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In Loretta Seto's story, "Mooncakes", a young Chinese American girl celebrates the Moon Festival with her parents by staying up late, eating mooncake, and telling traditional Chinese folktales. Work on Writing: What are the ways that the family in the story celebrate the Moon Festival? They light paper lanterns, they sit out side and watch the moon, the parents tell old stories, they eat mooncakes, and they drink hot tea. Which part or parts of the celebration did you like best and why? Write a paragraph about what you liked best about the Moon Festival. Include some words from the book that describe this part of the festival, and to tell why they liked it best.
We will also make Chinese lanterns like the ones decorating the family's kitchen. Here's how to make them using a piece of A4 paper:
Last week the students made Chinese lanterns like the ones decorating the family's kitchen in the story. We discussed the meaning of the Moon Festival (e.g., gathering with family, celebrating together) and then the students drew pictures that symbolize the festival's meaning to them. Here are our lanterns in the making:
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