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    Kira-Kira - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6
    Kira-Kira - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6
    Kira-Kira - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6
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    Kira-Kira - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6

    By Nat Reed

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    Experience what it's like to rise up and fill a hole left by the loss of a family member. Help guide students through the novel with vocabulary prompts and comprehension activities. Imagine the challenges faced by a Japanese-American family moving from Iowa to Georgia in the 1950s. Explore the concept of prejudice and identify different groups who might experience this. Complete passages from the text with their missing vocabulary words. Reflect on the incident where Katie decides to shoplift and describe the worst thing about the experience. Find examples from the novel of foreshadowing and imagine to what it could be predicting. List the events comprising an incident in the novel in the order that it happened in a Flow Chart. Aligned to your State Standards, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.

    About the Novel:
    Kira-Kira (kee ra kee ra) is a Japanese word for glittering; shining. This unforgettable story is a coming-of-age tale of one family’s difficulties in adapting to a post-World War II society that is reluctant to welcome a Japanese family that is laboring in Georgia’s poultry plants. The story features Katie, her older sister Lynn and their younger brother, Sammy. When Lynn grows ill and eventually dies, it makes Katie realize that she must assume even more responsibility. Removed from the shadow of her high-achieving older sister, she even begins to improve in her schoolwork. This Newbery Medal winning-story deals with family relationships and the illness and death of a close family member in a sensitive, realistic manner.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCCP Interactive
    Release dateJan 10, 2008
    ISBN9781553198819
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      Kira-Kira - Literature Kit Gr. 5-6 - Nat Reed

      A Literature Kit™ FOR

      Kira-Kira

      By Cynthia Kadohata

      Written by Nat Reed

      GRADES 5 – 6

      Classroom Complete Press

      P.O. Box 19729

      San Diego, CA 92159

      Tel: 1-800-663-3609 | Fax: 1-800-663-3608

      Email: service@classroomcompletepress.com

      www.classroomcompletepress.com

      ISBN – 13: 978-1-55319-445-3

      ISBN – 10: 1-55319-445-4

      eISBN: 978-1-55319-881-9

      © 2009

      Permission to Reproduce

      Permission is granted to the individual teacher who purchases one copy of this book to reproduce the student activity material for use in his or her classroom only. Reproduction of these materials for colleagues, an entire school or school system, or for commercial sale is strictly prohibited. No part of this publication may be transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) for our publishing activities. Printed in Canada. All rights reserved.

      Critical Thinking Skills

      Kira-Kira

      Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy

      Contents

      Assessment Rubric

      Kira-Kira

      Teacher Guide

      Our resource has been created for ease of use by both TEACHERS and STUDENTS alike.

      Introduction

      This study guide is designed to give the teacher a number of helpful ways of making the study of this novel a more enjoyable and profitable experience for the students. The guide features a number of useful and flexible components, from which the teacher can choose. It is not expected that all of the activities will be completed.

      One advantage to this approach to the study of this novel is that the student can work at

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