1. Responding to Literature Houghton Mifflin Grade 3 D. Crisler 2012/2013

2. The Ballad of Mulan Responding to Fiction and Nonfiction Text

3. Nonfiction

4. Chinese PLA Navy soldiers parade during a ceremony. 5 Things You Need to Know About China

5. http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3757399 Read the following article from Scholastic Magazine. Identify the five things you need to know about China. Five things I know about China What I Read …Paragraph #What I think… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. Framed Paragraph Example: After reading the article titled ____________, I learned five things about China. One thing I found interesting was in paragraph #_____ which stated, “________________”. This made me think ________________. Another thing I learned was in paragraph # ___ which said, “__________”. This mean ___________. I also learned in paragraph #____ “_____________”. If _____ then ______. In addition I read, “__________” in paragraph #____which made me wonder ______. Finally I read in paragraph #_____, “_______________”. This implies _____. Obviously, I learned many things about China. The fact I found most interesting was ________ because _______

7. Think about…Talk about… – How is life in China different/same as in the USA? Explain your answer. – Would you like to be a citizen of China? Explain why or why not. – How does life in China impact your life? Give a specific example and explain how it impacts your life. – Use what you’ve learned about China to explain why Mulan may have hidden the fact she was going to take her father’s place in battle.

8. Fiction Guiding Question: Do you think Mulan demonstrates good character? Which of her character traits do you value most and why? Give examples from the story.

9. Mulan

10. Who was talking to Whom? What did they say? “Quote” Where were they? Explain Quote Here… Analysis This shows….. This Proves…. It seems... Page #

11. Guiding Question: Do you think Mulan demonstrates good character? Which of her character traits do you value most and why? Give examples from the story. (Example) Who was talking to Whom? What did they say? “Quote” Where were they? Explain Quote Here… Analysis This shows….. This Proves…. It seems... Page # Mulan was talking to her mom “Nothing Mother.” Sitting at the weaving loom at home Here Mulan’s mother asks Mulan what is wrong. Mulan does not want her mother to know she is worried. This shows Mulan is caring. She is worried about both her father and mother. 58 Mulan to her mother “I must fight in father’s place” Home Here Mulan decides she will fight so her father will not have to go to war. This proves Mulan is courageous and caring. 63

12. The Secret Recipe (example) While Mulan was weaving on the loom, her mother noticed she seemed upset. Her mother asked her what was wrong she said, “Nothing Mother.” Here Mulan knows her father is supposed to go to war and she is worried but she doesn’t want to worry her mother. This shows Mulan is caring. Obviously, this is a character trait I value. It is important to show other people you care about them.

13. Additional Extensions You may want to choose one of the extension activities on the following slides to focus on additional skills or to help students make connections.

14. 1. Look Below the Surface The Ballad of Mulan has been written very carefully. Almost every sentence tells you more than it says, if you make inferences. Here’s a way to find out how much it tells you. Work with two or three classmates. Write a sentence from the story on an index card. Write one inference about the statement on the back. Trade cards with another student. Look at the sentence and write a new inference. Keep trading cards until everyone has added an inference. Discuss each card. Does everyone agree with the inferences made?

15. 2. What’s the Big Idea? Every story has a main idea. It is the most important thing the author is trying to say. What do you think is the main idea of The Ballad of Mulan? Make a drawing to show what it is. Give your drawing a title that says something about the main idea.

16. 3. Dear Mulan Work with a partner. On your own, write a letter to Mulan. Tell her what you think of her decision, her life, and what she gave up. Ask her questions, too. For example: What was it like to pretend to be a man for ten years? How did she feel the first time she went into battle? Then trade letters with your partner. Imagine how Mulan might answer the letter. Write your version of her response.

17. 4. A Poem of Mulan Write a poem about Mulan. Just give the information asked for on each line below. Line 1: Her name is (character’s name) Line 2: She is (something she is) Line3: (three words that describe her) Line 4: She loves …(three things Mulan likes) Line 5: Who longed for…(one thing she wanted) Line 6: Who believed in…(four things she believed in) Line 7: Who said,…(one statement she made) Line 8: She is…(one thing you feel about her)

20. 5. Time Cards In this activity, you will be working with a group, but first work on your own. Choose two events from The Balled of Mulan. Draw pictures of them. Show exactly what is happening. Then meet with your group. Spread out all the drawings on a table. Together, figure out the sequence of events and put the pictures in order. Number them on the back. Allow other classmates to use the pictures to check their own knowledge of the sequence of events.

21. 6. The Power of Directions Mulan buys something important in four markets. One is in each of the four directions. In Chinese traditions, each direction is connected with a element, or power of nature. East is wood South is fire West is metal North is water Make a comparison wheel. Write the characteristics of each element in the wheel. Why does Mulan buy each item where she does? Discuss your answers with a classmate.

22. 7. Mulan’s Travels Reread The Ballad of Mulan. Look for clues to where Mulan lives and where she travels. Draw or trace a map of china. Draw and label the places Mulan might have visited. Add other important cities, rivers, and mountains. Share your map with a group of classmates. Explain what you know about the geography of China.

23. 8. Animal Search Learn about the animals of China. Are they like the ones where you live? Begin by rereading The Ballad of Mulan and looking carefully at the pictures. Then do research. List animals pictured or mentioned in the story. List other animals that live in China. List animals found where you live. Write a paragraph comparing the animals of China with those where you live.

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