Unit 4

What do kids like to do?

Lesson 13

Reader's Notebook

The Chinese Violin


Click each coloured row for information about the assignment.


Think about activities and interests that you share with family members or groups.


How can the things you love to do connect you to other people? Answer this question in your Reader's Notebook worksheet.

The Chinese Violin is a story on page 47 in Literacy in Action 4B. What do you think this story will be about? Make a prediction and write it in your Reader's Notebook worksheet.




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  2. IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
      • Click the "Open with" button.
      • Select "Adobe Reader".
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This story is longer than most of the stories you read.


As you read, use your senses to visualize events in the story. Examine what you see, hear, smell, taste, and feel in one of the scenes listed below. Create a sensory web by adding these details and observations to the Use Your Senses worksheet.

Choose one of the scenes below:


  • The beginning of the story, in Lin Lin's village (page 48)
  • Lin Lin first arrives in Vancouver (pages 48 and 49)
  • Lin Lin's father is robbed (mid page 52)
  • The end of the story, when Lin Lin learns to play the violin (page 55)



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How to save a file:

  1. Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
  2. Name your Use Your Senses in this format: jsmith_useyoursenses and save the file to your Documents folder.