The Jerusalem Magic Candy Shop Study Guide Prologue

Everybody wants to know more about the The Jerusalem Magic Candy Shop!

It is located on Yaffa Street in Jerusalem.  (well not really, it is a place in my imagination)

You can go there by reading this book: 
Go here to get your copy! The Jerusalem Magic Candy Shop

Key Terms:
Passover - The very important Jewish holiday that happens in the spring, Jews have a big Seder and eat Matza for 7 days.
Shurit Leumi - National Service in Israel.  High school graduates, mostly girls choose to volunteer in a school, hospital, youth village instead of serving in the Army.
wry smile - a smile that is ironic
Hulda - the name of one of the 7 Prophetesses
Badatz sign - all restaurants and outlets that sell food,  that want to cater to religious Jews need to be certified as Kosher.  In Israel the most respected organization that certifies establishments as kosher.
Yaffa Road.  The main road that is in the center of Jerusalem.
landmark - a place where most people know about and go there to see it.

Questions 
Why did Dan and Hulda want to open a candy shop?
What did Hulda's great grand uncle do in Boston?
What is the difference between the candy shop in Boston and the one in Jerusalem?
Why is Hulda happy about Ayala's choice of Shurit Leumi?
Why did they wait until Passover to open the shop?
Why do you thing that Dan and Hulda don't eat in the shop?

Homework: 
Dan and Hulda have this dream of opening a candy shop.  What is one of your dreams, a goal that you would like to do?  What are the steps that you can do to make this dream a reality?

Frozen - the Book Lesson Plan 1, Prologue

Frozen is the popular movie, and has a wonderful sound track, it was first a book. Before you go see the movie again, read the book!

This lesson plan will help you!

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15850937-frozen

Key Terms:

atop  - on top of
at attention, - ready to move
hoisted - pulled up
hurtling- falling
glanced - looked at fast
snorted - breathe out air with lots of noise
lanterns - oil lamps
desperately - To want something very bad

Pronunciation
wagons  wa gon
hurtling  hurt ling
sled  short e eh sound
desperately des pr et li
imagined i magned  i= ee sound
glanced  gl ansed
hoof  - huf
finishing fi ni shing
wrestled  - w is silent
attached  ed is t sound
 northern nor thern
 creating cre a ting
 gossamer go ssi mer

Questions:

Where does this story take place?
What type of weather?
What time of year?
What work do the ice harvesters do?
Why is is dangerous?
Why does Kristoff want to work?
Why can't Kristoff join in the work?
Who is with him?
What does Kristoff do?
Predict the reaction of the other workers:
How much can Kristoff and Sven carry?

Homework:

Write a paragraph about a time that you wanted to do a task and others said it was too hard or difficult.
What did you do?
What should you have done?
Was it a wise choice?

Good Luck!
Your English Teacher- Rachael Alice