Camino a Estados Unidos: El diario de Li-ming 6-pack Author: Susan Paris ISBN: 9780176360337 Copyright Date: 2003 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 3 Reading Level: P Strategy/Skill: Analyzing themes, Character study, Figurative language, Making inferences Genre: Diary, Journal, and Log, Realistic Fiction Theme/Topic: Challenge, Different Lands, Personal Change Classification: Fiction

Book Summary

Li-ming’s family is moving from China to New York (Nueva York).  Camino a Estados Unidos is Li-ming’s diary account of how she prepares for the move and how she feels about it.  The text compares life in China with life in New York.

Features of the Book

• Personal account
• Chinese names – Li-ming, Tag-hee
• Diary format
• Questions posed by the writer
• The use of similes (predicados explicativos) – como si el mundo estuviera cubierto con una gran colcha blanca; como si fueran gansos

Purpose

Camino a Estados Unidos can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:

• interpreting and analyzing characters’ feelings, relationships, and actions
• making inferences
• identifying the main theme of a story
• identifying the use of figurative language such as similes (predicados explicativos)
• writing using figurative language such as similes (predicados explicativos)
• exploring the reasons why people move from one country to another

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