Week+of+March+2,+2009

=March 3, 2009= //Learning Target: I can show what I learned in Chinatown.//

Students will finish their "Scavenger Hunt on Chinatown." Before students start have a classroom discussion on what students learned in Chinatown. Encourage students to do hard work and give an example of how the pictures hung in the room can help you to answer the questions. One easy example to show students is that store names are written in Cantonese and Mandarin making it possible for non-English speakers to read and communicate.

Hot topics to discuss are:
 * __What does the word resident mean?__
 * __What is the meaning of the various murals in Chinatown?__
 * New Years Mural - culture
 * The boat going against the wave - don't give up, persevere, no matter how hard the journey is you need to keep moving forward to get to your destination, life has struggles that you can overcome
 * The History of Chinatown Mural - people fighting for their rights, people working in the textile industry, people in Chinatown for 120+ years
 * The Monkey King Mural - fight for your rights
 * __Why did people chose to immigrate to Chinatown and not another part of the city?__
 * Comfort
 * Food
 * Language
 * Familiarity
 * Family connections
 * Safety
 * __What are some reasons people have lost their homes in Chinatown?__
 * Expensive skyscrapers going up in their neighborhood are making it hard for residents to afford to live there
 * A highway was built and people whose homes were there were asked to leave

=March 4, 2009= //Learning Target: I can write an excellent letter using capital letters at the beginning of my sentence and stop signs at the end.//

Have a talk with students regarding the quality of their letters. Review that the "date", "dear", and "from" must be written in the letter. Also remind students of where they should skip lines, using the familiar language of "jumping like a frog." Also remind students that they are expected to have question marks at the end of a question. Explain to students that they are responsible for a perfect letter and that you are simply going to give it back until it is perfect. If they are confused as to what imperfections they have then they can ask a friend for help. Once letters are written perfectly students will get a final copy to write the letter on.

Use the letter writing Rubric in "Other Rubrics" section to grade this. Be sure to give this to students beforehand.

Grade this piece.