was a kite-maker and some of earliest memories are of flying kites with his father. His Yep’s father Yep’s father learned how to make Chinese kites from the old timers in Chinatown. The kites were made from scratch using bamboo. An interesting fact is that objected to the cover of He felt that the Dragonwings. Yep’s father kite pictured on the cover a kite. He thought it looked like a sail for a type of Chinese didn’t really look like boat. Works Cited "Laurence Yep Interview Transcript." Scholastic, n.d. Web. 14 July 2015. Scholastic News. <http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/laurence-yep-interview-transcirpt>. "Laurence Yep Interview." N.p., 2015. Web. 14 July 2015. Reading Rockets. <http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/yep>. Teaching Multicultural Literature . Workshop 4 . Authors and Literary Works . Biography." Teaching Annenberg Learner, n.d. Web. Multicultural Literature . Workshop 4 . Authors and Literary Works . Biography. 14 July 2015. <http://www.learner.org/workshops/tml/workshop4/authors5.html>. Name____________________________________________ Date______________________________ All About Laurence Yep Organizer –Graphic Questions Please provide biographical information (5 pieces of evidence) for the Newbery Honor award winning author Laurence Yep. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Yep’s father was a kite-maker and some of Yep’s earliest memories are of flying kites with his father. His father learned how to make Chinese kites from the old timers in Chinatown. The kites were made from scratch using bamboo. An interesting fact is that Yep’s father objected to the cover of Dragonwings. He felt that the kite pictured on the cover didn’t really look like a kite. He thought it looked like a sail for a type of Chinese boat. Works Cited "Laurence Yep Interview Transcript." Scholastic News. Scholastic, n.d. Web. 14 July 2015. <http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/laurence-yep-interview-transcirpt>. "Laurence Yep Interview." Reading Rockets. N.p., 2015. Web. 14 July 2015. <http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/yep>. Teaching Multicultural Literature . Workshop 4 . Authors and Literary Works . Biography." Teaching Multicultural Literature . Workshop 4 . Authors and Literary Works . Biography. Annenberg Learner, n.d. Web. 14 July 2015. <http://www.learner.org/workshops/tml/workshop4/authors5.html>. Name____________________________________________ Date______________________________ All About Laurence Yep –Graphic Organizer Questions Please provide biographical information (5 pieces of evidence) for the Newbery Honor award winning author Laurence Yep. 1. 2. 3. 4.
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