Jun 6, 2017 - A Single Shard [Park, Linda Sue] on Amazon.com. Crane-man is called Crane-man because he needs to stand and walk with a crutch on just one leg, like a crane . "Go climb the rock of the falling flowers when you reach Puyo, my friend." Min is trying to make perfect celadon pots that will win him a commission from the king. reluctant : not wanting to do something. This story will be “Single Shard” by Linda Sue Park. Tree-ear promised Crane-man that he would visit the Rock of Falling Flowers where many Korean had jumped to their deaths to avoid capture. This is how he gets his nickname. Book trailer with music and captions for A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park This resource supports A Single Shard . Chapter 10 : Tree-ear walks to Songdo one day and one village at a time. To calm himself he dreams of making a prunus vase. It is important that the potters' stalls look good to show off their work in the best way. Chapter 5 : Tree-ear watches as Kang pushes a cart of pots towards the kiln. So, to barter for her freedom, she finds herself playing the dangerous role of double spy for two arch enemies—each of whom supports a contender for the throne of Egypt. Tree-ear shows honesty when he tells the farmer of the hole in his rice box. Discussion Questions. Also includes comprehension questions for chapter 11. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. We also learn that he is an orphan, who lives under a bridge with Crane-man. Tree-ear realises that the man is a bandit. Mara is not like other slaves; she can read and write, as well as speak the language of Babylonian. Suddenly a second bandit comes up behind Tree-ear. Min is never satisfied with the first pots he makes. Min thinks that Tree-ear is a thief and starts hitting him. Written By: Linda Sue Park Narrated By: Graeme Malcolm. Give as a Gift . Tags: Episode 106, Episode 120, Episode 138, Episode 53, Episode 87, Episode Living Authors. Min is longing for the day when the king would give him a commission. He gives Tree-ear the same job for the new day. When Tree-ear mentions the white and red slip, Min tells him to go and get the clay to make it. Next day Tree-ear's first job is to chop wood for Min's kiln. This is because Tree-ear usually has to eat things that Crane-man has found in the fields and forests. Tree-ear wants to be a master potter like Min one day. He drops one of the small boxes and breaks it. CHAPTER 3 A Single Shard - Reading - Chapter 2 READ ALOUD WITH ASHLEY: \"SINGLE SHARD\" CHAPTER 11 A Single Shard - Reading - Chapter 3 A Single Shard Chapter Summaries Chapter Summaries - A Single Shard Summary Ch 1-6 Tree-ear is an Page 8/30. courtiers : people who live and work in a king or queen's palace. The glaze on a pot often makes it shine. How does following Crane-man’s advice lead to his fortune in this chapter? Chapter 2: Tree-ear goes to Min's house hoping to watch him throw a new pot, but Min is not there. The palace guards do not believe Tree-ear's story about the pots. Tree-ear thinks about the coloured slip he sees Kang using. wrinkled : old skin that has lots of lines and folds. When Tree-ear finally gets back to his home under the bridge, he is too tired to eat. The After You Read activities check students' comprehension and extend their learning. Later that day he is becoming more skillful at cutting clay. A Single Shard - A Place for Great Book Discussion. The most valuable pots are those finished with a celadon glaze. Tree-ear thinks Min is stupid for not showing the emissary the shards. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Tree-ear swaps a petal he has made for one of Min's. In Tree-ear's story the king's courtiers killed themselves to make sure that they could not be captured by their enemies. Tree-ear feels fury that the bandits have broken the valuable pots. He regrets his offer to take the pots to Songdo. Tree-ear and Crane-man move to the pit because it is too wet and windy under the bridge in winter. Min never seems happy with Tree-ears work and scolds him often. And he has problems keeping the chopped wood on the cart. So it is Min's responsibility to feed him. … After the bandits throw the pots over the cliff , Tree-ear feels like throwing himself off too. At that moment Min comes back. Tree-ear falls asleep thinking of his friend Crane-man. Author: Linda Sue Park. They do everything they can to prepare their stalls. Chapter 2. Min stays in his house so Tree-ear works in the garden. Then he sees the evil fox, and expects to be bewitched. Crane-man makes sandals out of straw for Tree-ear. 2. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher Kang's secret work was to make chrysanthemum petals for every pot. We learn that Tree-ear got his name because his ears look like the wrinkled mushrooms found on dead trees. A Single Shard Audiobook Free | A Single Shard Tree-ear is an orphan boy in a 12th-century Korean potters’ village. Sometimes he overhears people talking and then goes back to tell Crane-man He has learned, for example, that Min has the reputation of being slow and expensive; and that Min would rather lose money than produce a pot that was not perfect. We learn that Min always makes several of the same pot so that at least one of them will come out of the kiln with the right celadon green color. The most memorable quote from chapters 9-10 in A Single Shard was what Crane man said on page 117. crane : a large bird that often stands on one leg. Before he goes, Tree-ear gives Crane-man a little clay monkey he has made. He watches Min and the other potters but often makes mistakes. Tree-ear is an orphan who lives under a bridge with Crane-man, a physically disabled man who took him in … When Tree-ear starts to think how dangerous his journey to Songdo could be, he regrets making his offer to Min to do so. puzzled : a feeling of not understanding. This SlideShare was suspended because it violated SlideShare Terms of Service and/or Community Guidelines. petals : the separate parts of the head of a flower. "After-reading" exercises also included. Maye be it in the water and he can rescue it. That night Tree-ear cannot sleep and asks Crane-man a question about stealing (not stealing a thing, but stealing an idea). Why does Tree-ear come to work for Min? Tree-ear feels guilty that he did not help Crane-man catch the flounder. He then hears the temple bell and returns to Min's house to start his work cutting wood. Before they leave Tree-ear alone, they throw the pots over the cliff. 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