Growing Together
What was the author's full name?
Carmen Agra Deedy
KLM: This reading was not a short story or fiction, it was an ________.
Interview
Where and when did the story take place?
In a Chinese village in the past.
HDWUW: Farmers need fresh water to ______ their crops.
Irrigate
A magnolia tree bears ________ but no _______.
flower
fruit
Carmen and her friend had a...
silly fight over a bicycle.
KLM: What were three reasons these teens came to the US?
Education, a better life, leaving wars, a safer life, more opportunities.
Where did Shu Fa discover the secret water?
Under a turnip.
WAW: Water from the river must be _____ at a _____ _______ ______ to become safe for drinking.
cleaned at a water treatment plant.
Most immigrant into the United States come from ________.
Mexico
Indians are from India, ________ are from America, and _______ are from Cuba.
Americans, Cubans
FP: The neighborhoods with immigrants are often called _______ (Country).
"Little" (Italy).
When Shu Fa worried about the secret, her...
Hair turned white.
HDWUW: The three main ideas of how we use water were...
For everyday living, for farming, and for building.
Answer two (double points for all four):
Ethiopians eat ________.
Indians wear ________.
Haitians listen to ________.
Italians eat ________.
injeera bread
saris or kameezes
compas music
cannoli
"A moment like this comes for every immigrant child".
What was the moment?
Carmen felt sad and angry because she thought she was not like Americans and they were not like her.
FP: "_______ are the heart of the _______. When the _______ changes, so does the ________."
"People are the heart of the community. When the population changes, so does the community."
How did Uncle trick the Voice of the Mountain?
He carved a statue out of stone, attached Shu Fa's hair, and put it in the river.
WAW: A _____ is a barrier that can _______ ________.
dam
generate electricity
97% salt water, 3% fresh water
What does "graft" mean and why was it important to Carmen?
A "graft" is when a branch from one tree is attached to another tree.
The mango and magnolia tree represented Carmen feeling at home in the US from Cuba.
KLM: What six countries were the teens from?
Iraq, French Guiana, Somalia, South Korea, Peru, and Ethiopia.
Why did Shu Fa decide to tell the secret?
Because she saw her uncle get hurt when carrying water over the mountain.
The _______ River begins in _______, flows through ________ and ends in the ______ _______.
Columbia
Canada
the US
Pacific Ocean
The Columbia River goes through which two US states?
Washington and Oregon