3.6.2 The Sights and Sounds of New York City's Chinatown TG.pdf

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The Sights and Sounds of 3.6.2 New York City’s Chinatown CAUSE AND EFFECT GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS SUMMARY This book describes New York R EAD TH E BOO K City’s Chinatown. It describes the people SET PURPOSE Most students will be interested who live there, as well as the sights, sounds, in reading this book so that they can learn and traditions of this colorful and lively about Chinatown, a special neighborhood in neighborhood. It discusses several important New York City. Remind students that interest celebrations, like the Chinese New Year. It in other cultures is an important attitude to even gives a recipe for moon cakes. have. LESSON VOCABULARY We STRATEGY SUPPORT: GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS bows chilly foolish use this skill typically before, during, and after foreign narrow perches reading, and to assess what we’ve read. With recipe this book, you may want to focus on the chart INTRO D UCE TH E BOO K on page 8. Talk with students about how this kind of chart helps them organize the ideas INTRODUCE THE TITLE AND AUTHOR Introduce they have read. students to the title and the author of the book The Sights and Sounds of New York City’s COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS Chinatown. Ask students what they think this PAGE 5 Are the streets of Chinatown wide book will be about, based on the title. Does and straight? (No, they are short, winding, the cover of the book offer any clues? Can and narrow.) they imagine what some of the sights and sounds of Chinatown might be? PAGE 7 What languages do you think you might hear walking through Chinatown? (Chinese and BUILD BACKGROUND Discuss with students English) what they know about Chinatown. Ask them whether they have ever visited Chinatown PAGE 8 Why do many Chinese people like to in New York or another city. What do they practice the art of Tai Chi? (to exercise their remember about their visit? What surprised minds and bodies) them the most? What are their favorite types of Chinese food? Have they ever eaten with PAGE 12 Does the Chinese New Year chopsticks? happen on the same date as traditional American New Year? (No, it happens PREVIEW/USE PHOTOS AND CAPTIONS Invite sometime in January or February.) students to look through the photographs, charts, and captions in the book. Ask the students what they think the text could be about now that they have taken a look at the pictures. Ask if any students have ever been to a Chinatown, whether in New York or elsewhere. Have them describe one thing they remember seeing or hearing while there. If you have any students from China, have them describe what they enjoy about Chinese New Year or discuss another custom such as eating with chopsticks. 116 The Sights and Sounds of New York City’s Chinatown

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R EVISIT TH E BOO K Skill Work READER RESPONSE 1. Streets are crowded and busy; important TEACH/REVIEW VOCABULARY Chinese traditions are falling away; there are Encourage student pairs to find the vocabu- many choices of food and other products. lary words in the text. Have them define 2. Sights: narrow winding streets; crowds of the words and then work together to write Chinese people and tourists; food markets; a sentence for each word. seasonal festivals Sounds: spoken Chinese; traffic noises; TARGET SKILL AND STRATEGY music from seasonal festivals CAUSE AND EFFECT Remind students that 3. chilly, narrow, crowded, loud, noisy, colorful an effect is what happened and a cause is 4. Answers will vary but may include speak- why something happened. Have students ing politely and listening when someone is read page 8. Ask: Name one reason why speaking to you. the older generation feels that their traditions are slipping away. (Younger EXTEND UNDERSTANDING Ask students: Why Chinese do not bow to their elders.) Or ask: did the photographs help you picture Name one reason why Chinese people don’t Chinatown much more clearly than if they were celebrate individual birthdays. (They just add illustrations? What is it about a photograph a year each New Year.) that makes you feel like you are right there in the middle of the action? GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS Remind students that graphic organizers are a visual way to RESPONSE OPTIONS arrange information. Have students look WRITING Have students imagine that they are at the table on page 8. Help them explore attending the New Year’s parade in Chinatown. the reasons (right-hand column) for three Have them describe the sights, sounds, Chinese traditions (left-hand column). and smells. Describe the noises of the fire- crackers and the fireworks. What kinds of ADDITIONAL SKILL INSTRUCTION music do they hear? What kinds of people GENERALIZE Remind students that a line the streets to watch the parade? Have generalization is a broad statement or students write about how it feels to be at the rule that applies to many examples. Have parade. students compare a traditional American New Year with the Chinese New Year SOCIAL STUDIES celebration described in the book. What are CONNECTION some of the similarities? (parades, fireworks, Have students research noise, crowds) Chinese immigration on the Internet or in the library. What were the years when the highest numbers of Chinese people came to this country? What cities in the United States did the Chinese tend to immigrate to? What kind of work did Chinese people tend to find once they arrived? The Sights and Sounds of New York City’s Chinatown 117

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Name New York City’s Chinatown Cause and Effect • A cause is why something happened. • An effect is what happened. Directions For each cause, write an effect. Use The Sights and Sounds of New York City’s Chinatown to help you. The same cause may have different effects. Causes Effects 1. Many Chinatown residents come from China. Why did it happen? What happened? 2. Many Chinatown residents come from China. Why did it happen? What happened? 3. Many young Chinatown residents do not show respect to their elders. Why did it happen? What happened? 4. Many Chinatown residents want to exercise their minds and bodies. Why did it happen? What happened? © Pearson Education 3 5. Some people want to avoid the crowds at the Chinese New Year celebrations. Why did it happen? What happened? 118

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Name New York City’s Chinatown Vocabulary Directions Fill in the blank with the word from the box that matches the definition. Check the Words You Know bows chilly foolish foreign narrow perches recipe 1. from a country other than your own 2. places to view things from high above 3. leans forward to show respect 4. silly; not wise 5. instructions for cooking 6. having a small width; not very wide 7. slightly cold Directions Write a paragraph about Chinatown as described in The Sights and Sounds of New York City’s Chinatown. Use at least three vocabulary words. © Pearson Education 3 119

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