Thursday, 3/27/03
Warm Up. Copy 1-5 into notebook. (+1/2 each)
  1. apart : separate :: dresser :* _________ 
  2. vacuum : clean :: *__________ : measure 
  3. promise : guarantee :: job : *_____________ 
  4. same : similar :: white : *____________ 
  5. poke : goad :: prosper : *_______________
  6. bow, cylander, scholar, gauge, all correct 
  7. beige, prior, circuit, raspberry, all correct 
DW Reading Check. Copy the best answer for each.
  1. The real reason Hand Clap wanted to go back to America to work was...a) his daughters needed large dowries. b) there was more excitement in America. c) he owed a lot of money. d) None of the above.
  2. (2) What is the first thing MS looks for as they head for Chinatown? Why?
  3. He can "dig up a mountain" or "drink up a lake." a) White Deer.  b) Uncle Bright Star.  c) Windrider. d) Hand Clap.
  4. He is tall for a Tang man (5' 8"). a) White Deer.  b) Uncle Bright Star.  c) Windrider. d) Hand Clap.
  5. He is in his fifties and "lively as a cricket." a) Hand Clap.  b) White Deer. c) Windrider. d) Uncle Bright Star.
  6. Moon Shadow does not refer to himself as Chinese; he says he is ________.
  7. This refers to...
Dragonwings. Chapter 2. Aloud.
Chinese Characters--Examples 1 and 2 (p19). More. Even More.
Angel Island Immigration Station