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Lon Po Po
A Red-Riding Hood Story from China Translated and
Illustrated by Ed Young
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Remember that one of the easiest ways to solve a
problem is to ask for help. Try to think of a
time when someone asked you for help. Maybe your
helped someone find a backpack, build a science
project, or helped them pronounce a word they
didnt know.
Someone once asked me for help with _______. You
will need to add two or three sentences about
what happened-what the person needed help with,
how you were able to help, how you felt about it
and so on.
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Read Aloud

• Today we are going read a poem A Helping Hand.

Why might we read or listen to a poem?
We might read a poem for enjoyment, to learn
something new, or to listen to the way words
sound.
As you listen to the poem listen for striking or
exact language that the poet uses.
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Discuss the Poem
How are the fish, bird, and dog alike? What are
some examples of exact language in the
poem? Which words in the poem rhyme?
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• Words with or, ore

Remember that words with the /or/ sound can be
spelled with several different letter
combinations, including or, ore, our, ar, and
oar. Look at these words and who can tell me the
letter combination in each word that stands for
the /or/ sound.

1. wore 6. force
2. sport 7. story
3. form 8. before
4. sore 9. bore
5. score 10. glory

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• Independent Practice

In your note book make this chart and group the
words in the chart.
or ore

1. wore 6. force
2. sport 7. story
3. form 8. before
4. sore 9. bore
5. score 10. glory

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• Independent Practice

or ore
sport 2. form 3. force 4. story 5. glory wore sore score before bore
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Identify Sounds
Remember that both the or and ore can stand for
the sound /or/. Read each of these words to
yourself. for more Notice that
both words have the /or/ sound and the two words
rhyme even though one has a silent e at the end.
You just have to memorize spellings of words that
have the /or/ sound spelled with or or ore
because there is no good rule when a word has a
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Spelling Patterns
Write at least two pairs of rhyming sentences
that use /or/ words from the list you made with
or and ore words. After you have finished then
exchange your papers with a partner and share the
rhymes. I will call on a few to share with the
class in a few minutes.
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Robust Vocabulary
Teach/Model

• Would a person wearing a wig and mask be
  disguised?
• Would it be cunning of a fox to steal a farmers
  eggs? Explain
• When might two people have embraced?
• What would it be like to eat tender meat?
• What might happen to brittle toast when you
  butter it?
• When are you delighted to see a friend?

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Develop Deeper Meaning
Read pages 18 and 19 in you book to yourself.
Now read page 18 aloud with me and then answer my
questions.
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Would Granny like to eat a chick sandwich that
was not tender? Explain Why would Granny be
delighted to see her grandchild? What would
happen to Grannys brittle bones if she fell? How
did the girl feel when her mother embraced her?
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Develop Deeper Meaning
Now read page 19 aloud with me and then answer my
questions.
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In what ways was the wolf cunning? How did the
hunter know that the wolf was disguised as Granny?
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Now lets read the genre study.
Fairy tales take place in a make-believe world.
Many fairy tales have been retold for centuries
in different forms. In most fairy tales,
characters are clearly good or bad. Sometimes the
characters are talking animals. Some characters
may have unusual or special powers.
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• Can someone think of a fairy tale where a
  character in them was trying to trick children?

The wolf from Red Riding Hood .
Fairy tales almost always have a happy ending.
Now lets copy the graphic organizer from the
genre study and use it as you read the story.
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Comprehension Strategy

• Read the strategy information on page 20.

When readers have trouble understanding what is
happening in a story, they often read ahead.
Learning about what happens next may help the
reader make sense of the story. Then he or she
can return to the confusing text and read it
correctly for understanding.
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• As we read the story you are going to keep track
  of how the characters are alike and how they are
  different and then we will answer the questions.

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Now lets look at pages 20 and 21
Discuss Creativity

• You will read a story in which three children
  solve a problem creatively. Can someone tell me
  how you solved a problem in a creative way?

Set a Purpose and Predict
One purpose for reading a fairy tale is for
enjoyment. Look at the title and the authors
name. To what fairy tale do you think Lon Po
Po will be similar? Why?
Red Riding Hood because part of the title says
that it is A Red Riding Hood Story from China.
What do you think this story will be about?
Perhaps it will be about a wolf that tries to eat
some people.
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Now lets read pages 22 and 23
Important Details

• Where is the mother going?

She is going to see the childrens grandmother.
Sequence
When should the children close and latch the door?
They should close and latch the door at sunset.
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Now lets read pages 24 and 25
Compare and Contrast

• How are the wolf and the mother different?

The mother is described as good. The wolf is
tricky and disguises himself as an old woman.
Note Details
What does the name Po Po mean in Chinese?
gandmother
Characters Trait
What is the wolf like? How do you know?
Tricky, dishonest, and dangerous and I know this
because he disguises himself, wolves in fairy
tales are often bad.
Important Details
How does the wolf try to fool the children?
He pretends to be Po Po. He gives answers that
sound as if they could be true.
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Now lets read pages 26 and 27
Draw Conclusions

• Why do the younger children let the wolf in?

They cannot wait to see their grandmother.
Authors Craft
The author says the wolf is cunning. What details
support this idea?
The wolf disguises himself he pretends to be
surprised that the mother is not home he answers
questions as the grandmother might or he blows
out the candle.
Make Predictions
What do you think the wolf will try to do? Why do
you think that?
He will try to eat the children, because thats
what the wolf in Red Riding Hood does.
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Now lets read pages 28 and 29
Draw Conclusions

• Why does the wolf pretend to be sleepy?

He pretends to be sleep so he can get the
children to go to sleep and then eat them.
Important Details
How does Shang learn that the wolf is not really
her grandmother?
After she touches the wolfs tail and claws, the
light and catches sight of the wolfs hairy face.
Speculate
Why do you think Shang asks the wolf about gingko
nuts?
Shang has a plan for getting away from the wolf
and the nuts are part of the plan.
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Now lets look at pages 36.
THINK CRITICALLY

• 1. How are Shang and the wolf alike? How are they
  different?

Shang and the wolf are clever. The wolf is
greedy Shang is brave.
2. Why does the wolf get into the basket?
The wolf wants gingko nuts from the tree.
3. Which story do you find more interesting, Lon
Po Po or the read-aloud story Little Red Riding
Hood? Why do you feel as you do?
I think Lon Po Po is more interesting because
Shang outsmarts the wolf. It was also interesting
to read a story set in China.
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Now lets read pages 30 and 31
Compare and Contrast

• How is Shang different from her sisters?

She is the eldest she is more clever she is the
one who discovers that the wolf was lying and
thinks of a plan to trick the wolf.
Speculate
What do you think Shang and her sisters will do
with the basket? Why do they want to pull the
wolf up into the tree with them?
They might drop something on the wolf they might
put the wolf into the basket and pull it up into
the tree and drop it.
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Now lets read pages 32 and 33
Characters Emotions

• How does the wolf feel about going in the basket
  after the first time he falls?

He wants to go in again because he really wants
to taste a gingko nut.
Summarize
What does the wolf do?
He gets a basket and rope and lets the girls pull
him into the tree. The basket falls twice and the
wolf becomes angry.
Draw Conclusions
Why do you think Shang lets the wolf fall the
first two times?
It is part of her plan to scare him to hurt him.
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Now lets read pages 34 and 35
Speculate

• Why does Shang cough?

It is a signal to her sisters that it is time to
let go of the rope.
Draw Conclusions
Why do the girls climb down to the branches just
above the wolf?
They want to stay away from the wolf if he is
pretending to be hurt or dead.
Theme
What lesson does the story Lon Po Po teach?
You need to listen to you parents and be careful
about whom you let into your home.
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4. How can you tell that the author likes the
characters of Shang and her sisters better than
the wolf?
The author tells how clever Shang and her sisters
are. The wolf dies.
5. What made Shang suspicious that the visitor
was not her Po Po? Use examples from the story to
support your answer.
Shang noticed the wolfs voice, tail, and claws.
She saw the wolfs face.
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Now lets look at pages 37 and learn about the
author and illustrator.
Ed Young has illustrated over forty books for
children. Born in China himself, Ed Young gets
inspiration from Chinese paintings. He also does
a lot of research before he begins illustrating
because he wants his pictures to be exciting and
believable.
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Check ComprehensionRetelling
Compare and Contrast

• Comparing and contrasting characters, settings,
  and events can help readers better understand the
  stories they read. How are Tao and Paotze in Lon
  Po Po alike and different.

They are alike because they are both Shangs
younger sisters. They are different because Tao
is plump and Paotze is sweet.
Now you will use the graphic organizer you made
before we started reading the story to help you
summarize Lon Po Po. Remember that your
summaries should tell the important events.
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Fluency Accuracy
Teach/Model Reading with Accuracy

• As you read you should read at a comfortable rate
  and read each word accurately and clearly. Since
  some words may be spelled almost the same as
  other words that sound different or have
  different meanings, it is important to look at
  each word carefully.

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Fluency Accuracy
Teach/Model Reading with Accuracy
Now you are going to follow along as I read page
22 in Lon Po Po.
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Practice/Apply
Echo-Read
Now you are going to echo-read page 24 with a
partner. Emphasize clear and accurate reading.
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Build Robust Vocabulary
brittle   - things that are stiff and hard and
that break easily
  charming   -  you have a way of pleasing people
with what you say and how you act
cunning   - to use smart and tricky ways to get
what you want
delighted   -   when you are very happy about
something
disguised   - when you are wearing something
that keeps people from knowing who you are
embraced   - to hug someone
Shang was ingenious when she thought of a plan to
trick the wolf?
Which would be an ingenious invention a flying
bicycle or a rolling bicycle?
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Build Robust Vocabulary
ingenious   -    when you do something clever or
imaginative
outwit   -    when you trick someone by doing
something clever
racket   -    making a lot of noise
tender   -    something like food that is soft
and easy to chew of cut
The sisters outwit the wolf when they get him to
climb into the basket.
Would you be more likely to outwit someone if you
were playing hide and seek, or jumping rope?
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Build Robust Vocabulary
ingenious   -    when you do something clever or
imaginative
outwit   -    when you trick someone by doing
something clever
racket   -    making a lot of noise
tender   -    something like food that is soft
and easy to chew of cut
Practice/Apply
Think of ingenious ways to have fun on a rainy
day without using a computer or a video game. Why
is your plan ingenious?
Discuss with a partner different possible ways
of outwitting someone during a game of tag. Make
a list of your ideas. Compare your list with that
of another pair of students.
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GRAMMAR Adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe nouns
people, places, and things. Many adjectives tell
what kind. For example, these adjectives can tell
about the color, size, shape, smell, age, or
temperature of something.
The young girl saw a brown bear in the woods.
In this sentence young tells what kind of girl
the subject is, and brown tells what kind of bear
the object is.
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Guided Practice
The dog small ran away.
Who can tell me what kind of dog this sentence is
about?
small
The adjective in this sentence is not in the
correct place. Who can tell me where it should
go?
The small dog ran away.
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Practice/apply
The cat climbed the tree.
In your notebook write a list of five adjectives
for each noun in this sentence.
For cat - small, yellow, black, large,
striped For tree big, towering, young, tiny,
green
Now you are going to choose two that you think
will work best and rewrite the sentence using
those adjectives you wrote. After you finish your
sentence then share them with your partner and I
will be calling on someone to share theirs with
the class when we have finished.
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DOL
Write and correct each sentence.

1. she were a girl tall
2. i saw a bird white threw my window?

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Writing Character Sketch
Prewrite Analyze a Character Reread page 29 of
Lon Po Po.
The way the author described Shang and the wolf
and their actions helped make the story fun to
read.
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Conventions Look through Lon Po Po and find
four names of characters that have been
capitalized and write them in your notebook.
Now we are going to make a chart together about
the characters you wrote.
How (Character Name) Looks and Sounds How (Character Name) Acts What (Character Name) Is Like

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How (Character Name) Looks and Sounds How (Character Name) Acts What (Character Name) Is Like

• We can use some adjectives to help complete the
  first and last columns.

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How (Character Name) Looks and Sounds How (Character Name) Acts What (Character Name) Is Like

• Now you are going to create a character you would
  like to write about and then prepare for writing
  by making a chart like this one for your
  character. Save your work for use on Days 3-5.

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