Cultural Heritage Assessment

In a well-written, five-paragraph essay, show how culture and heritage played an important role in one of the stories that we studied in class. Use the essay checklist to guide your writing.

Sample thesis statement:

Cultural heritage is important in "The Great Rat Hunt" by Laurence Yep.

Aspects of cultural heritage:

customs, traditions, food, religion, race, family reputation, family history

Choose one story from the following:

"The Great Rat Hunt" page 107
"Summer of the Beautiful White Horse" page 836
"Block Party" page 831

Homework: Read pages 83 to 87 in the InterActive Reader and answer all the "pause and reflect" questions on those pages.