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by William Low

Chinatown. by William Low. Vocabulary for Chinatown. About the Book. CHINATOWN Written and illustrated by William Low. The author _____________. writes the stories. The illustrator _________. draws the pictues.

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  1. Chinatown by William Low

  2. Vocabulary for Chinatown

  3. About the Book CHINATOWN Written and illustrated byWilliam 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. Meet the Author: William Low • 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 furiouswith 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 2ChinatownVocabulary 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. develop celebrations graceful furious students grocery store These apple blossoms will ________ into apples.

  15. 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

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

  19. 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. • 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 graceful___ furious___ develop___ students ____ grocery store___ celebrations____ 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. • http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/Chinatown/title.html Home for this site:http://www.theschoolbell.com/contents.html Information on the story for Teachers • http://www.smbsd.org/uploaded/reading/files/Grade_2_Theme_3_Sel_1_Chinatown_headings.pdf

  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. 1. Details2. Details • DetailsPracticeChinatown morning message • Language Based Activities • Verbs that tell about nowPresent-Tense Verbs; Combining Sentences with Verbs • Past-Tense VerbsPast-Tense Verbs Has, Have, HadForms of Have Am, Is, Are, Was, WereForms of Be Contractions Contraction Matching Test Tutor - Contractions

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