Have students brainstorm possible effects this has had on the Chinese people. Find an article about the value of eating insects. Ask any students of Chinese background to help you pick and choose the foods to best represent their culture. After the smorgasborg, have a discussion about the taste, style and texture of the foods. Students do a quick-write on the most unusual food they have ever tried and if they enjoyed it or not.
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A fictional story about a little boy who travels to China to learn kung-fu only to realize that martial arts in China, like other ancient traditions, are part of a holistic approach to life. The Karate Kid, where the young trainee is asked to paint, and wax cars using certain movements. Then ask them what they think the boy will discover. Finish the clip where the boy has acquired skills he didn't know he was practicing and have the students freewrite about a time they wanted to do something but were told they were too young or not able to do it. Break up the story from the article into the parts of a fable and analyze the pattern of the story.