Common Core

Paula Saine, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the College of Education, Health, & Society at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and has over thirty years of teaching experiences in K-16 and beyond. Her scholarly work is connected to literacy, culture, and the use of digital technologies in the classroom.

FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2: AFRICA
EAST AFRICA
Fatuma’s New Cloth
Literacy Activities
Markets and Supermarkets
Supermarket Dictation
Sorting Character Traits
Using Metaphors
Persuasive Writing
SPOTLIGHT KENYA
MOROCCO
My Father’s Shop
Literacy Activities
Lifestyles in Morocco
Diverse Languages I
Diverse Languages II
Fiction Writing
SPOTLIGHT MOROCCO
SENEGAL
Sofie and the City
Literacy Activities
Life in Senegal and New York
Friendship
Writing a Friendship Poem
Descriptive Word Bank
Descriptive Writings
SPOTLIGHT SENEGAL
SOUTH AFRICA
Mandela: From the Life of a South Africa Statesman
Literacy Activities
Mandela’s Extraordinary Life
Mandela Sentence Starter
Writing a Bio-Poem
Read-Cover-Remember-Retell
Reporting a News Story
SPOTLIGHT SOUTH AFRICA
Related Apps and Web Resources

CHAPTER 3: ASIA (NORTH)
CHINA
My Chinatown: One year in poems
Literacy Activities
Two Chinese Cultures
Writing a Letter
Word Knowledge
Writing Sentences
SPOTLIGHT HONG KONG
A Song for Ba
Literacy Activities
Making Predictions
Synonyms
Story Retelling
My Opera Report
SPOTLIGHT CHINA
JAPAN
Kamishibai Man
Literacy Activities
Comparing the Past and Present
Recognizing Compound Words
Descriptive Writing
SPOTLIGHT JAPAN
Suki’s Kimono
Literacy Activities
Text-to-Self Connections
Significant Selections
Suki’s Word Challenge
Story Writing
SPOTLIGHT –FAVORITE CLOTHES
KOREA
Halmoni’s Day
Literacy Activities
Making Connections with Jennifer
Culture Detective
Analyzing Jennifer’s Feelings
History of my Grandparents
SPOTLIGHT KOREA
Related Apps and Web Resources

CHAPTER 4: ASIA (SOUTH)
BANGLADESH
Basket of Bangles: How a Business Begins
Literacy Activities
Exploring Bangladesh
Story Sequencing
Star Synonyms
Making a Business Plan
SPOTLIGHT BANGLADESH
INDIA
Monsoon
Literacy Activities
Learning About India
Miniature Monsoon
Compound Collection
Persuasive Writing
SPOTLIGHT INDIA
INDONESIA
Rice is Life
Literacy Activities
Learning About Rice
Writing in Sequence
Vocabulary Harvest
Expository Writing
SPOTLIGHT INDONESIA
AFGHANISTAN
Four Feet
Literacy Activities
Book Box
Checking Predictions
Writing a Postcard
Letter Writing
SPOTLIGHT AFGHANISTAN
Related Apps and Web Resources

CHAPTER 5: CARIBBEAN
HAITI
Circles of Hope
Literacy Activities
Learning About Haiti
Predicting and Checking Predictions
Sequencing
Broadcasting a Home and Garden Show
SPOTLIGHT HAITI
JAMAICA
Under the Breadfruit Tree: Island Poems
Literacy Activities
Learning About Jamaica
Mental Imagery
Author Study
Writing Free Verse
SPOTLIGHT JAMAICA
ST. THOMAS
Rata-Pata-Scata-Fata: A Caribbean Story
Literacy Activities
Learning About St. Thomas
“I Dream” Poem
Plot Summary
Book Review
SPOTLIGHT ST. THOMAS
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Fish for the Grand Lady
Literacy Activities
Learning About Trinidad
Story Problem
Feelings Chart
Descriptive Writing
SPOTLIGHT TRINIDAT & TOBAGO
Related Apps and Web Resources

CHATPER 6: EUROPE
BULGARIA
My Name Was Hussein
Literacy Activities
Making Predictions
Practicing Phrase and Expressive Reading
Say Something
Summarizing Strategy
Researching Names
SPOTLIGHT BULGARIA
HOLLAND
Boxes for Katje
Literacy Activities
Book Box
Story Mapping
Antonyms
Letter or Message Writing
SPOTLIGHT HOLLAND
ITALY
In English, of Course
Literacy Activities
Anticipation Guides
Sketch-to-Stretch
Character Traits
A Day in the Life of Josephine
SPOTLIGHT ITALY
TURKEY
The Hungry Coat: A Tale from Turkey
Literacy Activities
Learning About Turkey
Part of a Story
Character Analysis
Writing Folktales
SPOTLIGHT TURKEY
Related Apps and Web Resources

CHAPTER 7: CENTRAL AMERICA
BELIZE
Jahmon's Adventure Home
Literacy Activities
Directed Reading-Thinking Activity
Alphabetical Order
Could It Be True?
Letter Writing
SPOTLIGHT BELIZE
COSTA RICA
The Remembering Stone
Literacy Activities
Book Box
Guess the Word
My Favorite Locket
Digital Storytelling: Dreams
PODCASTING COSTA RICA
EL SALVADOR
Alfredito Flies Home
Literacy Activities
Place to Place
Compare and Constrast
Language Boxes
Writing Research
SPOTLIGHT EL SALVADOR
Related Apps and Web Resources

CHAPTER 8: NORTH AMERICA
AFRICAN AMERICAN
A Sweet Smell of Roses
Literacy Activities
Text-to-World Connection
Marching for Rights
Four Square Vocabulary
I Have My Dream Poem
SPOTLIGHT CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
The Other Side
Literacy Activities
Making Connections
Ten Important Words
Discussion Web
Writing a Press Release
SPOTLIGHT AFRICAN AMERICAN HERTIAGE
AMERICAN INDIAN
MUSCOGEE
Jingle Dancer
Literacy Activities
Learning Across Cultures
Double Entry Journal
Understanding Personification
Think Aloud
Letter Writing
SPOTLIGHT FAMILIES NATIVE AMERICAN HERTIAGE
MUSKOGEE-CREEK NATION
The Good Luck Cat
Literacy Activities
Activating Prior Knowledge
Enhancing Vocabulary
Feelings Chart
Writing Point of View
SPOTLIGHT MUSKOGEE OR CREEK TRIBE
INTERRACIAL AMERICAN
Family
Literacy Activities
My Family
Writing an Invitation
Practicing Phrasing
Making a Recipe Book
SPOTLIGHT FAMILIES
Am I a Color Too?
Literacy Activities
I Wonder
Word Sort
Five-Senses Poem
Writing Sentences
Book Review
SPOTLIGHT –ALL ABOUT ME
MEXICAN AMERICAN
The Pot that Juan Built
Literacy Activities
Getting to Know Mexico
Writing an Ad
Sentence Sequence
Identifying Poetic Forms
Writing Poetic Forms
SPOTLIGHT MEXICO
I love Saturdays y domingos
Literacy Activities
Making Connections with Grandparents
Vocabulary
Using Self-Monitoring
Visualizing Strategy
SPOTLIGHT HISPANIC HERTIAGE
Related Apps and Web Resources

CHAPTER 9: SOUTH AMERICA
BRAZIL
Brazil
Literacy Activities
Compare and Contrast
Questioning Strategy
Brazilian Vocabulary
Writing about Brazil
Exploring Brazil
SPOTLIGHT BRAZIL
COLUMBIA
My Name is Gabito
Literacy Activities
Sequencing Important Events
Be an Investigator
Choral Reading
Describing Words
Can You Imagine Poem
SPOTLIGHT COLUMBIA
PERU
Tomasino: A Child of Peru
Literacy Activities
KWL
Things in Common
Non-Fiction Conventions
Vocabulary Development
SPOTLIGHT PERU
VENEZUELA
Venezuela ABCs
Literacy Activities
KWLPlus
Cultural Class Book
Alphabetizing Venezuelan Vocabulary
Letters of the Alphabet
SPOTLIGHT VENEZUELA
Related Apps and Web Resources

APPENDIX A
-KWL
-Venn Diagram
-Friendly Letter
-Story Elements
-Sorting Descriptive Words -I
-Sorting Descriptive Words -II
-Something to Crow About-1
-Something to Crow About -II
-Writing a Friendship Poem
-Nelson Mandala’s Bio-Poem
-Great Things about the U.S.!
-What would I take with me?
-Past and Present
-My plan to bring people back to the Chinese Opera
-Education or Tradition?
-Good Readers Think
-Kimono (“key-mo-no”)
-Suki’s Word Challenge
-Changes in Jennifer’s Feelings
-Be a Cultural Detective
-Steps to Starting Our Own Business
-The 4 Principles
-Monsoon Rain in India (KWL)
- Summarizing Monsoon
-Word Sort Template
-Making a Postcard
-What does it take for a plant to Grow
-The Recipe
-How-to-Plant-and-Take-Care-Recipe
-Plot Summary Fold-up Book
-Feelings Chart
-Predicting and Confirming Chart
-Story Mapping
-Matching Antonyms in Boxes for Katje
-Anticipation Guides for In English of Course
-Literary Report Card
-Questions for Story Elements in Hungry Coat
-Special Celebrations
-Could it be True?
-My Favorite Locket
-I march because
-Four Square Vocabulary
-Double Entry Journal
-My Family Invitation
-Because…
-Paw Prints for The Good Luck Cat
-Feelings Chart
-Book Review 1
-Book Review II
-Sentence Sequence I
-Sentence Sequence II
-Clarifying Words
-Word Sort
-Discussion Web
-Compare and Contrast (Brazil & United States)
-Can You Imagine?
-Compare and Contrast (Me & Tomasino)
-Template for Class Book I
-Template for Class Book II
-Blank Cards for Alphabetizing Vocabulary Activity

APPENDIX B
-Common Core State Standards
-Podcast Resources
-Podcast Rubrics
-Additional Digital Resources (eBooks, Digital Storytelling)
-Digital Children’s Global Literature

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