EXPLORATION: Around the World Read-Aloud
Threads By Ami Polonsky
In this excerpt, an orphan named Yuming is with three other kids forced to work in a Chinese sewing factory. They are about to make a daring escape in the hopes of reclaiming their lives.
#1: Form a First Impression Study the illustration on the front cover. What details do you notice about the two houses? How are they different?
#2: Show What You Know What do you know about child labor?
#3: Make a Prediction Read the short summary above. Whom do you think Yuming and her friends have to outsmart in order to escape?
#4: Learn Some Words Here are some words from this excerpt that are connected to Around the World . Read and discuss these words with your class. Then use the words to fill in the sentences that follow. VOCABULARY
surroundings (noun)
a place and everything in it (p. 69)
dreary (adj.)
sad and depressing-looking in a worn-out and colorless way (p. 78)
consequence (noun)
a result or effect, often negative, of some action (p. 81)
transport (verb)
to move someone or something from one place to another (p. 89)
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