I M Pei Blending Past and Future My View Literacy UNIT 4 Lesson 2 Grade 2

am pay blending past and future by Elizabeth Hudson chapter one growing up in two cities in 1917 boy named yo Ming Pei was born in Guangzhou China his family moved lot when he was young they moved to Hong Kong when he was nine they moved to Shanghai Hong Kong and Shanghai were both large modern cities people from all around the world lived in them they were filled with tall fancy buildings pay was fascinated by these buildings they were built in many different styles close read make connections highlight details that tell what Hong Kong and Shanghai are like modern in style that is new and different Shanghai China in the 1930s pay went to school in Shanghai where he was taught in both English and Chinese on school breaks he visited sujo China his ancestors had lived in sujo for more than 500 years close read make connections highlight details that tell how sujo is different from Shanghai sujo was different from Shanghai it was quieter the buildings were smaller they were built in the traditional Chinese style pay learned about ancient Chinese traditions from his grandfather he learned that the connection between nature and people is important close read ancient very old traditional Chinese buildings traditional Chinese gardens blend nature with objects made by people shazilian garden pays family had owned is an example shazilian means lion Grove Garden pay discovered waterfalls and rocks that looked like dancing lions at shazilian pays imagination ran Wild in sujo Pay saw the past in Shanghai he saw the future when he was 16 pay watched hotel being built it had more than 20 stories it would be the tallest building in Shanghai at that time pay was inspired he decided that he wanted to become an architect pay drew picture of the new hotel his family thought it was very good they sent pay to America to become an architect close read make connections highlight the words that help you understand why pay decides to become an architect architect person who designs buildings shazilian lion Grove Garden chapter 2 becoming an architect in America pay learned how to turn an idea for building into real building he practiced drawing buildings Architects have to be good artists they also have to be good at math they decide how big the building will be and what it will look like pay wasn't completely happy at the first two colleges he went to the teachers taught in fancy older style pay wanted to design modern buildings he liked simple shapes and smooth lines close read use text features underline the heading that tells what this chapter is about pay learned how to make very detailed drawings of buildings in college pay went to third College Harvard University there pay learned from famous architects their designs were new and modern these were the kinds of buildings pay wanted to design close read use text features underline the words that tell what the picture shows pay designed many buildings in cities like the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library in Columbus Indiana chapter 3. beginning career pay got his first job he got to design modern buildings in big cities he created apartment buildings and Office Buildings he built shopping malls and hotels am pay with one of his designs in New York City 1968 pays first project outside of city was the Mesa laboratory in Colorado USA pay was inspired by ancient Cliff Dwellings made hundreds of years ago by Pueblo people in Mesa Verde these were homes that had been carved into the sides of cliffs Pate combined this idea with the modern style he loved ancient Pueblo cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde Colorado he designed the Mesa laboratory to be made up of squares Towers arches and long lines the Redstone building sits on Hilltop it looks like it was carved out of the Colorado mountains close read make connections look at the photographs of the Pueblo Cliff Dwellings and the Mesa laboratory how were they alike arches curved structures that often form the tops of doors windows and gateways the Mesa laboratory in Boulder Colorado chapter 4. designing museums pay designed many museums he believed that museum should not just be building that holds art it should be work of art itself he designed new entrance to the Louvre in Paris France the Louvre is the largest art museum in the world it has everything from ancient Egyptian mummies to modern paintings close read vocabulary in context sometimes you can figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word by looking at words around it underline the words that help you understand the meaning of Museum after the Louvre thought no project would be too difficult am pay Modern Glass and steel pyramid is shaped like the pyramids of ancient Egypt pay's creation Blends the ancient with the modern too glass pyramid rises from the ground it is shaped like the pyramids of ancient Egypt it is modern because it is made from glass and steel some people thought the modern pyramid didn't fit with the old Museum they said Pay ruined the museum he felt very hurt but over time people grew to love the pyramid today it is very important part of Paris close read underline pays words in the sidebar how do his words help you to understand how he felt about the Louvre project creation something that is made or produced pay was asked to design another Museum this time in Suzhou China the museum had to be designed in the traditional sujo style it also had to be modern pay knew what to do he built museum with modern shapes it is made up of squares triangles and rectangles pay also used his childhood memories of shizalin he gave the museum traditional Chinese garden pond and Footbridge the ancient and modern sit side by side at the Museum close read use text features underline at least three examples of things in the text that the picture shows sujo Museum chapter 5 becoming famous pay became famous he was asked to build the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong at the time it was built the Tower was the tallest building in Asia pay won many awards he received prize money he used some of this money to help Chinese students become architects close read vocabulary in context underline the words in the sentence that help you figure out the meaning of Tower impa received the Edward McDowell medal in 1998 Bank of China Tower Hong Kong chapter 6 remembering am pay lived in America for the rest of his life he had many children and grandchildren he lived to be 102 years old two of paste's children are Architects like their father they are inspired by their father's designs they add their own ideas to their buildings too close read fluency practice reading fluently read aloud paragraphs 29 to 30 several times with partner read at the rate you talk and group words as you read with expression IM pay is remembered for his buildings that blend old and new styles they remind us of what came before they invite us to dream of the bright future that awaits close read make connections highlight the words that help you understand why pays buildings are important to people today imprides ferry with his granddaughter on his way to receive the Ellis Island family heritage award you only have to cast your eyes on buildings to feel the presence of the past the spirit of place am pay