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 HAPPEN?
In a Chinese village in the past.
HDWUW: Why do people need to drink water?
to replace ( thay thế/ bù) the lost water!
A magnolia tree bears ________ but no _______.
flower
fruit
Carmen and her friend had a...
silly fight over a bicycle.
KLM: What were the three reasons these teens came to the US?
Education, a better life, leaving wars, a safer life and more opportunities.
Why does The Voice want Shu Fa to keep the water a secret?
A. It does not want to be disturbed by anyone.
B. It thinks the villagers have enough water.
C. It wants the villagers to leave the mountain.
D. It does not want to share the water.
D. It does not want to share the water.
WAW: Fill in the blank:
Kevin Aiken needs to use water from the river for his cherry trees because the area does not have enough ________ to grow _____ _____ .
rainfall - truit trees
Most immigrant into the United States come from ________.
Mexico
Indians are from India, ________ are from America, and _______ are from Cuba.
Americans, Cubans
FP: What can make a new place feel like home?
The clothes that you often wear back home
The language that you are familiar withThe movies or music that people in the community often watch
Fill in the blank:
Shu Fa discovers the secret water under a turnip.
When Shu Fa smashes the turnips, a .......... ............ .
river flows
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
Why is Carmen angry when she runs to her father?
A. She feels like she does not belong.
B. She has not made any new friends.
A. She feels like she does not belong. She was not like an American.
FP: According to the reading, how are the saris in the shops of Little India?
They are very COLORFUL!
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
Why is the magnolia tree special to Carmen?
A. Her parents planted the tree when they moved to Georgia.
B. It grows both fruit and flowers.
C. Her father used the tree to explain something to her.
C. Her father used the tree to explain something to her.
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.
WAW: How do the Wenatchee farmers take water from the Columbia River?
They use the pumps to move the water from the river through the pipes to their trees.
The Columbia River goes through which two US states?
Washington and Oregon