Laurence Yep

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="21d005a0dvldtc.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>PT3 Readers are Leaders</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF3300" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PT3 Readers are Leaders"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sandra Cisneros"><U>Sandra Cisneros</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gary Soto"><U>Gary Soto</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nicholasa Mohr"><U>Nicholasa Mohr</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chinua Achebe"><U>Chinua Achebe</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="R.K. Narayan"><U>R.K. 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Yep from hyperlink  </div> <div>                                                                <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/k6/yep.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/k6/y"><U><U>http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/k6/yep.html</U></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div>      <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Laurence Yep is an Asian American author for both adolescent and adult literature.  Listed below are several web sites that may be useful for students and teachers such as project or lesson plan ideas and additional information about Asian American literature and culture.  Yep's novel, Dragonwings, is probably the most praised and well-known book written by him, thus there are more web sites that are devoted to it.  I have included my own analysis of Dragonwings, which is located at the last section of this web site.    </FONT></div> <div> This web site will provides information about the author, Laurence Yep:                 <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.edupaperback.org/authorbios/Yep_Laurence.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.edupaperback.org/authorbios/Y"><U><I><U>www.edupaperback.org/authorbios/Yep_Laurence.html</U></I></U></A></FONT>.      </div> <div> These links have lists of most of the books written by Laurence Yep.  You can click on the title(s) you want to learn more about and they will serve as links to Amazon.com, which provide brief descriptions of selected books, reviews, and prices if you want to purchase any books. </div> <div> <A HREF="http://my.linkbaton.com/bibliography/yep/laurence/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://my.linkbaton.com/bibliography/yep"><U><U>http://my.linkbaton.com/bibliography/yep/laurence/</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.hallkidstales.com/Y/26.shtml/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hallkidstales.com/Y/26.shtml/"><U><U>http://www.hallkidstales.com/Y/26.shtml/</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <div> Note:  I could not get link above to open.</div> <div> These links have rich information not only about the novel Dragonwings but also cultural information and other resources that will be beneficial for teachers who are designing lesson plans or implementing projects:</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.silverlake.mec.edu/jhlib/Dragonwings.htm#china/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.silverlake.mec.edu/jhlib/Drag"><U><U>http://www.silverlake.mec.edu/jhlib/Dragonwings.htm#china/</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.edcoe.k12.ca.us/dragonw.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.edcoe.k12.ca.us/dragonw.html"><U><U>http://www.edcoe.k12.ca.us/dragonw.html</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/drag/dragtg.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/drag/dr"><U><U>http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/drag/dragtg.html</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.connectingstudents.com/literacy/dragon.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.connectingstudents.com/litera"><U><U>www.connectingstudents.com/literacy/dragon.htm</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/marston/dragonwings/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/marston"><U><U>http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/marston/dragonwings/</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <div> (Note:  link above does not work)</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.concentric.net/~jberger5/ChineseFolktales.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.concentric.net/~jberger5/Chin"><U><U>http://www.concentric.net/~jberger5/ChineseFolktales.html</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.eduscapes.com/newbery/94c.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.eduscapes.com/newbery/94c.htm"><U><U>www.eduscapes.com/newbery/94c.html</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Frisbee Middle School studied Dragonwings- some of their ideas of how to read and study the book are on this web site.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.rialto.k12.ca.us/frisbie/coyote/top.dragon.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rialto.k12.ca.us/frisbie/coyo"><U><U>www.rialto.k12.ca.us/frisbie/coyote/top.dragon.html</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> This website is unique because it has links to web sites that have information about historical research and events which were described in most of Yep's works. </div> <div> <A HREF="http://myschoolonline.com/page/0%2C1871%2C2401-31353-2-31797%2C00.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://myschoolonline.com/page/0%2C1871%"><U><U>http://myschoolonline.com/page/0%2C1871%2C2401-31353-2-31797%2C00.html</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Information about Asian American and Pacific Island Americans literature and cultures are these pages.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/chinese.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/chine"><U><U>http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/chinese.htm</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <div> (I couldn't get this link to work)</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/asia.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/asia.htm"><U><U>http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/asia.htm</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.visitsarawak.com/wushu/liondance.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.visitsarawak.com/wushu/lionda"><U><U>http://www.visitsarawak.com/wushu/liondance.html</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.  (The Lion Dance - historical and cultural information; Yep often use the lion dance and /or its theme in his works). </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Literary Critical Analysis of <I>Dragonwings</I></div> <div>      </div> <div> Dragonwings has rightfully earned at least ten awards, including the Newbery Medal Honor Award.  Dragonwings is the masterpiece reflecting Yep's six years of research of historical events and documents.  There are numerous incidents in the book that will reflect this research such as the Wright </div> <div> Brothers and their airplanes, Fung Joe Guey, the great earthquake of 1906, and the arrival of many Chinese men and women in America, thus establishing Chinatowns.  </div> <div>      Many students will connect to the main character, Moon Shadow, who arrives in America to work and live with his father.  At first, it seemed that his Chinese culture contrasts with the culture of the white family that he and his father live with, but gradually we begin to see that there are some similarities between the two cultures.  The main plot centers around the airplane that Moon's father is building and flying, with the assistance of the Wright Brothers and Moon's experiences growing up in this new land.  </div> <div>      The style of <I>Dragonwings</I> is easy to read and comprehend for grades 7-12.  Because it takes place in the 1900's, students may need to see pictures of the people and the environment of that time to get an idea of what the setting and characters are like in the <I>Dragonwings</I>.  It also contains cultural details and words, which may be difficult for some students unless they have some guidance from the teachers. Because of its near-authentic events and settings in the book, <I>Dragonwings</I> is an ideal book to teach and use in the classrooms.   It is a delightful book to read for adolescents and adults alike. </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>