Lesson Plan

Shizuko’s Daughter: List-Group-Label Strategy

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Help your learners navigate the vocabulary of Shizuko's Daughter by Kyoko Mori with a lesson on categorizing words. After coming up with a list of things that grow from the earth, learners decide which categories each words belong in.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Ideas
  • Have smaller groups come up with lists of words before sharing with the class to make one large list
  • Include additional vocabulary words from the novel, including character names and settings
Classroom Considerations
  • The sample lists include words that relate only to plants, which technically address the task but may not be as helpful for reading comprehension 
Pros
  • Helpful way of organizing vocabulary words and using critical thinking that could be applied to any topic or novel
Cons
  • None