Weeks 1 & 2
Read-Aloud Tips As you read, stop periodically to check for
After p. 83 : Why does Yuming feel bad about excluding Jing from the escape plan? (identify reasons and evidence) Yuming likes Jing and feels bad leaving him at the horrible factory. After p. 85 : What does Jing do so they won’t be recognized? (problem and solution) Jing cuts Yuming’s hair and has Yuming cut his. After p. 92 : To escape the factory, the kids use many different skills: acting, problem-solving, climbing, running, and hiding. What skills would you use if you were in danger? (personal connection) #6: Review the Book Instruct students to work independently or with a partner or group to write about this book in the back of their Student Handbooks. #7: Do a Book Project Students may choose to work independently or with a partner or group on a project, which they’ll complete in the back of their Student Handbooks. Projects : “Your Threads” and “Street Safe.” #8: Don’t Miss This book has two narrators: Yuming and Clara, an American girl who receives Yuming’s note. Students may wish to read the book to find out how the two girls’ lives intersect. In This Book: Explain that Yuming often thinks of her old life on the farm; her older brother, Bolin; and her grandparents, Wai Po and Wai Gong. She uses these memories as a comfort, and also, when she has to make a decision, she recalls strategies she learned playing xiangqi (a game similar to chess) with Wai Gong.
understanding and to encourage critical thinking and reflection. Also, reinforce the vocabulary words as you come across them.
#5: Read-Aloud Instruct students: As I read, take notes on what Yuming does to cope with her situation, and how she and the others look out for each other. Background: Yuming, who has been a child laborer in a sewing factory for several months, secretly puts a note in one of the purses she sewed, explaining that she’s being forced to work in a factory. But no help arrives. Then, when two brothers arrive, she overhears them talking about escaping. You may choose to use these prompts to guide discussion: After p. 69 : What makes Yuming sympathetic to the two brothers who have just arrived? (cause and effect) She remembers the closeness she had with her own brother, and she also knows how awful it is to wake up in the factory when you first arrive. After p. 71 : Why does Kai say he doesn’t know what Yuming is talking about when Yuming asks how he’ll get out? (make inferences) Kai doesn’t know whether he can trust Yuming. After p. 81 : How does the brothers’ performance in the cafeteria compare to Yuming’s? (compare and contrast) Kai can make tears come to his eyes, and Li almost tricks Yuming into thinking he really is sick. Yuming has to look down lest her eyes give her away.
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