To preview this collection, look at the titles and images. Read the first and last sentences of each memoir. 1. What do the authors have in common? 2. What do the authors write about? 3. What do the images tell you about the topics? A memoir is a personal narrative. It is a true story from a person’s past. A memoir uses the first person—I, me, myself, mine—to narrate. Each memoir in this collection includes a short biography of the author. A biography tells facts about the author. Text Genre MEMOIR Preview 8 UNIT 1 Honoring Our Ancestors ESSENTIAL QUESTION Why are our ancestor’s stories important to our lives? ? READING BLC23_SE_LB_U01_008-017_RD.indd 8 8/30/21 11:28 AM My uncle used to say that my father could eat twelve bowls of rice at one time. My brothers and I would widen our eyes with wonder. Later, I learned that there was little to eat in the Chinese village where my father grew up. Stories of fantastic feasts fed his stomach instead. My father came to America on a big ship. He was scared and didn’t know what lay ahead of him. He worked in a Chinese restaurant, politely serving food and cleaning dishes. But behind the soft smile he was Guan Gong, the mighty warrior, the god of martial arts and scholar in Chinese folklore. “He can wrestle a tiger with one hand,” said my uncle in a deep whisper. “Just feel his muscles.” We reached out to touch the arms that were hard from lifting huge plates of food and marveled. That is the way I remember my father and all the people who came from China to seek their fortunes—brave, strong, facing a new land with the spirit of Guan Gong to guide their way. 1 2 3 MY FATHER Fook Tow Hom written by Nancy Hom 1. Supporting evidence What clue words are evidence that Nancy thinks her father is brave and strong? 2. Characters In what ways is Nancy‘s father strong? Check In mighty very strong fortunes successes, money GLOSSARY 9 UNIT 1 Honoring Our Ancestors 903928513_HonoringOur Ancestors_US_PB_Text_Size:216x273mm128gM/A 16 《敬仰祖先（美平）》 2021.05.22 149 正常红 Honoring Our Ancestors_US_PB_P01-32.indd 16 21-5-25 15:30 Nancy Hom is an artist, mother, designer, and executive director of an Asian American arts organization. She was born in Toisan, China, in 1949 and grew up in New York City. She now lives in San Francisco with her photographer husband, Bob Hsiang, and their daughter, Nicole. BLC23_SE_LB_U01_008-017_RD.indd 9 8/30/21 11:28 AM What to expect with Bridges • Develops proficiency in the vocabulary, reading, listening, speaking, writing, and grammar skills that are vital to success in school and in life. • Promotes academic language development and scaffolds reading and writing skills. • Engages students with rich, motivating literary texts and engaging informational texts in science, social studies, math, and other content areas. • Helps students access grade-level content with scaffolded supports. • Engages students with authentic media and a rich digital learning environment designed specifically to support language learning. • Lets teachers create a personalized learning path with Assess to Learn, standards-based proficiency assessments that tell exactly where each student needs support and point to the right resources to provide individualized instruction! VISTA HIGHER LEARNING B BRIDGES to Literature and Content BLC23_G7_fcvr.indd 10 25/06/21 11:09 a. m. 3
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