Chinatown by William Low

Vocabulary for Chinatown

Written and illustrated by William Low About the Book CHINATOWN Written and illustrated by William Low The author _____________ writes the stories. The illustrator _________ draws the pictues. Summary: In Chinatown, a young boy goes for a walk with his grandmother and describes the sights and the people on the busy streets.

Genre – Realistic Fiction Realistic fiction is a story withy characters and events that are like people and events in real life. Look for: A setting that is a real place. Story events that could really happen

William Low Meet the Author: Chinatown is the first book William Low has both written and illustrated. As a child, he loved a painting he saw on the cover of a phone book. It showed some shops on a city street. Today, William Low paints his own scenes of city life. He also paints people, landscapes, and objects. He works in a dark basement studio, but his pictures are filled with light.

Glossary Time Put your reading book on your desk. Open your book to the glossary. When you see the word, get ready to find the word in your glossary.

celebrations Celebrations - joyous gatherings, usually to mark important events New Year’s is one of the many celebrations enjoyed by the people in Chinatown.

develop develop - to make something better; improve They want to develop the land across from our school into a new neighborhood.

furious furious - very angry These bears are furious with each other!

graceful graceful -lovely way of moving This ballet dancer is very graceful as she leaps through the air.

grocery store grocery store - a shop that sells food and household goods WE enjoy shopping for fresh fruit in the grocery store.

students students - people who go to school These students are making get well cards for a sick classmate.

Grade 2, Theme 2 Chinatown Vocabulary Review Celebrations- joyous gatherings, usually to mark important events develop - to make something better, improve furious - very angry graceful - lovely way of moving grocery store - a shop that sells food and household goods students - people who go to school

These apple blossoms will ________ into apples. develop celebrations graceful furious students grocery store These apple blossoms will ________ into apples.

Many think swans are the most ___________ bird. develop furious grocery store students celebrations graceful Many think swans are the most ___________ bird.

We _____________ Independence Day with fireworks displays. graceful grocery store furious celebrations develop students

Kroger is the newest ____________ in our town. furious celebrations students grocery store graceful develop Kroger is the newest ____________ in our town.

The ___________ are enjoying their new computer lab. grocery store celebrations furious students develop graceful The ___________ are enjoying their new computer lab.

develop furious grocery store students graceful celebrations Mom was _______ when I said I was not going to do homework before I went out to play. develop furious grocery store students graceful celebrations

Match the meaning to the word. graceful ___ furious ___ develop ___ students ____ grocery store ___ celebrations ____ joyous gatherings, usually to mark important events to make something better, improve very angry lovely way of moving a shop that sells food and household goods people who go to school D C B F E A

The End Enjoy your story. Anne Miller

Vocabulary for Chinatown Next two slides are vocabulary words that students will need for more understanding of the story.

Other Vocabulary: tai chi- an ancient kind of exercise graceful- smooth or beautiful in motion cobbler- a person whose work is repairing or making shoes arrive- to come to a place favorite- one that is liked best medicinal- used to cure pain or illness musty- damp or moldy herbs- plants valued for their use in medicine or cooking

seafood- fish or shellfish from the sea used for food sizzles- makes hissing sounds crackle- make cracking or snapping sounds woks- metal pans with rounded bottoms used for frying and steaming clang- make a metallic ringing sound barely- only just furious- very angry kung fu- a Chinese system of self-defense, similar to karate develop- to help in the growth of, make stronger

Links for the story Great site for things about Chinatown in San Francisco. http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/Chinatown/title.html Home for this site: http://www.theschoolbell.com/contents.html Information on the story for Teachers http://www.smbsd.org/uploaded/reading/files/Grade_2_Theme_3_Sel_1_Chinatown_headings.pdf

Skills for this story. What is a Context Clue? How to Use Context Clues Lesson: Using Story Meaning Practice Using Story Meaning Magic Keys Picture Clues Anticipation Guide (Kyrene) Chinatown Vocabulary 1 Chinatown Vocabulary 2 Chinatown Vocabulary 3Building prefixes Prefix Catch Constructing Prefixes BBC - Schools - KS2 Bitesize Revision - English (Prefixes and Suffixes)

Details Practice Chinatown morning message 1. Details 2. Details Details Practice Chinatown morning message Language Based Activities   Verbs that tell about now Present-Tense Verbs; Combining Sentences with Verbs Past-Tense Verbs Past-Tense Verbs Has, Have, Had Forms of Have Am, Is, Are, Was, Were Forms of Be Contractions Contraction Matching Test Tutor - Contractions