DLI6-11

In this lesson, read through the information for each character. In your character notebook, draw a picture or cartoon of the story that will help you remember the character. Then take the quiz.

shì

market [n.]
亠 + 巾
top hat + towel

a bad dream: show up at the market wearing only a top hat and a towel

pāi

clap
扌 + 白bái
hand + white

Your hand turns white when you clap.

deliberately
古gǔ + 攵
ancient + taskmaster

ancient taskmaster, Socrates, deliberately almost drowned Plato, "When your desire for knowledge is like your desire for air, you are ready to learn."

to the taskmaster: “You deliberately used an ancient playlist for the dance, so people would lose interest and go home early.” (Wedding Planner)

hope [v.]
乂yì + 布
sheaf + cloth

"The hope of Joseph’s father, that God’s covenant will be carried on, is represented in the colorful cloth, the coat of many colors that Jacob gives Joseph." (Bible Series)

diào

drop [v.]
扌 + 卓
hand + eminent

eminent sun wizard opens his hand and the sunflower magic wand drops

juǎn

roll
龹juàn + 㔾
quarter + worm

roll up a worm (or a cinnamon roll that is curled up like a worm) and cut it into quarters

diào

tune [n.]
讠 + 周
microphone + lap

through the microphone/loud speaker: different tunes each lap to keep you going

chá

check into
木 + 旦
tree + daybreak

Newton under the tree at daybreak, checking into gravity

fèn

portion
亻 + 分fēn
persona + part

your persona portions out the parts

DLI6-11

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