1. Chinatown by
William Low

2. Vocabulary
for
Chinatown

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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

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

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

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

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

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

19. 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

20. 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

21. The End
Enjoy your story.
Anne Miller

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

23. 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

24. 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

25. Links for the story
Great site for things about Chinatown in San Francisco.
Home for this site:
Information on the story for Teachers

26. 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)

27. 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