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February 2004 Vol.5 Issue 2
Suggested
lesson plan for "Ukrainian kid
gets holiday food surprise"
Possible hard
words: Proper names: Tanya Boksha, Damon and Jill McCoy, Orthodox,
Ukraine, St. Petersburg, Yelena Onufrieva, Molly, Keagan,
Kelsey, Igor Gubin, Uzbekistan, Anna Korunova, Lara Svoboda,
Austria, Klemens Vogel, Switzerland
Other words: borscht, donagan plav, mimosa, golubtsi, vinigret,
pelmini, curriculum, electives, croissants
BEFORE READING:
To acquaint the young reader with the vocabulary in this article,
have him or her read the list of possible hard words. Provide
as much help as you can where it appears to be needed. Next,
ask the young reader to read the article aloud to you. Note
that some questions will be asked afterward.
DURING READING:
Help out words when necessary to keep the oral reading fluent.
AFTER READING:
Use questions such as the following to check comprehension
and stimulate a discussion of the article.
- Who are these
foreign students here in America?
- Why was it
that Tanya's hosts knew what they were doing in preparing
Russian food?
- What were
Russian schools said to be like in comparison with American
schools?
- Are you familiar
with any foreign food dishes? What do you think about them?
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