Overall, i think that the clay marble is a great novel, and i recommend it to all age groups young and old. Our rbdigital platform distributes the broadest array of digital content typesincluding audiobooks, video, magazines, ebooks, education, and entertainmentall in one powerful app. The story of the clay marble, by minfong ho, takes place in cambodia during the late 1970s. Unfollow clay marbles to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
This book reminds me of a movie i saw when i was little about a cambodian family who moved to the u. Nea is jantus older sister and babys older sister and she is also engaged to sarun though out most of the book. Inside youll find 30 daily lessons, 20 fun activities, 180 multiple choice questions, 60 short essay questions, 20 essay questions, quizzeshomework assignments, tests, and more. They were popular because they were inexpensive to produce, requiring none of the special equipment or knowledge necessary for the production of glass marbles, which made them inexpensive to purchase. The clay marble by minfong ho meet your next favorite book. Nea and sarun fall in love after sarun and his family come to the refugee camp. District, 19 in nycl sohocast iron historic district. I doubt your english teacher told you to go on the internet to summarize a book that you were supose to read. This is when jantu says the fun isnt playing with it after you make it, its in making the toy. Booksource is the premier trade book distributor to k12 school classrooms across the country. The book discusses the effects of war on the innocent is it easier or does it take more courage to fight or to make peace.
Terms in this set 24 who is the main character of the clay marble. Clay marbles were produced extensively in the 1800s and 1900s. Clay marble novel quiz, clay marble novel test by kabob tpt. This study guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the clay marble. The classroom teacher may reproduce copies of materials in this book for. My kabob keep a book onboard independent reading program revolves around bonus novels on the students bingo card. But i think the most tragic, exciting, breathtaking, and the best part of te story, was when one of daras newly aquired and most beloved friend, jantu was shot by a member of surans own squad.
The book, the clay marble, is written by minfong ho about the war in cambodia. Fleeing wartorn cambodia in 1980, dara, her mother, and her older brother find sanctuary in a. Does somebody know where you can read the book online. After reading a bonus novel, the student fills out an info sheet and takes a tf quiz. In the late 1970s, 12yearold dara joins a refugee camp in wartorn. I have to read the clay mable book for my language arts class. Dara is the novels central character, its protagonist and narrator.
Excitement wise, i think that the book had its ups and downs. In these books, the girls reactions to leaving home are central to. In minfong hos the clay marble, the life of a little girl as a cambodian refugee is all too real. Product featured binders for business for education for training fo. I feel that this bk was very unappropriate for our age level for at 14, we surpass the recommended reading age group by two years.
Why are dara, sarun and their mother escaping to a refugee camp. I own nothing in this video except for the voice over. The second song was played on the piano by my friend. In this book, she talks about the refugee problem in. When i had to read that book it was pretty interesting the teacher made me summarize it, not get it off of the internet. A study guide for the clay marble by minfong ho t he g lencoe l iteraturel ibrary i. Its kinda ironic because jantu even prophesied that nea and sarun would fall in love and get married. Clay marbles were made of several different types of clay, with different. Steindorf steam school school name two 24 hour attendance line. The clay marble lexile find a book metametrics inc. I left the book in my locker and since its friday, i cant go back and get it.
Use examples from the book to explain any conflicts that dara is facing. The clay marble by minfong ho a sunburst book, farrar straus giroux, 1991. See more ideas about books, wimpy kid and chapter books. It tells the story of a family who fled their wartorn cambodian village and moved to a refugee camp on the.
Louis and national social distancing guidelines, our offices. Our students will never fully understand the idea of being a refugee in your own country, but there are books that can make the terrors and hardships a little more of a reality for them. This graphic organizer for the novel the clay marble by minfong ho has students complete information on the main c. In the late 1970s, 12yearold dara joins a refugee camp in wartorn cambodia and becomes separated from her family. Most of her books, including sing to the dawn 1975, rice without rain 1990 and the clay marble 1997, were narrated from the viewpoints of female protagonists who have issues with home. Recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. At the beginning of the book, hos dedication is a brief and moving three lines. And related readings lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles.
In return, they get to add extra pages to fulfill their reading contract and a place on their bi. What does dara make and what is the one thing she has not made for her little girl yet. Buy the clay marble sunburst book book online at low. Buy the clay marble sunburst book book online at best prices in india on. Upgrade now to send your binder via email with the binder icon. In the beginning he breaks jantus creations and master pieces and goes off laughing about it. The clay marble strives to make the the pain of the wars in southeast asia accessible to young readers who are unfamiliar with the history of the region. Shell kill me if she found out i didnt read chapters 912 of that book becuase i, stupidly, left it in my locker. The novel the clay marble takes place in southern asia in early 1980. Jul 7, 2014 explore nafcpls board if you like minecraft books, you might like these. This book is available at the coronado public library. Thus in her books she usually tells about what happened in asian countries. I chose to read it because i needed to read it for english independently and then write a comparison with another book. Due to a covid 19 stay at home order for the city of st.
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