Grandfather’s Grandfather’s JourneyJourney

Written and Illustrated by:Written and Illustrated by: Allen SayAllen Say

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Compiled by:

Terry Sams PES and Jocelyn Romines

1994 Caldecott Medal Winner

SummarySummary

A young Japanese man A young Japanese man leaves his home in Japan to leaves his home in Japan to explore North America. He explore North America. He falls in love with the falls in love with the amazing sights of the new amazing sights of the new land, but eventually misses land, but eventually misses his home. He moves his his home. He moves his new family back to Japan but new family back to Japan but always thinks and shares always thinks and shares stories of North America with stories of North America with his family.his family.

Study SkillsStudy Skills•Genre: Historical FictionGenre: Historical Fiction

•Comprehension Skill: Comprehension Skill: SequenceSequence

•Comprehension Strategy: Comprehension Strategy: Graphic OrganizersGraphic Organizers

•Comprehension Review Skill: Comprehension Review Skill: Main IdeaMain Idea

•Vocabulary: Dictionary/GlossaryVocabulary: Dictionary/Glossary

GenreGenre: : Historical Historical FictionFiction• Historical Fiction is set in the Historical Fiction is set in the

past. It is a story in which past. It is a story in which some of the details are factual some of the details are factual but in which others are made but in which others are made up or are loosely based on up or are loosely based on history. Look for the factual history. Look for the factual details as you read.details as you read.

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Comprehension Skill- Comprehension Skill- Sequence Sequence TE 66/67 and 87bTE 66/67 and 87b

• Sequence means the order in which Sequence means the order in which things happen.things happen.

• Dates, times, and clue words such as Dates, times, and clue words such as first, then, next,first, then, next, and and lastlast can help can help you understand the order of events.you understand the order of events.

• Sometimes two or more events Sometimes two or more events happen at the same time. Words happen at the same time. Words such as such as meanwhilemeanwhile and and duringduring can can show this.show this.

Comprehension Strategy – Comprehension Strategy – Graphic Organizers TE 66Graphic Organizers TE 66

• Using a graphic organizer can help Using a graphic organizer can help you to understand what you read.you to understand what you read.

• Examples of graphic organizers are Examples of graphic organizers are webs, charts, and diagrams.webs, charts, and diagrams.

• A sequence chart can help you see A sequence chart can help you see the sequence of an article and often the sequence of an article and often you can fill these charts in as you you can fill these charts in as you read.read.

Comprehension Skill ReviewComprehension Skill Review ––Main Idea and Details Main Idea and Details TE TE 7575•Main idea is an important Main idea is an important

point about the story’s point about the story’s topictopic

•Supporting details give Supporting details give more information about a more information about a main idea.main idea.

Vocabulary Strategy Vocabulary Strategy Dictionary / GlossaryDictionary / Glossary Te Te

79/8779/87cc•Some words have more than Some words have more than

one meaningone meaning

•Sometimes readers need to Sometimes readers need to check a dictionary or glossary check a dictionary or glossary to find the meaning that makes to find the meaning that makes sense for the sentence.sense for the sentence.

Question of the WeekQuestion of the WeekTETE 66m 66m

•What can we What can we learn about learn about the United the United States as we States as we travel?travel?

Day 2Day 2 -- Question of Question of the Day – the Day – •Why do you think Why do you think traveling in the United traveling in the United States made the States made the grandfather long to see grandfather long to see more?more?

Day 3Day 3 -- Question of the Question of the Day – Pg. Day – Pg.

•What do you think the What do you think the author of author of Grandfather’s Grandfather’s JourneyJourney would say are some would say are some positive and negative effects positive and negative effects of moving to a new place?of moving to a new place?

Day 4Day 4 -- Question of Question of the Day - Reviewthe Day - Review

•What kind of travel What kind of travel information can you information can you find using online find using online reference sources?reference sources?

Weekly Fluency Check Weekly Fluency Check --Fluency TE 87aFluency TE 87a

●Often text has many Often text has many statements of facts and statements of facts and details, you will use a slower details, you will use a slower tempo and rate to help tempo and rate to help listeners understand it better.listeners understand it better.

●Practice reading page 81 Practice reading page 81 using appropriate tempo and using appropriate tempo and rate.rate.

Research/Study Skill –Research/Study Skill –Electronic Media TE 87LElectronic Media TE 87L•Electronic media includes Electronic media includes any resources that require any resources that require electricityelectricity

•There are two types of There are two types of electronic media, computer electronic media, computer and non-computer sources.and non-computer sources.

Research/Study Skill –Research/Study Skill –Electronic Media TE 87LElectronic Media TE 87L

•Computer sources: CD-ROMs, Computer sources: CD-ROMs, DVDs, and the Internet (including DVDs, and the Internet (including online sources such as Web sties, online sources such as Web sties, encyclopedia, newspapers, and so encyclopedia, newspapers, and so on).on).

•Non-computer sources: Non-computer sources: audiotapes, videotapes, DVDs, audiotapes, videotapes, DVDs, films, filmstrips, television shows, films, filmstrips, television shows, and the radio.and the radio.

Literary Device – Literary Device – ParaphraseParaphrase TE Pg. 87bTE Pg. 87b

•Paraphrasing is putting Paraphrasing is putting something in your own words.something in your own words.

•Paraphrasing should keep the Paraphrasing should keep the ideas and meaning of the original ideas and meaning of the original text, but be simpler to read.text, but be simpler to read.

•A paraphrase should not include A paraphrase should not include the reader’s opinions.the reader’s opinions.

Review QuestionsReview Questions1.Why was grandfather amazed

by the sights in NA?

2.How can you tell grandfather liked traveling through NA?

3.Why are songbirds important to grandfather?

4.What is the main idea of this story?

Fun StuffFun Stuff

•Skills ReviewSkills Review

•Webquest

• More Fun StuffMore Fun Stuff

•Japan for KidsJapan for Kids

Vocabulary- Say Vocabulary- Say It!It! amazedamazed

bewilderedbewildered

toweringtowering

longedlonged

stillstill

homelandhomeland

sculpturessculptures

More Words to More Words to KnowKnow seacoastseacoast

steamshipsteamshipcoastcoastrouteroutelushlush

routeroute•way to go; roadway to go; road

lushlush

•having thick having thick growth; covered growth; covered with growing with growing thingsthings

coastcoast

•land along land along the sea; the sea; seashoreseashore

amazedamazed•surprised greatly; surprised greatly; struck with sudden struck with sudden wonder; astoundedwonder; astounded

toweringtowering•very highvery high

stillstill

•to make or to make or become calm or become calm or quietquiet

bewilderebewilderedd•completely completely confused; puzzledconfused; puzzled

homelandhomeland•country that is country that is your home; your your home; your native landnative land

sculpturessculptures

•works of art works of art created by created by carving, carving, modeling, modeling, casting, etc.casting, etc.

longedlonged

•wished very wished very much; desired much; desired greatlygreatly

steamshipsteamship

•ship moved by ship moved by engines that work engines that work by the action of by the action of steam under steam under pressurepressure

seacoastseacoast

•land along land along the sea; the sea; seaboardseaboard

Full of hope, they left their homeland.

Full of hope, they left their homeland.

The English language and the new mix of customs in America bewildered them.

The English language and the new mix of customs in America bewildered them.

Deserts with rocks like enormous sculptures amazed them.

Deserts with rocks like enormous sculptures amazed them.

Towering buildings called skyscrapers soared into the sky.

Towering buildings called skyscrapers soared into the sky.

The new Americans longed for the sights and people they had left behind.

The new Americans longed for the sights and people they had left behind.

Having a better life did not still their feelings for their homeland.

Having a better life did not still their feelings for their homeland.

They seemed like sculptures that symbolized the power and promise of the new land.

They seemed like sculptures that symbolized the power and promise of the new land.

He stood on the seacoast and watched the waves come in.

He stood on the seacoast and watched the waves come in.

Early Americans traveled the rivers by steamships.

Early Americans traveled the rivers by steamships.

Seagulls can be spotted along the coast.

Seagulls can be spotted along the coast.

What is the quickest route for you to take home?

What is the quickest route for you to take home?

Postcard Postcard TE 87g-hTE 87g-h

•A postcard is a brief A postcard is a brief message, with a picture message, with a picture on one side, sent by mail on one side, sent by mail to friends or family.to friends or family.

•Often a post card gives Often a post card gives detail about a place you detail about a place you are visiting on vacation are visiting on vacation and describes your and describes your feelings about being feelings about being there.there.

Writing AssignmentWriting Assignment

•Pretend that you are on Pretend that you are on vacation. Write a vacation. Write a postcard to a friend or postcard to a friend or family member describing family member describing where you are. The place where you are. The place can be real or imaginary.can be real or imaginary.

Spelling WordsSpelling Words Long Long ee and and ooswsweeeetteaeachchthrthreeeelleaeaststfrfreeeedodomm

belowthroatfloatfoamflown

Spelling WordsSpelling Words Long Long ee and and oogrgreeeettsseaeasonsoncrcroaoakkshallshallowoweaeaglegle

indeedrainbowgrownseaweedhollow

CHALLENGECHALLENGE•HalloweenHalloween

•speedometerspeedometer

•underneathunderneath

•seacoastseacoast

•cocoacocoa

This Week’s Word Wall WordsThis Week’s Word Wall Words

Click and type your own words for this week:

Let’s review our Spelling words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We can clap as we spell the word, or we might just practice reading the words.

sweet

each

three

least

freedom

below

throat

float

foam

flown

greet

season

croak

shallow

eagle

indeed

rainbow

grown

seaweed

hollow

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