2.2.5 A Thanksgiving Party

Scott Foresman Reading Street 2.2.5 Genre Build Background Access Content Extend Language Fiction • Thanksgiving • Cultural Celebrations • Nationalities • Labels in Pictures • Signs • Patterned Text • Nouns for Nationalities Reader ISBN 0-328-14136-4 ì<(sk$m)=bebdge< +^-Ä-U-Ä-U AA T hanksgiving hanksgiving Party Party by Rosa García Illustrated by Susan Spellman 14136_CVR.indd Cover114136_CVR.indd Cover1 3/2/05 4:33:53 PM3/2/05 4:33:53 PM Scott Foresman Reading Street 2.2.5 Genre Build Background Access Content Extend Language Fiction • Thanksgiving • Cultural Celebrations • Nationalities • Labels in Pictures • Signs • Patterned Text • Nouns for Nationalities Reader ISBN 0-328-14136-4 ì<(sk$m)=bebdge< +^-Ä-U-Ä-U AA T hanksgiving hanksgiving Party Party by Rosa García Illustrated by Susan Spellman 14136_CVR.indd Cover114136_CVR.indd Cover1 3/2/05 4:33:53 PM3/2/05 4:33:53 PM Talk About It 1. Can you see the lawn of the Alameda Apartments in your mind? Tell about the Thanksgiving party at Alameda Apartments. 2. How did the people in the story have fun at the party? Write About It 3. What are your favorite foods at a big dinner? Make a list on a separate sheet of paper. Extend Language People from America are called Americans. People from Nigeria are called Nigerians. What can we call people from Colombia? What can we call people from Russia? ISBN: 0-328-14136-4 Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V0B4 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 14136_CVR.indd Cover214136_CVR.indd Cover2 3/2/05 4:34:02 PM3/2/05 4:34:02 PM by Rosa García Editorial Offices: Glenview, Illinois • Parsippany, New Jersey • New York, New York Sales Offices: Needham, Massachusetts • Duluth, Georgia • Glenview, Illinois Coppell, Texas • Sacramento, California • Mesa, Arizona A A Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Party Party Illustrated by Susan Spellman 14136_01-08.indd 114136_01-08.indd 1 3/2/05 4:44:45 PM3/2/05 4:44:45 PM 2 A party will begin soon! The people on the first floor of the Alameda Apartments are having a party. They will celebrate Thanksgiving. Everybody is excited! Every family on the first floor will work together. They all are bringing something to make the party fun and delicious! table 14136_01-08.indd 214136_01-08.indd 2 3/2/05 4:44:54 PM3/2/05 4:44:54 PM 3 Sula is from Greece. Sula and her mom are bringing the tablecloths, the paper plates, and paper cups. The tablecloths are decorated with pictures of turkeys, corn, and fruits. They look beautiful! paper plates paper cups chairs tablecloth 14136_01-08.indd 314136_01-08.indd 3 3/2/05 4:45:05 PM3/2/05 4:45:05 PM Kamal is from Lebanon. His family worked with Rebecca and her mom to make the turkey. Rebecca and her mom are from Texas. They are bringing the turkey to the table. It smells delicious! 4 turkey 14136_01-08.indd 414136_01-08.indd 4 3/2/05 4:45:09 PM3/2/05 4:45:09 PM Ibrahim is from Nigeria. His parents are bringing apple juice and orange juice and a large salad. The table is almost full! But some people are still missing. More food will come! 5 salad juice 14136_01-08.indd 514136_01-08.indd 5 3/2/05 4:45:13 PM3/2/05 4:45:13 PM 6 Manuel and Martha are from Colombia. They are bringing sweet potatoes and apple pies. All of the food looks so good! apple pies sweet potatoes 14136_01-08.indd 614136_01-08.indd 6 3/2/05 4:45:17 PM3/2/05 4:45:17 PM 7 Everybody is ready to sit down and start the feast. The lawn beside the Alameda Apartments smells so good with all the food! 14136_01-08.indd 714136_01-08.indd 7 3/2/05 4:45:20 PM3/2/05 4:45:20 PM After dinner, the lanterns are turned on, and the music starts. The adults dance and sing. The children run around and have a good time. Some of the little kids fall asleep. This is the best Thanksgiving that Alameda Apartments ever had! The people all promise to have a party again next year. 8 lanterns 14136_01-08.indd 814136_01-08.indd 8 3/2/05 4:45:25 PM3/2/05 4:45:25 PM Talk About It 1. Can you see the lawn of the Alameda Apartments in your mind? Tell about the Thanksgiving party at Alameda Apartments. 2. How did the people in the story have fun at the party? Write About It 3. What are your favorite foods at a big dinner? Make a list on a separate sheet of paper. Extend Language People from America are called Americans. People from Nigeria are called Nigerians. What can we call people from Colombia? What can we call people from Russia? ISBN: 0-328-14136-4 Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. 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