LIBRARY MEDIA SKILLS OBJECTIVES
The students will:

-review the main informational parts of a book and title page, including author, editor and reteller, illustrator, title, spine, and call number.

-tell the difference between an author, editor, and a person who retells a story.

-locate folktales as part of the nonfiction genre in the 398s.

-learn Chinese Mother Goose Riddles.

-expand knowledge of Chinese folktales to specific Zodiac animal tales.

-explore the folktale genre, its purpose, and messages.

-read folktales from other countries.

-compare how different characters or animals have distinct and sometimes opposite roles in different cultures.

-make bookmarks with their horoscope signs.

CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES:
The students will:

-learn how to write Chinese characters and see the differences between written Mandarin and English.

-learn how to sing “Happy Birthday” in Mandarin.

-use deductive reasoning to figure out the Chinese Mother Goose Riddles.

-follow a leader and make up strategies in playing the "Follow the Leader" game.

-use a survey method to gather data and use mathematics to analyze the results.

MOTIVATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
The student will:

-become interested in the research process.

-understand the importance of information skills.

-experience increased confidence in research ability.

-achieve satisfaction in research accomplishments.

INSTRUCTIONAL ROLES:
-The library media specialist will review the parts of a book. She will help students discover where folktales are located in the nonfiction section by the call number. The library media specialist will show how clues about the content of the Chinese Mother Goose book can be deduces by looking at the illustrations and the format. The library media specialist can then introduce the singing of "Happy Birthday" in Chinese. (The music specialist can help make a tape of the song "Happy Birthday"and assist with the singing if needed.

-The art teacher may demonstrate the art of paper cutting and have the students do a project during art class.

-The classroom teacher may read other Chinese folktales to supplement what the library media specialist presents in the lesson, such as “The Emperor and the Kite” by Jane Yolen, which is illustrated with paper cuttings.

-The music teacher may teach Chinese songs such as "AI Hai Yo: Shansi Melody, Spring in China."

-The physical education specialist may teach the game Cheng Dwah, Taiwanese Planting of Rice (Terzian).

ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES FOR COMPLETION:
-Prior to students' arrival in the library media center, the library media specialist should prepare a display of Asian and other multicultural folktales. Additional preparation includes:

*A purchased or hand-made dragon puppet for the opening activity.

*A chart with the Chinese Lunar calendar and the horoscope placed on an overhead or large piece of paper.

*A tape player or keyboard.

* "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes," "Monkey and the White Bone Demon," and "How the Ox Star Fell from Heaven" are located.

*The bookmark paper form is ready.

-As students walk into the library media center, they are greeted by a dragon puppet who is singing "Happy Birthday," first in English, then In Mandarin. The students are taught how to sing "Happy Birthday" in Mandarin. A tape can be made to accompany the singing or the song can be played on a keyboard.

-The Chinese Lunar Calendar and Horoscope are examined and the animal which each student was "born under" and corresponding horoscope is determined. The Chinese characters are compared to English letters (Wiese's book can be used as supplemental material.)

-Wyndham's "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" is introduced. The students will find the title, author, or editor, note the call number and recognize that the number identifies nonfiction; and examine the calligraphy on the cover and on the edges of the pages.

-The five animal riddles from "Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes" are recited and the students guess the answers. Here is a Sample:

*Old Mr. Chang, I've heard it said,
You wear a basket on your head;
You've two pairs of scissors to cut your meat,
And two pairs of chopsticks with which to eat.
What is it? (A crab)

The answer is written on the next page so the students can guess the answer with only verbal clues.

-Give a riddle from the Chinese horoscope:

*If you are born under the sign of this animal, you are very funny. This person can make people laugh and is very good at solving problems. Which animal sign is it? (The monkey).

-Read aloud "Monkey and the White Bone Demon."  Discuss what kind of character Monkey King was: a leader, a hero, loyal, fearless. The Monkey Kind was considered a leader. Follow up with a Chinese game called "Find the Leader."

-The library media specialist asks an animal horoscope riddle.

*Which animal would be considered dependable and calm? People under this sign are good listeners and have very strong ideas. (the ox).

-The library media specialist reads "How the Ox Star Fell from Heaven" retold by Lily Toy Hong. Questions concerning the message of the story and what it tells about the conditions of the people on earth can be asked.

-While some of the students are selecting books, others can make bookmarks with their Chinese horoscope sign and character.

FOLLOW-UP:
The students may:

-read or listen to other famous Chinese folktales such as:

*The Seven Chinese Brothers by Margaret Mahy

*Little Plum by Ed Young

*The Emperor and the Kite by Jane Yolen

*The River Dragon by Darcy Pattison

*Legend of the Milky Way by Jeanne M. Lee

*The Magic Wings: A Tale from China by Diane Wolkstein

-read a number of books by Demi:

*The Magic Tapestry

*Dragon and Kite and Dragonflies

*A Collection of Chinese Nursery Rhymes

*Liang and the Magic Paintbrush

*The Stonecutter

-Act out the play "Monkey King" or read and perform Diane Wolkstein's "The Magic Wings: A Tale from China."

-write their own animal riddles and make their own book (a pop-up riddle book is patterned on page 82 of Joy Evans and Jo Ellen Moore's book).

-Read about and discuss animals that help people with the harvest in other countries

-Compare other folktales about the astrology with "How the Ox Star Fell from Heaven."

-Use Kurt Wiese's book to learn how to write Chinese characters and draw the corresponding objects.