Examine the text of Kyoko Mori's Shizuko's Daughter with a reading guide. With questions that prompt kids to refer to the reading as well as to their own experiences and opinions, the guide is an effective way to keep them engaged with the novel.

Concepts

reading comprehension, novels

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have kids come up with their own questions as they read
• Use the questions in small reading groups for kids to discuss their reading
• Encourage learners to expand one of the questions into a longer answer, using examples from the text

Classroom Considerations

• Only includes questions for Chapters 12 and 13

Pros

• Straightforward for levels of all reading levels
• Questions access different areas of learning

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.7.1 RL.8.1 RL.9-10.1 RL.11-12.1