LIBRARY MEDIA SKILLS OBJECTIVES
The student will:

-compare versions of a familiar folktales told in different countries.

-have an increased desire to read multicultural materials and folktales.

-be encouraged to research their culture.

-review the parts of a book.

-review where to find folktales on the shelf.

-compare the illustrations in "Yeh-Shen" and "Lon Po Po."

CURRICULUM OBJECTIVES:
The students will:

-develop an understanding of how people in different cultures have many historical and cultural similarities.

-meet a Chinese family and hear how they celebrate their holidays and how their life is affected by their special cultural experiences and heritage.

-recognize that there are Mandarin characters in "Yeh-Shen" and note that the characters are written vertically.

-learn a popular game for choosing sides: "Stone, Paper, Scissors" in both English and Chinese.

-learn the basic technique for using chopsticks.

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 tell the stories, read the books, and provide chopsticks and fortune cookies for the students.

-The guest will tell of his or her heritage and read “Lon Po Po.”

-The classroom teacher will help with the "thank-you" notes and play the cassette tape of "Cinderella" in two styles before the students come to the library media center.

-The music teacher can teach Chinese songs such as “Meng Chiang Nuy's Laments: Chinese Folk Song or "Temple Bells: Melody from China."
-The art teacher can show Chinese calligraphy and paintings and help the students make bamboo paintings with calligraphy brushes.

ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES FOR COMPLETION:
-Prior to the lesson, the library media specialist should provide the guest with a copy of "Lon Po Po" so that he or she can read and practice ahead of time.

-Prepare pictures books "Yeh-Shen" and "Lon Po Po."
-Purchase wooden chopsticks, cotton balls, and fortune cookies for the students.
-Prepare the Cinderella figure (see pattern on page 83 of “The Real Happily Ever After Book”).

-The library media specialist will ask students if they know a story about a girl who has two mean stepsisters. After receiving the answers, the library media specialist should tell a shortened version of the Cinderella story. The parts of the story should be identified when “Yeh-Shen” is introduced. The call number should be reviewed as nonfiction. The Chinese version should be read and differences in the story verbally noted. The students should also note how the illustrations are bordered and how they look like paintings or scrolls.

-The library media specialist should comment on how there are games that are the same in Chinese and English. The game “Stone, Paper, Scissors” should be taught (with the help of the guest) in English and Chinese. (Stone = Gao Zhang, Paper = Zhi, Scissors = Jian dao). The students are given a few minutes to try and play the game with the Chinese words. The library media specialist introduces the guest. (this can be done sooner if the guest helps with the game). The guest can read “Lon Po Po” The students should listen to the story without seeing the cover and see how long it takes for them to recognize the similarities to “Little Red Riding Hood.” The Chinese guest talks about various traditions of the Chinese culture such as preparing for and celebrating holidays; writing and demonstrating Mandarin and calligraphy; special foods; and using chopsticks.

-Each student will have a pair of chopsticks and will receive instruction from the guest on how to use them (assisted by the classroom teacher and/or library media specialist). The students will then practice picking up cotton balls with the chopsticks. Students can keep a record of how many they can pick up and see if they can improve their own records. While the students are picking out books, they can be given a fortune cookie as a special treat.

FOLLOW-UP:
-The library media specialist may have the students play a game using the call numbers of folktales that requires student to put books in numerical and/or alphabetical order.

-A list of folktales may be mailed or taken home to parents.
-A multicultural meal may be organized. Chinese noodles can be served and the students can use chopsticks.
-The students may learn to write in Chinese characters the numbers 1-10 (Multicultural Cookbook, p. 41).
-The students may learn how to make Chinese good luck symbols or write “Happy Chinese New Year” with traditional colors (gold and red).
-The students may talk to their families about their heritage. On a designated day, student may bring a book or material to share with their class. (Parents or other family members may also come and help.)
-The students may look at pictures or discuss how Chinese women used to bind their feet.
-The library media specialist or classroom teacher may read some of Judy Sierra's Cinderella versions from different countries and have students compare the versions.
-The students may study folk rituals or superstitions.
-The students may write their own versions of a folktale. One method that works with older students is to have a student write only part of it and then pass it on to another student to finish. Writing the folktales in a cooperative group is another method.
-Chinese musical instruments may be studied and a guest brought in to demonstrate how the instruments are played.
-Games that are similar in different countries may be studied and played by the students.
-Students may learn to play Chen Dwah: Taiwanese Planting Rice Game.