Homework 69

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​The Quick Thinking of a Pot Bellied Pig!

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The quick thinking of a potbellied pig saved her owner’s life after a heart

attack. The owner was home alone, except for the company of her dog and her

pet potbellied pig, Lulu. Lulu’s owner suffered a heart attack and couldn’t call for

help. Lulu acted quickly by escaping from her yard and going to the road. A driver

saw Lulu in the middle of the road and stopped because he assumed she had

been hit. As soon as he got out of his vehicle, Lulu got up and began walking to

her owner’s home. When the man got to the house, he realized that Lulu’s owner

was in trouble and he called for help. Lulu’s owner was hospitalized but made a

full recovery thanks to Lulu. Currently, Wonton Foods in New York is the world's largest fortune cookie manufacturer, making over 100 million cookies a month.

Multiple Choice

What is the central idea of

today’s passage?

• Pigs are more intelligent

  than dogs.

• A dog saved her owner’s

  life.

• A potbellied pig saved her

  owner’s life.

Multiple Choice

What inference can be

made from today’s

passage?

• Lulu did not realize her

  owner was in danger.

• The man followed Lulu

  because he thought

  something was wrong.

• The man who stopped

  wanted a free pig.

Open Ended

Write a quote from the

passage that supports your

answer to #2.

FORTUNE COOKIES

No one knows for sure who invented fortune cookies but one thing is certain, they did not come from China! One possible inventor was a Japanese immigrant named Makoto Hagiwara in San Francisco. Hagiwara was a skilled gardener who designed the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park. He created a cookie in 1914 that included a thank you note baked inside for those who supported him during difficult times. He passed the cookies out regularly at the Japanese Tea Garden. In 1915, his cookies were displayed at the Panama-Pacific Exhibition at San Francisco's World Fair. Some say however, that the inventor was David Jung, a Chinese immigrant living in Los Angeles who founded the Hong Kong Noodle Company. Jung is said to have created the cookies in 1918 and passed them out for free to poor people who passed by his shop. Each cookie contained a strip of paper with an inspirational Bible verse on it. Others say that Seiichi Koto, a Los Angeles restaurant owner originated the idea of placing fortunes into cookies from the slips of paper that are sold at temples in Japan. 

Regardless of who invented fortune cookies, after World War II, Chinese restaurants were looking for a simple dessert to offer customers and decided that fortune cookies would be a good option. At that time, fortune cookies were made by hand using chopsticks. This changed when Edward Louie of the San Francisco's Lotus Fortune Cookie Company, invented a machine in 1964 which automated the process. Currently, Wonton Foods in New York is the world's largest fortune cookie manufacturer, making over 100 million cookies a month.

Multiple Select

Which two California cities were mentioned as possible places where the fortune cookie was invented?

• San Fransisco

• Salt Lake City

• Las Angeles

• Pheonix

Open Ended

In the last paragraph, the author states that a machine automated the process of making the cookies. What does this mean? 

First watch the short video on Althea Gibson and then look at the timeline on the next page and answer the questions.

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​Social Studies: Althea Gibson - Timeline 

Open Ended

Why was Gibson famous? 

Open Ended

How old was Gibson when she won the paddle tennis championship? 

Open Ended

What did Gibson’s parents do for work when she was young? 

Poll

What is this phrase?

• Six Feet underground

• Ground Feet

• Six Feet and Ground

• Ground of top