reached Hormuz, how had the Polos planned to travel?
3. What animal did the Polos use for riding through the desert?
a Hand
3
People Who Lend
ACT I V I T Y
Directions Underline the synonym in parentheses that means the same or about the same as
the italicized word in the sentence.
12. I took a lot of pictures with my camera while visiting the beach.
(stories, photographs, notes)
13. Only certain animals are adapted to live in the desert. (eat,
survive, learn)
14. Other animals are better adapted to live in the ocean. (dressed, fed,
equipped)
A boy is a track star, and his fathers spirit delights in the boys
triumphs. The father says that he is with his son in spirit during every
race. The fathers spirit advises his son to live life fully the same way
he runs all-out during a race.
Caja de cumpleaos
Para James
Un muchacho es un corredor estrella, y el espritu de su padre se
complace en los triunfos de su hijo. El padre dice que l acompaa a
su hijo en espritu durante todas sus carreras. El espritu del padre
aconseja a su hijo a que viva plenamente su vida, de la misma manera
que l se lanza a todo correr durante una carrera.
Tom Tat
Chiec Hop Sinh Nhat JANE YOLEN (p. 700)
Mot ngi me qua i ung vao sinh nhat lan th mi cua co con gai.
Cac bac s va y ta tai benh vien rat tot bung va ho tang co be nhng
mon qua sinh nhat. Mon qua cuoi cung co nhan c la mot chiec hop
rat ep t me co. Ngay trc khi ba chet, me co noi ve chiec hop La
con ay. Co be rat boi roi v cach dung t cua me. Co tham ch con boi
roi hn khi m hop va phat hien ra o la mot chiec hop rong. Co be rat
au buon sau cai chet cua me va t bo s thch chnh cua mnhviet.
Mot nam sau, co gai cht nhan ra y cua me khi tang co mot chiec hop
rong. Me co muon cho co con gai hieu rang, cung giong nh co, chiec
hop van cha hoan chnh. Co be va chiec hop eu co ve ngoai rat ep
nhng ca hai eu can phai c lam ay bang nhng ieu tot ep. Co
gai lai bat tay vao viec viet th va truyen. Co e tat ca nhng g mnh
viet c vao trong hop.
Bai th dng nh c ke lai t goc nhn cua ngi cha a qua co cua
mot chang trai. Cau thanh nien la mot ngoi sao sang tren ng chay
va linh hon cha anh cam thay vui v nhng chien thang cua anh. Ngi
cha cung a tng la mot van ong vien ien kinh va a day con trai
mnh chay. Ngi cha noi rang linh hon ong luon ben anh trong moi
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cuoc ua. Linh hon cua ngi cha co the cam thay tat ca nhng g
chang trai cam thay trong khi chay, v du nh inh e giay con am
toac bot a ng ua. Linh hon ngi cha khuyen con trai nen song
het mnh nh cach anh co het sc trong mot cuoc ua. Linh hon cha
cung khuyen cao ngi con rang cuoc song rat ngan ngui va v vay
quan trong la phai co nhng muc tieu.
Buod
Ang Kahng Pang-kaarawan JANE YOLEN (p. 700)
JANE YOLEN (p. 700)
FRANK HORNE
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Yon manman mouri jou ft dizan pitit fi li. Dokt yo ak enfimy yo janti
anpil, kidonk yo bay ti fi a kado ft. Dnye kado ti fi a resevwa se yon bl
bwat manman li kite pou li. Yon ti moman anvan li mouri, manman ti fi a
di sou bwat la, Se ou menm. Ti fi an dewoute ak chwa mo manman li.
Li pi dewoute toujou l li louvri bwat la epi li w li vid. Lanm manman li
devaste ti fi a epi li abandone pastan prensipal liekri. Yon lane apre sa,
ti fi an toudenkou reyalize sa manman li te vle di l li te ba li yon bwat
vid. Manman li te vle pou ti fi a konprann ke, menm jan avk li, bwat la
enkonpl. Ti fi a ak bwat la bl pa dey, men yo chak bezwen ranpli ak bon
bagay. Ti fi a rekmanse ekri istwa ak powm ank. Li mete tout sa li ekri
nan bwat la.
Ib leej niam tuag rau tus ntxhais lub hnub yug kaum xyoo. Cov kws kho
mob thiab naa maum siab zoo heev, lawv muab ib cov pajtshab rau tus
ntxhais lub hnub yug. Qhov paj tshab kawg tus ntxhais tau txais yog ib lub
txws zoo nkauj los ntawm leej niam. Kiag ua ntej nws tuag, leej niam hais
txog lub txws, Yog koj. Tus ntxhais tsis totaub zoo txog cov lus leej niam
xaiv hais. Nws hajyam tsis totaub thaum qhib thiab pom tias lub txws
qhuav qhawv. Tus ntxhais lwj siab tas thaum leej niam tuag ces cia li tsis ua
yam nws nyiam--sau ntawv lawm. Ib xyoos tomqab, tus ntxhais mam li xav
tau qhov leej niam hais txog lub txws qhuav. Nws niam txhais tau tias, ib
yam li nws tus kheej, lub txws tsis puv. Tus ntxhais thiab lub txws zoo
nkauj sab nraud, tabsis yuav tsum muaj dabtsi zoo los ntsaws rau kom puv.
Tus ntxhais thiaj pib sau dabneeg thiab pajhuam dua. Nws muab txhua
yam nws sau tso rau lub txws.
Zaj pajhuam nov zoo li yog ib tus tub leej txiv tuag lawd tau hais cia. Tus
tub yog ib tus neeg khiav sib tw, thiab nws txiv ntsuj plig txhawb nws kev
yeej. Leej txiv kuj yog ib tus neeg khiav sib tw thiab tau qhia tus tub txog
tias khiav licas. Leej txiv hais tias nws yuav nrog nraim tus tub mus txhua
zaus uas nws sib tw. Leej txiv tus ntsuj plig nrog nraim txhua yam tus tub
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mob siab thaum khiav tw, xwsli thaum nws dhia hla cov pas tav hauv
kab khiav. Leej txiv tus ntsuj plig qhia kom tus tub ua neej txaus nkaus tib
yam li thaum nws khiav txhua zaus sib tw. Leej txiv tus ntsuj plig qhia tus
tub tias lub neej luv heev li, thiab tseem ceeb heev tias yus yuav tsum muaj
ib cov hom phiaj.
ACT I VI T Y
Directions Different elements of style are written in the first column below. In the second
column, write an example or quotation from either the story or the poem that demonstrates the
element in the first column. (Use at least one example from each selection.) In the third column,
explain how style helps the reader understand the story or the poem.
imagery
ACT I V I T Y
Directions Use the Venn Diagram below to compare and contrast the themes of Birthday Box
and To James. Write details that only apply to Birthday Box in the left circle. Write details that
only apply to To James in the right circle. Write details that apply to both in the overlap.
ACT I V E R E A D I N G G R A P H IC O R G A NIZER
Ask your teacher for another Venn Diagram. This time, compare your
own ideas about life to the theme in either Birthday Box or To
James. Make sure you label both circles.
Vocabulary
stark adj. plain; harsh, grim, or severe
festive adj. joyful; suitable for celebration
infinite adj. extremely great; having no limits or end
subtle adj. characterized by cleverness; having a faint, delicate quality
ACT I V I T Y
Directions Use context clues to determine the meaning of each underlined word. Write a
synonym or short definition for each.
1. I was amazed at how stark the house was; there was hardly any
furniture or decoration anywhere.
3. The park was very festive during the fair. There were banners and
balloons everywhere.
ACT I VI T Y
Directions Write in the blank the correct letters in parentheses.
4. You can see the (P, p)acific (O, o)cean from the
(W, w)estern (U, u)nited (S, s)tates.
3. What does Katie realize that her mother wants her to do with the
box?
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David, Duom, and James fled to Ethiopia to escape civil war in Sudan.
They spent five years being shuttled from one refugee camp to
another. They were part of a group called the Lost Boys of Sudan.
Now they are college students in California. They have returned to a
refugee camp in Kenya to help other young Africans prepare for life
in the United States. The three boys had to adjust to the big change of
moving to the United States. For instance, they had to learn to look
people in the eye during job interviews, which is considered rude in
their native Africa.
David, Duom, va James chay tron sang E-ti-o-pi-a e tranh cuoc noi
chien Xu-ang. Trong suot nam nam, ho b luan chuyen t het trai t
nan nay sang trai t nan khac. Ho thuoc mot nhom t nan co ten goi la
Nhng Cau Be B anh Cap Tuoi Th. Gi ay, ho la nhng sinh vien
ai hoc California. Ho va tr ve mot trai t nan Kenya e giup
nhng thanh nien Chau Phi khac chuan b cho cuoc song My.
Chuyen sang My sinh song la mot thay oi to ln, va ba chang trai a
phai thch nghi vi ieu mi. V du, khi i phong van xin viec ho phai
hoc cach nhn thang vao mat ngi oi dien, hanh ong c coi la tho
lo Chau Phi.
(p. 712)
TIME ERICKA SUTER AND DIETLIND LERNER
David DuomJames
David, Duom, ak James te sove al Etyopi pou chape g sivil nan Soudan.
Yo pase senkan ap sti nan yon kan refijye pou al nan yon lt. Yo te f pati
yon gwoup ki te rele Timoun Pdi Soudan yo. Kounye a yo se etidyan
inivsite nan Kalifni. Yo tounen nan kan refijye nan Kenya pou ede lt jn
Afriken prepare pou lavi Ozetazini. Twa ti gason yo te oblije ajiste ak gran
chanjman demenaje Ozetazini. Pa egzanp, yo te oblije aprann gade moun
nan je pandan antrevi pou travay, sa yo konsidere maledve nan Lafrik kote
yo ft la.
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David, Duom, thiab James khiav mus rau Ethiopia kom dim npluav rog
pejxeem nyob Sudan. Lawv siv li xya xyoo los khiav ib lub yeej thojnam
mus rau lwm lub. Lawv yog nrog ib pab muaj npe hu ua cov Tub Ploj
ntawm Sudan. Tamsim nov lawv yog tub kawm ntawv nyob qib siab hauv
California. Lawv tau rov qab mus rau ib lub yeej thojnam nyob Kenya mus
pab lwm pab hluas African npaj lawv lub neej nyob Amelika. Peb tus tub
kuj tau hloov kom raws tau kev hloov thaum tuaj txog Amelika. Xwsli,
lawv yuav tsum kawm ntsia tibneeg qhov muag thaum hais lus, uas yog tej
yam tsis zoo ua nyob Africa.
When you summarize, you put the main ideas and supporting details
of a piece of writing into your own words. As you read, ask yourself,
what ideas are most important? What details support these main
ideas? Then, using your own words, write the information in a logical
order.
ACT I V I T Y
Directions As you read, think about how you could summarize what is happening. When you
come to a main point to summarize, write it in the first box below. Continue to do this until you
fill in all four boxes.
1.
2.
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3.
4.
ACT I V E R E A D I N G G R A P H IC O R G A NIZER
Continue to summarize the main ideas of the story as you read. Write
your summaries on a Sequence Graphic Organizer. (Ask your teacher
for a copy.)
2. When the three Lost Boys returned to Kakuma, what was their
goal?
5. How did one of the Rotary Club members describe the three Lost
Boys?
4. Cul fue una cosa que describi Judy Bernstein que demostr a los
tres muchachos que haba muchas cosas a las cuales tendran que
acostumbrase en los Estados Unidos?
Mot giao vien tot co the co nhng anh hng to ln vi cuoc song cua
mot hoc sinh. Tac gia t Hy Lap en My vao nam 1949, trong thi ky
dien ra cuoc Noi Chien Hy Lap. Me tac gia a b giet Hy Lap, nen tac
gia va nhng ngi ch em cua mnh phai en song vi cha
Massachusetts. Tac gia rat thong minh va hoc tieng Anh rat nhanh.
Vao nam lp bay, ong gap mot co giao ten la Marjorie Hurd, ngi rat
nghiem khac, nhng cung rat cong bang. Co a giup ong rat nhieu
trong mon Tieng Anh. Co cung yeu cau ong viet ve nhng bi kch trong
phan i trc ay cua ong tai Hy Lap, mac du ong rat au n khi
phai lam vay. Marjorie tr thanh hnh mau quan trong nhat trong cuoc
i tac gia. Chnh anh hng cua co vi ong a khien ong muon i hoc
ai hoc va khien ong gianh c mot hoc bong cao hoc. Sau o, ong
tr thanh mot nha bao va mot tac gia thanh cong.
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NICHOLAS GAGE
1949
Marjorie Hurd
Marjorie Hurd
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Yon bon pwofes kapab gen yon gwo enpak sou lavi yon elv. Ot a te vin
Ozetazini sti Lagrs an 1949, pandan G Sivil Grk la. Yo te touye manman
li Lagrs, epi li menm ak s li yo te vin rete ak papa yo Masachoust. Ot
a te entlijan anpil kidonk li te aprann angle byen vit. Nan setym ane,
li rankontre yon pwofes ki te rele Marjorie Hurd, ki te di anpil, men ki
te jis anpil tou. Li ede li anpil ak Angle li. Epitou li f li ekri sou trajedi
kmansman vi li nan Lagrs, menm si sa te f li lapenn f sa. Marjorie Hurd
vin tounen modl ki te pi enptan nan lavi ot a. Se enpak li sou li ki te f
ot a vle al nan inivsite epi apre sa ki te pmt li genyen yon bous pou sik
sipery apre gradyasyon. Li kontinye chemen li pou vin tounen yon
jounalis ak ot plen siks.
Ib tus zoo xibfwb muab tau feem cuam zoo rau ib tus tub kawm ntawv lub
neej. Tus kws sau ntawv tuaj teb chaws Greece rau Amelika xyoo 1949, lub
sijhawm Rog Pejxeem Greek. Nws leej niam raug tua nyob Greece, thiab
nws nrog cov muam tuaj nrog leej txiv nyob Massachusetts. Tus kws sau
ntawv keej heev thiab kawm tau lus Aakiv sai. Thaum nyob qib xya, nws
tau ntsib ib tus xibfwb hu ua Marjorie Hurd, uas nyaum heev, tabsis siab
ncaj. Nws tau pab tus kws sau ntawv ntau txog lus Aakiv. Nws tau pab kom
tus kws sau ntawv sau txog kev puas ntsoog ntawm lub neej nyob Greece,
txawm tias ua rau nws tsis xav sau li. Marjorie Hurd yog ib tus zoo qauv
rau nws lub neej. Twb vim Marjorie Hurd kev txhawb muab feem cuam rau
tus kws sau ntawv kawm mus qib siab thiab tom qab ntawd ua rau nws tau
txais pajtshab zoo thaum kawm ntawv tiav. Nws thiaj tau ib lub neej zoo los
mus ua ib tus kws xovxwm thiab kws sau ntawv.
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ACT I VI T Y
Directions Read the excerpts from The Teacher Who Changed My Life in the first column. In
the second column, identify the tone. Be as descriptive as possible.
Excerpt Tone
By the time I met Marjorie Hurd four 1.
years later, I had learned English, been
placed in a normal, graded class and
When you interpret, you use your own understanding of the world to
decide what the events or ideas in a selection mean. Interpreting is
more than just understanding the facts or events as you read. Its
asking yourself what the writer is really trying to say and then using
your knowledge and experience to answer that question.
As youve learned, the sequence of events in a story or a personal
narrative is called the plot. When you interpret plot events as you
read, you come to a deeper understanding of the selection.
ACT I V I T Y
Directions Select two plot events from the selection and record them in the first column. In
the second column, provide your interpretation of the plot events. Explain how your knowledge
and experience contributes to your interpretation. One example is done for you.
ACT I V E R E A D I N G G R A P H IC O R G A NIZER
Continue interpreting plot events as you read the selection. Ask your
teacher for a copy of the If-Then Graphic Organizer for this activity.
Vocabulary
ultimately adv. in the end; finally
tact n. the ability to handle people or situations without causing bad feelings
ecstatic adj. overwhelmed with joy or delight
avidly adv. eagerly; enthusiastically
1. avidlyreluctantly
2. tactdiplomacy
3. ultimatelyfinally
4. ecstaticdepressed
1. Break It to Me Gently
2. Im So Very Pleased
Symbol Sound
a an ay sound, as in pay
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ACT I V I T Y
Directions Use the table above to decide which word is represented by each dictionary
pronunciation.
e
1. g r l
e Is this word going or guerilla?
2.
e skans Is this word askance or ensconce?
3. myooz Is this word moose or muse?
4. vo ka sh n
e Is this word vacation or vocation?
5. u l je
e Is this word eulogy or usually?
Capitalize the names of important historical events, periods of time, and documents.
the Battle of the Bulge the First Amendment the Middle Ages
Capitalize the days of the week, months of the year, and holidays. Do not capitalize
the seasons.
Wednesday July Bastille Day winter
Capitalize the first, last, and all other important words in the titles of books, plays,
songs, articles, movies, television shows, magazines, newspapers, and book chapters.
Toledo Dispatch Coming Through the Rye Old Yeller
A CT I VI T Y
Directions Rewrite the word or words in italics, adding the appropriate capitalization. If the
sentence is correct, write C in the blank.
3. Each spring reminded him of the last time he saw his mother.
2. Why were Nicholas and his sister placed in the class for mentally
retarded when they began at Greendale Elementary School?
4. Why did Nicholas feel sad every year when spring came?
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5. What did Nicholas find in his fathers pocket the day his father died?
ACT I V I T Y
Directions Use the chart below to organize your thoughts about how the authors use the
details of their settings to bring forth common themes. In the top box, write a statement that
explains a common theme. In the boxes below, list details that show how both authors use
setting to reveal the theme.
Place Appearance
Time
Ernesto bat bat au qua trnh hoc tap tren nc My mot phong hoc
lp mot tai trng Lincoln. Co hieu trng Nettie Hopley nong nhiet
chao on Ernesto. Ernest yeu quy co giao cua mnh la Co Ryan. Co a
giup cau va cac hoc sinh khac co tieng me e khac vi tieng Anh trong
viec hoc tieng Anh. Co Ryan cung day bon tre tr thanh cac cong dan
tot. Cac ban cung lp vi Ernesto la co nhieu sac toc vi quoc tch khac
nhau. Cac giao vien ton trong di san va phong tuc tap quan cua hoc
sinh. Ho khong mang hoc sinh khi thay cac em noi ngon ng ban x
cua mnh. Tuy nhien, cac bai giang van c day bang tieng Anh. Cac
giao vien yeu cau tat ca hoc sinh phai tiep nhan cac ban co quoc tch
khac. Cau viet rang hieu trng va cac giao vien truyen hi am kien
thc cho chung toi va xua i s han thu sac toc trong chung toi.
Ernesto hoc c rang viec tr thanh mot ngi My co long t hao
khong co ngha la choi bo di san cua Ngi Me-hi-co.
Ngay sau khi en My, nhan vat chnh trong truyen tham gia mot tran
bong chay vi cac cau be khac cung o tuoi. Cau khong thong thao
tieng Anh va cung khong may biet chi bong chay. Cau nghe vai cau
be trong san bong noi tieng Anh vi nhau. Trong khi ang suy ngh van
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v san ngoai, Joe Barone anh qua bong trung tran nhan vat. Cau
nga xuong va keu len Oi, bap chan toi v nham t bap chan la t
tran. Tat cac cac cau be nga lan xuong at ma ci trc loi o cua
cau, khien cho nhan vat rot cuoc cung phai ci vi chung. Joe Barone
giup cau ngoi day khi a chac rang cau hoan toan on. Cau tiep tuc chi
bong het ngay hom o cho du au au. en cuoi ngay, nhan vat bat
au hieu c vai t tieng Anh. Cau cung bat au chi kha hn.
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ERNESTO GALARZA
Ernesto Lincoln School
Nettie HopleyErnesto Ernesto
Ryan Ryan
Ernesto
Ernesto
GREGORY DJANIKIAN
Joe Barone
Oh my shin
forehead shin
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Joe Barone
Yon ti tan apre moun k ap pale a rive Ozetazini, l ap jwe ton pati bezbl al
lt ti gason laj li. Li pa pale angle byen epi li pa bon nan bezbl. Li tande ti
gason sou teren an k ap pale angle youn ak lt. Pandan l ap reve nan teren
ekstery a, Joe Barone frape yon bal ki frape moun k ap pale a nan fwon.
Li tonbe epi li rele, Oh tibya mwen, paske li konfonn mo tibya avk mo
fwon. Tout ti gason yo tonbe at tlman y ap ri er li a, sa ki lakz moun k
Ernesto pib kawm qib ib hauv Amelika nyob tom lub tsev kawm ntawv
Lincoln. Tus thawj tswj tsev kawm ntawv, Miss Nettie Hopley, tos txais nws
zoo. Ernesto nyiam nws leej xibfwb, Miss Ryan. Nws pab Ernesto thiab lwm
cov menyuam kawm ntawv uas hais lus Aakiv tau tsis zoo. Miss Ryan qhia
lawv ua pejxeem zoo. Ernesto cov phoojywg tuaj ntawm ntau haiv neeg
tuaj. Leej xibfwb fwm lawv tej caj ces thiab kab lig kev cai. Lawv tsis lam
cem menyuam kawm ntawv hais lwm hom lus. Lawv siv lus Aakiv qhia
ntawv hauv chav kawm. Cov xibfwb xav kom sawvdaws lees txais lwm tus
uas tuaj txawv lwm haiv neeg tuaj. Nws sau tias tus thawj tswj thiab tus
xibfwb kev qhia ua rau peb sov siab thiab kib tej kev ntxub ntxaug tawm
ntawm peb. Ernesto kawm tau tias ua ib tus zoo pejxeem American tsis
txhais tau tias tso nws tej caj ces Mexican pov tseg.
Tsis ntev tomqab tus hais zaj lus tuaj txog tebchaws Amelika, nws ntaus
baseball nrog lwm leej tub hnub nyoog ib yam. Nws tsis paub lus Aakiv
zoo thiab ntaus pob tau tsis zoo. Nws hnov cov tub hauv tiaj sib tham.
Thaum npausuav nruab hnub hauv tiaj, Joe Barone ntaus lub pob tuaj raug
tus hais zaj lus hau pliaj. Nws qaug thiab quaj, Aub kuv txhais roob hlaub,
yuam kev lo lus roob hlaub nrog hau pliaj. Tas nrho cov tub ntau pob
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luag pw zom zaws hauv av rau qhov nws hais yuam kev, ua rau nws rov
luag nrog lawv thiab. Joe Barone pab tsa nws sawv, xyuas kom nws cob
phum. Nws tseem pheej ntaus tas hnub ntawd, txawm tob hau mob npaum
cas. Tom qab hnub yuav xaus, tus hais zaj lus pib totaub cov lus hais zoo zuj
zus. Nws kuj ntau tau pob zoo lawm thiab.
ACT I VI T Y
Directions In the first column below, write quotations from Barrio Boy and How I Learned
English that reveal setting. In the second column, write what the setting is that the quotation
describes. In the third column, connect the setting to the overall story. Use at least one example
from each selection. One row is done as an example.
4. 5. 6.
ACT I V I T Y
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Directions If the punctuation in a sentence is correct, write C in the blank. If the punctuation
is incorrect, write the correct punctuation in the blank. If the punctuation is correct but another
punctuation mark would also be correct, write that punctuation mark in the blank.
3. What did Miss Hopley and the other teachers say was the purpose
of the education at Lincoln for the foreign-born students?
Spelling Practice
Vocabulary Groups
Learning words in groups, or sets, can help you remember them.
There are countless ways to group words, including alphabetically, by
part of speech or function in a sentence, or by common word parts.
ACT I VI T Y
Directions The following unit words all have suffixes, or special endings. Study the words.
Rewrite them in the sets indicated in the chart below.
Vocabulary
avidly adv. eagerly, enthusiastically
bartered v. traded without using money
deception n. that which fools or misleads
immobilized v. made unable to move; fixed in place
melancholy n. sadness, depression
misery n. extreme unhappiness; despair
rehabilitation n. the act of restoring to a useful life or to good health
replenished v. replaced something that has been used
restrictions n. regulations or limitations
ultimately adv. in the end; finally
vegetation n. plant life
Supporting
Subject Sources Organization Citations
Details
6 Chooses a Consistently Consistently Organizes the Includes a
focused subject draws upon incorporates report in a complete list of
or topic and reliable relevant facts and logical sequence, sources
conveys a clear information from details to support concluding with (bibliography)
and accurate multiple sources. the main idea of an especially and footnotes, all
perspective on it. the report. clear summary cited in a correct
of the main idea. format.
1 Chooses an Does not draw Does not The report is Does not include
unfocused upon any incorporate facts disorganized a list of sources
subject or topic sources. and details to and the main or footnotes.
and fails to support the main idea is not
convey a idea of the report. summarized in
perspective on it. the conclusion.
ACT I VI T Y
Directions Create a visual display about the person you chose for your research and oral
reports. Remember that this display should provide important and interesting information about
a persons life. Once all of the visual displays are complete for your class, students can walk
through the classroom to view each display and learn more about the people that students have
chosen.
1. Consider all the facts that you know about the person you have
chosen. Think about which facts are most important and will be
most interesting to your audience. Record these facts here.
3. Think about the visual elements you would like to include in your
display. Look at the following list and select several items: graph,
chart, timeline, photograph, cartoon image, map, or drawing. Or,
think of items you would like to include that do not appear on the
list. Record the visual elements you plan to use in your display here.
5. Consider the types of questions that your audience might ask when
looking at your visual display. Is there a way to address any of
these questions in your visual presentation? Record the changes
you can make to your visual presentation and any additional
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3 Sometimes Adjusts speaking Changes the tone, Uses some Makes eye
2 Rarely speaks Rarely adjusts Rarely changes Rarely uses Makes eye
clearly and speaking style the tone, pace, or some gestures contact with
precisely. and does not add volume of and/or visual audience only
interest to the speaking and aids and does once or twice
information does not not direct the during
presented. emphasize audiences presentation.
information in attention to
the oral report. specific points
and to clarify
information.
1 Does not speak Does not adjust Does not change Does not use Does not make
clearly and speaking style. the tone, pace, or gestures or eye contact with
precisely. volume of visual aids. audience.
speaking.
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Unit Resources Course 2, Unit 5 211
Name Class Date
How Alike?
How Different?
Venn Diagram
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6. foolish
7. illegal Grammar Practice
1. is
If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking 2. are
and I stepped from plank to plank 3. travels
Literary Element 4. isnt
A sample response for the first column is pain/ 5. became
fainting. A sample response for the second
column is stepped/so/slow/stars/sea. Selection Quick Check
1. She goes to an archeological dig that is known
Grammar Practice as La Brea Tar Pits.
1. poem 2. Cherylenes mother is most interested in
2. wood Cherylenes acting career and accompanies
3. brother her.
4. nest 3. She grows tall in a very short time.
5. lake 4. They describe what happened to young
6. you prehistoric animals that got trapped in the tar
7. poem pits.
8. book 5. She is no longer a Chinese Shirley Temple.
She has grown up.
Selection Quick Check
1. She does not want to live her life in vain.
2. She feels the sea about her feet.
3. Time calls that precarious gait experience.
second column will vary the most, but should be to appear confident.
reasonable predictions of what could happen. 3. He claims to be in-control, but he cant find
Vocabulary Strategy anything. He also makes it clear that the shirt
1. disastrous is new and the shoes are hip which again
2. calm show he is trying to be something he may not
3. cake actually be.
4. aroma 4. This shows how hard he is trying to live up to
an image of himself, and what he thinks he
Grammar Practice needs to be to go to this party.
1. take 5. He is looking for a mask, which means he is
2. between not actually going to go as himself.
3. chose 6. This reinforces his insecurity and need to
4. beside pretend to be something he isnt.
5. besides
6. brought Grammar Practice
7. among 1. into
2. learning
Selection Quick Check 3. lays
1. Her marriage had ended and she had two 4. Its
young sons. 5. taught
2. Mrs. Johnson first served her hot meat pies in 6. lie
an empty lot behind the cotton gin. 7. in
8. its
Reading Strategy
Birthday Box and To James
Students responses will vary. Literary Element
Students entries in the second column will vary,
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Selection Vocabulary Practice but should be based on concrete details from the
EXERCISE A story and the poem, and should use at least one
1. replenished example from each. Entries in the third column
2. vegetation can be more individualized.
3. desolate
Reading Strategy
4. bartered
Students responses will vary, but should be
EXERCISE B based on concrete details from the selections.
1. vegetation Sample answers: Left circle: A person is an empty
2. arid box that needs to be filled with time; Overlap:
3. replenished Individuals need to have initiative to accomplish
4. bartered things; Right circle: You cant hold anything back.
EXERCISE C Selection Vocabulary Practice
Answers will vary. Students should use at least EXERCISE A
four vocabulary words. 1. stark
2. subtle
Vocabulary Strategy
3. infinite
1. B
4. festive
2. B
Grammar Practice
1. M; P
2. M; I
3. f; D; p
Grammar Practice
1. .
2. C
3. ?
4. .
5. C
6. !