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= The Story of Wang Li =

Pre-reading Activity: [[image:Slide1.jpg width="357" height="272" align="right"]]
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 * 1) After looking at the wordle, make a prediction about what what you think the story is about. Remember to use evidence to support your opinion. Give your prediction in the Discussion Section.
 * 2) Add your thoughts to our Answer Garden Poll about what it means to be proud.

Vocabulary:

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//benevolence, trellis, exile, proudest, desolate, unaccustomed, muttered, receded, discourteous, tribute, mole, imprisoned, flourish, august, requisite, pagoda, jade, pavilion, immortal, pursuing, damsel, withered, sage, despair,ungrateful// =====
 * 1) Group and Regroup - think about these 25 words. Create a Tree Map showing at least 5 ways you could Categorize these words. Some words may fall into more than 1 category. (i.e. Words that Describe a Character, Nouns, Words with More Than 3 Syllables, etc.). Every category has to have at least 2 words in it and every word must be placed in at least 1 category.
 * 2) Vocabulary Analysis - Choose 4 words to work with. For each word create a Tree Map with the following headings: Definition, Synonym or Antonym, How Used in Story, My Own Sentence
 * 3) Choose 8 of the words to place on the Word Cycle page. As you arrange the words you will need to tell how a word relates to the word that follows it.



Directed Notes Activity:
As you read the story a second time - write down the six proverbs that Wang Li and his mother use and explain what you think they mean and why they are quoted. Then look over your notes and answer the following question either in our class blog or on notebook paper. (Remember to support your claim with textual evidence and reasoning.)

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 Choose some of the activities to complete. (Your teacher should meet with you to give you some guidelines as to which activities would be best for you to choose from based on your interest, motivation, work ethic, and skills.) =====
 * 1) Interpreting Words - Name Calling Google doc
 * 2) Retell the story using a multiple Multi-flow map showing the main events of the story and the causes and effects of those events.
 * 3) Kingdom Dreams - reread the descriptions of the Kingdom of the Cloud Dragon (page 32) and the Kingdom of the River Dragons (page 35). Wang Li chooses not to live in either place. Describe what you think one of these Kingdoms might be like using a circle map. Then create a postcard telling about your visit there. On one side of the postcard should be a picture depicting life in the Kingdom and on the other side write to your classmates about what you have discovered about this wonderful place.
 * 4) Wang Li's home was threatened by drought, flooding as well as earthquakes . Do a mini-research by clicking on drought or flooding to learn about each natural disaster and its effects. Make a tree map to explain what the disaster is and how it effects the land when it happens. Which of these natural disasters do you think would have done the most harm to Wang Li's way of life?
 * 5) In the story Wang Li could be a rich and powerful man, but he chooses to live simply and work hard. Use the questions below to survey at least 15 people of various ages and gender. Write a paragraph about your findings.
 * Which would make you prouder - to be considered a wise person that people looked to for advice or to be a powerful ruler?
 * Do you agree that "there are great palaces and terraces of the mind" that are worth more than riches?
 * Would you rather be known as having a big heart or a big house?
 * Which is more important to you - peace of mind or wealth?

Blogging:
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 * 1) Why does Wang Li think that a modest and peaceful life is a happy one?
 * 2) Is Wang Li too proud or too wise to become a powerful prince?
 * 3) Why does Wang Li's mother finally decide "to make the best" of his marriage to Precious Jade and to quit trying to change her son?

Remember that you answer is your opinion and is your Claim. Be sure to give Evidence from the text and Reasons for your thinking. Read the blog posts for //The Story of Wang Li// of three of your classmates and leave a comment.