Lesson Plan

Shizuko’s Daughter: Knowledge Rating Scale

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How well do your kids know key terms from Shizuko's Daughter by Kyoko Mori? Have them review a list of words that they will encounter in the novel, and mark which words they know well, which words they've seen before, and which words they've never seen.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Ideas
  • Have kids record the passages in which they find the words, and then look up the definitions to ensure understanding
  • See if kids can define the words using context clues only
Classroom Considerations
  • Does not include an activity beyond marking knowledge of the words; consider expanding the activity
Pros
  • Provides a good list of terms to facilitate prior knowledge
Cons
  • None