March+18

March 18/Session IV--Being American///In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson //

6:30-6:45 Snack and check-in Looking at/adding to Context Table, Timeline, Wiki World Map: finding China and Brooklyn Timeline similarities: Lotus Seed 1945; Year of Boar 1947; recap Lotus Seed, what are some similarities/differences between Ba and Shirley Temple Wong? Read Guidelines aloud, remind everybody of our purpose

6:45 First impressions? Thoughts? Shirley Shoes Freewrite: I was in Shirley’s shoes when… Read Shirley Shoes stories aloud.

Discussion Questions:
 * Who would like to offer some alternate endings?
 * How does going to America change Bandit?
 * What do you think of Shirley Temple Wong's name and how she got it?
 * On page 71 & 79, there's some harsh language? Do fifth graders really talk like that?
 * What do you think of her relationship with Mabel? Would you want to be Mabel's friend? Would you want to be Shirley's friend?
 * How is Shirley Temple Wong part of a team? How is she an individual?
 * Is Jackie Robinson a good choice for the book? Can you think of another hero that might have worked well?
 * Based on the book, what do Americans "do"? What does it look like to fit in as “an American?”

Group Activity: Divide into three groups to discuss and then report back. What do these stories within the story have to do with being American? p. 82 The Tale of Wispy Whiskers p. 92 Mrs. Rappaport's speech about Baseball & America p. 152 Grandfather's story about the fisherman's wife/filial daughter

7:45 Introduce //Courage// Give out books (2) Remind about next meeting Snacking & chatting

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