• 09/30/14
• 1 FILE  

In “The Jade Peony,” a Chinese-Canadian family engages in the delicate dance of retaining the old life while adjusting to t…

Grades 9–10

• 10/23/14
• 1 FILE  

Suki's favorite possession is her blue cotton kimono. A gift from her obachan (grandmother), it holds special memories of her grandmoth…

Grade 3

• 11/04/14
• 2 FILES  

Includes two excerpts, eight text-dependent questions and one optional constructed-response prompt for students, and explanatory i…

Grade 4

• 09/29/14
• 1 FILE  

This is a poem was written in letter format, addressed to the U.S. authorities, in response to Executive Order 9066. Executive Order 90…

Grade 7

• 10/30/14
• 1 FILE  

The narrator of The White Umbrella is a Chinese American girl who struggles with feelings of embarrassment and longing to be like other…

Grade 8

• 09/29/14
• 1 FILE  

This is a story of an American-born Chinese daughter, her immigrant mother and their very different beliefs and hopes. The daughter str…

Grade 7

• 09/21/16
• 1 FILE  

Each text set:  Centers on a single topic (i.e., insects, desert animals, entrepreneurship) and contains a variety of resources…

Grades 2–3

• 09/22/14
• 1 FILE  

This expository text selection outlines the efforts of the Chinese people to build the Great Wall to protect them from the Mongol invad…

Grade 6

• 09/19/14
• 1 FILE  

Tikki Tikki Tembo is a short fable set in ancient China.  During this time period parents honored their first born son with long a…

Grade 1

• 03/20/15
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Includes: Primary source text on World War II Text-dependent questions Academic vocabulary list Writing prompt for writing t…

Grades 11–12

• 09/14/14
• 1 FILE  

This is the Chinese version of Little Red Riding Hood.  In the story, the mother leaves 3 children home alone as she goes to visit…

Grade 3