Unit 1 Friendship Angel Child, Dragon Child – Day 1

Word Knowledge noseshandslessonscrayons hooksseedsbookswords What is the singular form of these words?

Word Knowledge tilttiltedtilting waitwaitedwaiting bowbowedbowing curvecurvedcurving tackletackledtackling These are all verbs. What is a verb? How do these endings change the meanings? What spelling changes took place when the endings were added?

Word Knowledge smallsmallersmallest talltallertallest These are base words with comparative endings. How do the endings change the words? What is the difference between –er and –est?

Word Knowledge them send next bell edge These are all words in the story. They review the /e/ sound spelled e.

Word Knowledge The American Children tilted back their long noses, laughing. I stood and bowed. Her hands curved over my shoulders. These sentences are from the story. Identify the verbs with -ed and -ing endings.

Word Knowledge Friends like for you to send them letters in the mail. This sentence is from the story. Find the words that contain the /e/ sound.

Vocabulary Take out your vocabulary folder. We will go over this week’s words. Meaning Part of Speech Synonyms Antonyms

Unit 1 Lesson 2 Angel Child, Dragon Child Open Court 2002

Jangled To make a loud ringing noise Part of Speech: Verb Synonyms: din, clamor, music Antonym: quiet

Twittered Chattered noisily, sounding like chirping birds Part of Speech: Verb Synonyms: chirp, cheep Antonym: quiet

Gleamed Something bright and shiny Part of Speech: Verb Synonyms: shine, flash Antonym: dull

Darted Moved or ran quickly from one place to another place Part of speech: Verb Synonyms: fly, scurry, spring, scamper Antonym: amble

Scrawled To write quickly, but not carefully Part of Speech: Verb Synonym: scribble Antonym: write neatly

Margins Empty spaces at the edge of the page, above, below, to the left and right Part of Speech: Verb Synonyms: borders, frames Antonym: middle

margins Don’t write anything in the ____ of your paper.

The squirrel ____ across the road. darted

The birds ____ to each other in the trees. twittered

The keys ___ in the teacher’s hand. jangled

His car ____ after it was shined with wax. gleamed

Match vocabulary words with definitions scrawled twittered darted jangled margins gleamed A make a loud ringing noise B chattered noisily like chirping birds C bright and shiny D moved or ran quickly from one place to another E wrote quickly but not carefully; scribbled F empty spaces at the edges of a paper E B D A F C

Genre Realistic Fiction The characters behave as people do in real life. The setting of the story is a real place or could be a real place. The events in the story could happen in real life.

Author Michele Maria Surat’s Angel Child, Dragon Child is Michele Maria Surat’s first book for children. She teaches high school near Washington, D.C., when she is not writing. The tale of Ut, the main character in this story, began when a Vietnamese student came to Surat with tear-filled eyes and shared a photograph of her mother in Vietnam. Surat wanted to tell the story of the brave students she worked with in hopes of creating an understanding between Vietnamese and American children.

Illustrator Vo-Dinh Mai Vo-Dinh Mai is an artist and author from Vietnam. He came to the United States when he was twenty-seven years old. Before that he spent time studying art in Paris, France. In addition to painting, Vo- Dinh loves printmaking from woodcuts. He also loves illustraing books and says, “I believe hat good illustrations can enrich the mind of a reader, young or old…” more

Illustrator Vo-Dinh Mai Vo-Dinh was back in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He has this to say about how the war affects his art: “If anything, the war between Vietnamese and between Vietnamese and Americans has reinforced my faith in the miracle of life.”

Background Vietnam is in Southeast Asia Beginning in 1957, the country was engaged in a civil war in which the United States became involved. Many Vietnamese people fled their country, going to refugee camps or traveling by boat to new places. more

Background Many families were separated during the Vietnam War. In the story, Nguyen (nōō yen) is the main character’s family name. Her given name is Hoa (hwä), which means “flower.” Ut (ōōt) is her nickname, an affectionate term for the youngest daughter.

Background Her little brother is named Quang (kwäng), and her older sister is named Chi Hai (chē hī). Because family ties are very important to Vietnamese people, they put their family name before their given name. This is also the case for the story’s illustrator, Vo-Dinh Mai (vō din mī).

Clues, Problems and Wonderings Fold a page in your notebook into thirds like I will demonstrate. Label the first column, “clues.” Label the second column, “problems.” Label the third column, “wonderings.” As you read put at least three things in each column.

Focus Questions What might it be like to be in a new school and in a new country? How would you make friends if you didn’t speak the same language as the rest of your classmates.

Whisper Read Whisper read with your partner. Take turns reading pages. As you read put a sticky note where you have any problems with words or any wonderings about the story. While you read think about connections between your own experiences and the story.

After Reading Let’s share some of your clues, problems and wonderings.