LEVEL B, UNIT 3 Introduction

1. LEVEL B, UNIT 3 Introduction Dreams and Decisions C. Sanchez, Belvedere MS

2. DAY 1

3. WARM-UP! Please copy and answer the following questions using complete sentences. • What does it mean to follow your dream? • What are your dreams? • How do you plan to accomplish your dreams?

4. THEME 1 • THEME 1: What Matters Most • Knowing what is important in life can help you reach your dreams and achieve your goals. • Dreams are what we hope will happen. • Goals are plans we make for the future.

5. THEME 2 • THEME 2: Toward a Better Future • Courage and determination can help build a better future.

6. MIND MAP • Please turn to page 63 of your PRACTICE BOOK.

7. CLOSE AND ASSESS • What will this unit be about? • Why are dreams important? • How do you make decisions based on dreams?

8. THEME ACTIVITY • Please turn page 142 of your TEXTBOOK. • Look at the picture and discuss the following questions with your group members: • Who are these people? • What do you think matters most to this family? • What do you think matters most to the baby? To the mother? To the father?

9. THEME 1 GUIDING QUESTIONS • How do life’s experiences help us find out what matters most? • How do other people influence what we think is important? • How do you think people’s dreams affect their decisions?

10. KEYPOINT #1 • When we evaluate each life experience we can discover what matters most to us. We can see how events and experiences help us set our goals.

11. KEYPOINT #2 • People influence us by what they say and do. If we admire someone, we tend to value what they value. Before letting the opinions of others influence us, we must be sure they have our best interests at heart.

12. KEYPOINT #3 • People will make decisions that will move them toward their dreams. If the dream is strong enough, a person will make very difficult decisions to reach it. For example, if getting an education is important to you, you will make the difficult decision to do your homework instead of going out with your friends.

13. HOW TO TELL A STORY • Begin by introducing the characters. • Tell when and where the story takes place. • Tell about a problem the character has. • Tell what happens next. • Tell how the problem gets solved and end the story.

14. BUILD LANGUAGE AND VOCABULARY • Please turn to page 144 of your TEXTBOOK. • Listen to the tale “The Rooster and the Jewel.” This is a Vietnamese tale about a rooster who learns what matters most to him.

15. ADD DETAILS TO A STORY

16. PRACTICE! • Please turn to page 64 of your PRACTICE BOOK.

17. “Ginger for the Heart” Level B, Unit 3

18. SELECTION INFORMATION • TITLE: “Ginger for the Heart” • AUTHOR: Paul Yee • Paul Yee grew up in Chinatown in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where he felt “caught between two worlds.” His stories are a mix of history and imagination. The Chinese folk tales he heard as a child blend with his true accounts of Chinese immigrants’ contributions to settling North America.

19. GENRE • HISTORICAL FICTION: Historical fiction is usually set in the past in a real time and place. Mane of the characters and events are based in reality, while others may be invented by the author. This story takes place in Chinatown, San Francisco during the 19th century.

20. THEME CONNECTION • When Yenna and her young man discover what matters most to them, they overcome all obstacles to make their dream come true.

21. SELECTION SUMMARY • Yenna and a young man fall in love. Before he leaves on a journey, she gives him a ginger root to remind him of her. When he returns four years later, they are both amazed that the ginger has remained firm and fragrant—a symbol of their love and devotion. They learn that what means the most to them is always being together.

22. BACKGROUND INFORMATION • When word of gold in California reached China at the end of the 19th century, many young men emigrated. Some looked for gold; others opened laundries and stores around San Francisco. Later they sent for their wives and children to join them.

23. PURPOSE • As we read, we will: • Look for details that show how Yenna and the young man meet and how they feel about each other. • Notice what happens while the young man is away in the gold fields. • Find out if Yenna and the young man achieved their goals.

24. SELECTION VOCABULARY

25. CRAFTSMANSHIP • skill or ability to do special work

26. DEBT • money that is owed to another person

27. EPIDEMIC • sickness or disease that affects most of the people in a place

28. GARMENT • piece of clothing

29. GINGER ROOT • part of ginger, a spice plant, that gowns underground

30. GOLD FIELD • place where gold is found

31. MERCHANT • person who sells things to make money

32. MINER • worker who digs in the earth for minerals

33. TAILOR • person who makes and mends clothes to earn money

34. TOWER • tall and narrow structure or building

35. PRACTICE! • Please turn to page 65 of your PRACTICE BOOK.

36. READING STRATEGY HOW TO RELATE GOALS AND OUTCOMES • Look for what the people want to do. • Pay attention to the actions they take to reach their goals. • Predict the outcome. Then see if the outcome at the end of the story matches your prediction.

37. RELATE GOALS AND OUTCOMES

38. LITERARY ANALYSIS MINILESSON DESCRIPTION • A description gives a clear picture of a person, place, or thing. It has sensory words that appeal to the five senses. This helps the reader visualize the scene.

39. PRACTICE! • Please turn to page 66 of your PRACTICE BOOK.

40. PREVIEW READING SELECTION • Please turn to page 147 of your TEXTBOOK.

41. READ ALOUD! • Friends Are Like That (Daphne Liu) • Trust is at the very heart of real friendship. That is what the friends in this story learn when a misunderstanding threatens their special relationship.

42. DAY 2

43. WARM-UP Write the definitions of the following vocabulary words. • tailor • tower • garment • ginger root

44. LITERARY ANALYSIS MINILESSON CHARACTERIZATION AND DIALOGUE • Dialogue is what characters say to each other. It can show what the characters are like and explain their actions. • Most dialogue is set off by quotations marks. • EXAMPLE: “I don’t want to leave you, but I have to see some of the world,” Marnie explained.

45. PRACTICE! • Please turn to page 67 of your PRACTICE BOOK.

46. LET’S READ! • Please turn to page 147 of your TEXTBOOK.

47. BEFORE YOU MOVE ON… • Please answer the questions on pages 149 and 151 of your TEXTBOOK.

48. DAY 3

49. WARM-UP Write the definitions of the following vocabulary words. • merchant • miner • craftsmanship • epidemic

50. GRAMMAR MINILESSON ADJECTIVES • An adjective describes a noun or pronoun. Adjectives can tell how many, how much, which one, what something is like. • EXAMPLE: The second letter describes the important rooms in the grand Empire Hotel. • A proper adjective comes from a proper noun. • EXAMPLE: The letters bring American history to life.