UNIT 1 READING DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold To build reading fluency and increase comprehension, play the audio of the text My Father Fook Tow Hom. Have students do a whisper read along with the audio, mimicking the pace, intonation, and phrasing of the reader. Then have students practice reading aloud in pairs. Amplify • Ask open-ended higher order questions to help students think critically about the story and characters. For example, ask: Do you think Nancy believed that her father could wrestle a tiger? Why or why not? • Ask students to make personal connections to the memoir. For example, ask: Do you know anyone who immigrated to a new place? What challenges did they face? How would you describe the person? Reading: My Father Fook Tow Hom • Preview Take a moment to preview the page. Say: Look at the memoir. Look at the painting. Look at the author and artist. Look at the biography. Tell students they will begin by reading the memoir and then they will compare it with the painting. And finally, they will learn about the author/ artist by reading the biography. • Read and comprehend literature Play the audio or read aloud the memoir as students read along silently. • Use a glossary Since this is the first reading, introduce the glossary. Explain that a glossary provides a definition of words that may be unfamiliar. It is included to help them understand the text better as they read. Point out that the glossed words are bold so they can be easily identified. Readers can stop at their point of use, read the definition, and think about how the word fits in the sentence. • Identify key words Point out the highlighted word brave. Ask: Why is this word highlighted? Remind students that this is a vocabulary word that they learned on page 5. Ask: How can the highlight alert you to words you know? Who is brave? (the father and all the people who came from China to seek their fortunes) Why are they brave? (They are facing a new land.) Ask students to explain why you must be brave to move to a new country. • Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text Draw attention to the phrase seek their fortunes. Explain that this is a common phrase used for people starting on a new journey. Provide or elicit other contexts; for example: My sister graduated from college and moved to New York City to seek her fortune. Also point out the phrase face a new land. Explain that this is an idiom and ask students to identify other things they face, such as challenges or hardships. • Analyze integrated visuals with text Ask several students to explain how the image supports the information in the text. Ask: Were your predictions about the image correct? • Read and comprehend informational text Ask students to read the biography of Nancy Hom silently. Ask factual comprehension questions, such as Where was Nancy born? (Toisan, China) Where does she live now? (San Francisco, California) E Check In Analyze literature Read aloud the questions. Have pairs ask each other the questions and reread to find the answers. ANSWERS 1. mighty warrior, god of martial arts, wrestle, muscles, facing a new land 2. He is physically strong because he can lift huge plates of food. He is mentally strong because he takes his family to face a new land. EXPLORE AND LEARN PRACTICE My Father Fook Tow Hom. Have students do a whisper read along with the audio, mimicking the pace, intonation, and phrasing of the reader. Then have students practice reading aloud in pairs. Ask open-ended, higher order questions to help students think critically about the story and 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_Honoring Our 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 Teacher’s Edition • UNIT 1 | 9
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