Chinatown From Child of the Owl By Laurence Yep

Word Knowledge Well-beingSister-in-lawhigh-rise Remainswaitrain KnewKnitKnight

Comprehension Strategies 1.Making Connections 2.Clarifying 3.Summarizing

Writing Dialogue Dialogue is written conversation between two or more characters in a story. Dialogue makes a story believable by showing how characters think and feel, and keeps readers interested in the story by moving the action along. Practice Read the dialogue between Casey and Paw-Paw on pages How does Laurence Yep’s use of dialogue improves the story. Apply Skim through the rest of “chinatown” to find other examples of dialogue that make the story more realistic and interesting

Literary Elements Setting, Plot, and Problem Resolution Plot consists of a problem or goal, introduced by the main character of the story, and the chain of events that lead to its resolution Setting is where the events of the story take place. Problem resolution occurs when the problem is solved or the goal is realized. Apply: How do the changes in the setting affect the story’s plot and correspond with Casey’s resolution of her problem?

Ending Syllables with -le Focus: Words that end with the same sound can be spelled in different ways. There are no rules for remembering how to spell such words; they must be studied and memorized individually. The consonant before –le, -el, -al, -il, and –ol are different spellings of the same vowel sound in the unstressed ending syllable of some words. The consonant before –le syllable pattern is the mos common spelling.

Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Compound Sentences Focus: Similar sentences can be combined when they have closely related ideas of equal importance. A compound sentence consists of two complete sentences that are combined by using a conjunction or a semicolon. Use conjunctions such as and, or, or but to combine sentences that contain closely related ideas. When a semicolon is used to combine two sentences that contain closely related ideas, it replaces the comma and conjunction.

Study and Research Draw Conclusions from Multiple Sources 1.Encyclopedias8. Museum 2.Magazines9. Destination 3.Newspapers 4.Books 5.Internet 6.Journals 7.People