Illustrating the Challenges in Dragonwings
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Dragonwings by Laurence Yep
By Lauren Ayube
Dragonwings is an incredible historical fiction novel about the challenges that the Chinese immigrants faced in the early 1900s. It was a time of racism, drugs, and poverty, but also a time for hope and big dreams. Engage and educate students with Storyboard That premade activities!
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Storyboard Description
Create a storyboard to illustrate Moon Shine's challenges, or the challenges of another character in Dragonwings by Laurence Yep
Storyboard Text
- Bullying
- You punched me in the nose!
- Troubled Family Members
- In America, you need a knife.
- Making Friends
- Great job!
- This is amazing!
- Moon Shadow had to deal with the torment of Jack and the other neighborhood boys. With Robin's encouragement, Moon Shadow defended himself and gained the respect of the boys.
- Moon Shadow's cousin, Black Dog, had a lot of trouble with addiction. When they first meet, Black Dog tells Moon Shadow that knives are needed in America. Later, he threatens Moon Shadow with a knife and robs him and his father of their savings.
- Moon Shadow didn't trust a lot of the white "demons" that he met, and with good reason. It was difficult for him to make friends, but he eventually formed a bond with Robin.
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