Dragonwings is a childrens historical novel by chineseamerican author laurence yep, first. Chapter 4 kicks off the rising action in the novel dragonwings by laurence yep. Elishas early home movie 1999, part 1, based on the book dragonwings. I think the most interesting part of chapter 1 4 was the dragon man part. In this lesson, you will learn about the major events that take place in the tenth chapter of laurence yeps dragonwings. How does the friendship between moon shadow and robin grow in these chapters.
Windrider lives in san franciscos chinatown and works in a laundry. What name did windrider call the leader of the brotherhood. She thinks he is afraid of the water pump and tells him this is crazy. Sevenyearold moon shadow lee lives and works on his family farm in china in 1903. Where the red fern grows chapters 3 and 4 duration. May 03, 2012 in case anybody needs extra copies of the first four sets of dragonwings questions, i am providing a link to download them. These reading questions were designed to be answered as you read the book together as a class, but students may also work on these as they read on their own. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. May 23, 2011 dragonwings quiz chapter 5 what substance was black dog addicted to.
His other books include dragonwings, dragons gate, shadow lord, child of the owl, the earth dragon awakes. Have students read the interview questions that scholastic asked laurence yep. Terms in this set 16 a mythical bird, the only one of its kind, said to live 500 or 600 years, to burn itself on a funeral pyre, and to rise again from ashes fresh and beautiful. Windrider speaks english the best among the men of the company and therefore he is asked to deal with the demons the most often. Vocabulary chapter 4 dragonwings flashcards quizlet. With moon shadows help, windrider is willing to endure the mockery of the other chinese, the poverty, and longing for his own country to make his dream come true. Dragonwings chapter 10 and 11 by ms wilkens on prezi. He lives with his mother and grandmother in china, while his father works in the land of the demons, which is really the land of the americans.
Mar 02, 2020 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Chapter 7 of dragonwings takes place during the first months that moon shadow and windrider are living in the stable behind miss whitlaws house. Who beat up moonshadow and stole the money he had collected. His first novel, sweetwater, was published in 1973. The san francisco earthquake of 1906, and the dragons child.
He primarily writes fiction for young adults, but has also written and edited several works for adults. What did black dog say was the only good thing he ever got out of this ugly life. Be sure to point out that yep mentions his father was a kite maker, as this is another similarity to the hero of dragonwings. The story revolves around a young tang chinese boy named moon shadow. Choose from 500 different sets of learning chapter 3 dragonwings flashcards on quizlet. Point out at this time that the main character in dragonwings will experience similar events or have similar qualities as yep. In case anybody needs extra copies of the first four sets of dragonwings questions, i am providing a link to download them. In the beginning, all is strangeness to moon shadow as he leaves the middle kingdom to join his father in the land of the golden mountain. Some characters help one another with dreams, like moon shadows devoted faith in his father, and some characters have dreams that conflict with one another, like how uncle bright stars priority is the company while windrider cares most for his destiny to fly. At the beginning of chapter 7, robin is curious about moon shadow. She follows him around, but he is aloof and a little scared of her. In the early 1900s, a young boy leaves china to join his father in san francisco, where they work to build a flying machine. Dragonwings chapters 1 4 comprehension questions mr. A vocabulary list featuring dragonwings by laurence yep, chapters 16.
Dragonwings novel literature unit study and lap book. Learn reading vocabulary chapter 3 dragonwings with free interactive flashcards. Moon shadow is eight when he sails from china to join his father, windrider, in america. I would highly recommend this book and i am sure every student will understand not just the book a lot better but how to really understand im supposed to me books they read based on the outline that dragonwings workbook gives them. Chapter 3 of dragonwings is the first scene in which moon shadow is alone with his father. Dragonwings is bursting with the hopes that each of the characters hold. From april to may 1906, the novel follows the major changes after the. In this novel, moon shadow comes to america to be with his father, windrider, from their home in the middle kingdom. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. Newbery honor book dragonwings by lawrence yep takes readers on an adventurefilled journey across the world inspired by the story of a chinese immigrant who created a flying machine in 1909, dragonwings touches on the struggles and dreams of chinese immigrants navigating opportunity and prejudice in san francisco. Why did moon shadow hurry away from the water pump. The stars and moon cast the shadows of the window pane on our bedroom floor. Dragonwings is a historical novel by author laurence yep who won the newberry award.
This comprehensive unit will help you teach thorough, handson lessons in literary analysis, including research, discussion, graphing, and writing, with the novel by laurence yep. The questions relate to reading comprehension as well as inference, prediction, and connecting to text. Windrider told the story to moonshadow and it was about a dragon challenging windrider to do a race with his kite. It is a great resource for students to understand what is happening in every chapter. Moon shadow soon loves and respects this father, a man of genius, a man with a fabulous dream. Dragonwings by laurence yep, chapters 16 vocabulary list. Dragonwings was censored because of profanity, violence and i found this book and decided to read it because it had an outstanding track record. It is free to do, but please note that it appears as if every fifth page or so has been removed in an effort to make you go out and actually purchase the novel, so youll get most of but not all of laurence yeps work. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Test and revisit what you remember of chapter 4 in dragonwings with this quiz and worksheet. I was awake but from charlies deep even breathing he was asleep.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Save valuable time and find already created activities, from the boardmaker community and premium activities, to meet all your students individual needs. You can imagine that it must be strange for a man to meet his child for the first time when. I think moonshadow doesnt feel that comfortable around the american people because a lot of them call him names and bully him. Learn learning chapter 3 dragonwings with free interactive flashcards. Moon shadow has never met his father, who left to work in america, and he constantly pesters mother to tell stories about his dad, the master kitemaker. This study guide consists of approximately 25 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of dragonwings.
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