A Folk Tale A magic pearl brings a boy and his mother good luck. But the pearl has more power than they know.

CONNECT TO YOUR LIFE Guess what the story is about. Have you ever found something valuable by accident? Tell a partner what happened afterwards.

Key to the Folk Tale Purpose: to teach a lesson about life  moral value. Can explain why certain things happen Ex: Malin Kundang Tangkuban Perahu

Building Background Dragon are common in both European & Chinese folklore. In China  dragons are seen as beneficent creatures, bring luck & prosperity, bring rain in summer & spring In Europe  evil, fire-breathing beasts Usually slain by knights/other hero

Vocabulary Preview Drought noun time of little of no rain Scorched adjective burned of the surface Craved verb needed very badly; past tense Pierced verb touched deeply; past tense Flourished verb grew very well; past tense Open WB p. 14

COMPOUND WORD two words joined to make a new word with different meaning. Written as one word. tea + pot  teapot sun + light  sunlight cow + boy  cowboy foot + ball  football

Hyphenated compound compound words, joined by hyphens (-) Separate the word & look at the meaning of each word. cloud-breathing dragon: able to breathe out clouds good-natured friend: having good attitude life-giving rain: able to help people or animal lives Open WB p.13

1st CHUNK Page 26, line 1-19

VOCABULARY Cloud-breathing dragons= able to breathe out clouds Good-natured boy= having good attitude He toiled = worked hard from dawn till dusk = from early morning until night …selling it for fuel or fodder= food for animals

PLOT CLIMAX RISING ACTION FALLING ACTION & CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION

PLOT: what happens in the story Introduction: introduce main characters, setting. Beginnings of the problem Rising action: The characters make efforts to solve the problem Climax: the turning point of the story Falling action & conclusion: the writer brings the story to a close

LITERATURE: PLOT What is the time & place of the story? Who are the main characters? What are the main problems introduced in the PLOT?

COMPREHENSION What does Xiao Sheng do all day?

2nd CHUNK Page 26-27, line 20-47

VOCABULARY Xiao Sheng sang to lift his spirit = to make someone happier Rain-bringing dragon = able to help people or animal lives Wisp of cloud = a small thin line of cloud Grass that was not shriveled = decaying & dead Crest of the highest hill = the top part of the hill gazed = look at something for a long time

COMPREHENSION REREAD: Why is Xiao Sheng worried? What good luck has Xiao Sheng had? What do you think will happen when he moves the grass? (predicting)

3rd CHUNK Page 27-29, line 48-100

VOCABULARY Transplanting = moving a plant to another place Rose-colored Near-empty Withered = dried up Dashed off= run quickly Brimming with rice = full with rice Gleaming pearl = white & shiny

LITERATURE Rising Action happens after the INTRODUCTION. Name two Rising Actions on pages 28 & 29.

COMPREHENSION REREAD: Why do you think the rice has multiplied? In what way does the pearl change the lives of the boy & his mother?

4th CHUNK Page 29-30, line 101-138

VOCABULARY …not blind to their fortune Drought-stricken = affected by drought “What have we here!” he bellowed = to shout in a loud voice He snatched it = take something away by force The ruffian = violent man lunged = to attack toward the boy. He popped = put something quickly the pearl into his mouth. The old woman began to wail = to cry

COMPREHENSION REREAD: If you are the villager, how would you have felt? What problem has the pearl caused?

5th CHUNK Page 30-32, line 139-180

VOCABULARY An intense heat seared through him=burned He craved more water = need badly Lightning crackled = make a lot of short, dry, sharp sound The villagers clutched one another = to try very hard to hold something Gaping the blackness overhead= to look in great surprise (gape) Clasped him tightly = to hold someone firmly

VOCABULARY The scales of a fish rippled along his back = to cause to move The antlers of a deer appeared = horns with part like branches His hands became the talons of a hawk = a sharp nail on a foot of a bird He felt the twisting & coiling of a serpent’s tail = snake

LITERATURE Mention two or three events in the rising action on page 31

6th CHUNK Page 33-35, line 181-236

VOCABULARY …sent then billowing into the sky = spreading Beneficent dragon = helping people & doing good act His mother clung to his legs = try hard to keep something Again and again she flung herself = to move His mother’s cries pierced his heart = touched deeply Sculpting the banks with his last farewell = to form into particular shape They tossed a few grains of rice = to throw

VOCABULARY A bright orange carp splashed its tail right at her feet She knew these to be glimpses of her son = to see someone for a very short time When the water lapped the shore= to hit gently Tinkling sound = a light ringing sound The jingling of golden coins = ringing sound

LITERATURE Point out the CLIMAX in the story Name two FALLING-ACTION events What is the CONCLUSION? What life lessons do you think this folk tale might be trying to teach?

COMPREHENSION In your own words, describe how the boy changes Why do you think no rain ever falls over the land owned by the two wicked men?

THINK IT THROUGH  HW How does the dragon end the drought? How does the boy show his mother that he still cares for her? What powers does the pearl seem to have? Do you think that in this story all the good people are rewarded and all the bad ones punished? Why or why not?