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Mao's Last Dancer Introduction

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Mao's Last Dancer Introduction

Chinese dancer illustration

📚 Part 1: Getting to Know the Story

1. What country is this story from?

Australia

China

Japan

England

2. What type of dancing is ballet?

Hip hop dancing

Classical dancing with special shoes

Dancing in the rain

Dancing with robots

3. The author's name is Li Cunxin. What do you think happened to him?

He learned to dance

He moved to another country

He became famous

He wrote a book about his life

4. When you hear "Mao's Last Dancer", what do you think this story might be about?

Fill in the blanks: I think this story is about a _____________ who learned to _____________ in _____________.

🎨 Part 2: What I Learned and Predict

5. Draw what you think a Chinese ballet dancer might look like:
6. Write three new words you learned today about China or ballet:

New word 1: _____________________

New word 2: _____________________

New word 3: _____________________

7. What questions do you have about this story? Write one question you want to find out:
8. Circle how you feel about reading this story:

😊 Excited

🤔 Curious

😐 Not sure

😴 Not interested

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