Lesson+a13+-+Everybody+Cooks+Rice

 __Lesson 13__ // Everybody Cooks Rice //by Norah Dooley ( May 24 ) (Library) ==== In this story, people from many different countries serve rice in different ways while Carrie goes house to house through the neighborhood to find her little brother. This is a nice culmination of cultures in America. ====


 * Objective**: To show similarities in people from all over the world. " We are all different. We are all the same."

Chart paper, pens. World map (unless you have the Paperback Plus version)
 * Materials**: //Everybody Cooks Rice// by Norah Dooley (Try to get the Houghton Mifflin Paperback Plus version. This has a lot of extra information such as maps and facts about each country mentioned in the story.)


 * Procedure:**
 * Read the story.
 * Show on a map where the people come from. Tie into last weeks lesson about coming to America.
 * Chart how rice was served in the different families. The chart should have last name, country, and type of rice. Find similarities and differences between those and the way they serve the rice dishes.
 * Have students tell what genre the book is (realistic fiction).
 * Show area of the library that has recipe books from different countries (641.5).
 * Decide what genre the cookbooks are (non-fiction).

There is time in library for just getting the chart started. Offer the classroom teachers the opportunity to use a set of Paperback Plus books to create their own chart (in pairs). On the back, divide the paper into 6 sections. Have partners each choose 3 countries to write about, one in each square. They will use the country information in the back of the book and choose information that is the most interesting to them to write in the square.
 * Classroom Extension:**