Independent Stage 3

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.

Written by Eleanor Coerr

Name :………………………………………………………………………..

Complied by B Blackstock Edited by Sally Gallagher

PredictionsBefore you read.

1. Look at the cover. What do you think this book may be about?............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

2. Read the blurb and scan the contents page. What do you think it is about now?............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

3. How is it different from the last book the class read?............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

4. Where do you think the book is set? Why?............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

5. Flick through some pages in the book. Do you see some pictures? Why do you think the author has had some pictures included?............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

6. Write two questions you would like answered about this book.1..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Vocabulary * Read these words each day until you know them. * Tick off the words when you know them.

Sadako thousand dreamily doctor peace medicine radiation frightening lanterns poison Japan running kimono miracle heroin dizzy atom bomb

Kokeshi Hiroshima spider

leukaemia furoshiki prayed ceremonies hospital spirits memorial baby graduation transfusions disease luckWrite some of these words in interesting sentences........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Vocabulary Match

Using the “Vocabulary” words find the word that means:

1. An Asian country _ _ _ _ _ 2. Ten lots of one hundred _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. Travelling fast using legs _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. Traditional Japanese dress _ _ _ _ _ _ 5. Medical professional _ _ _ _ _ _ 6. Good fortune _ _ _ _ 7. Something scary _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. Blood disease _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _9. Education completion ceremony _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10. Female hero _ _ _ _ _ _ 11. Japanese doll _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12. A place of remembrance _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Quick Write (2 minutes for each)

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Procedure SkeletonTitle: ____________________________________

Introduction:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Resources:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Step 1 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Step 2 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Step 3 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Step 4 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Step 5 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Step 6 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Step 7 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Step 8 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Step 9 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Conclusion _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cloze Exercise – Chapter 5That ___________ Chizuko was Sadako’s first visitor. She smiled ____________ as she held something behind her back. “Shut your eyes,” she said. While Sadako squinted her eyes tightly shut, Chizuko put some pieces of paper and scissors on the bed. “Now you can _____,” she said.

“What is it?” Sadako asked, staring at the paper. Chizuko was _________ with herself. “I’ve figured out a way for you to get well,” she said proudly. “Watch!” She cut a ______ of gold ______ into a large square. In a short ______ she had folded it ______ and over into a beautiful crane.

Sadako was puzzled. “But how can that paper ______ make me well?”

“Don’t you remember that old story about the crane?” Chizuko asked. “It’s supposed to live for a thousand years. If a sick _______ folds one thousand paper cranes, the gods will grant her wish and make her _______ again.” She handed the crane to Sadako. “Here’s your first one.”

Sadako’s eyes filled with ______. How kind of Chizuko to bring a good luck charm! Especially when her friend didn’t really _________ in such things. Sadako took the golden crane _____ made a wish. The funniest little feeling came over her when she touched the bird. It must be a _______ omen.

“Thank-you, Chizuko chan,” she whispered. “I’ll never part with it.”

Word Bank:afternoon tears pleased piecehealthymysteriously paper believe bird overperson good and time look

Oral Reading. Chapter 2: Peace Day

When the family started out, the air was already warm and dust hung over the busy streets. Sadako ran ahead to the house of her best friend, Chizuko. The two had been best friends since kindergarten. Sadako was sure that they would always be as close as two pine needles on the same twig.

Chizuko waved and walked towards her. Sadako sighed. Sometimes she wished that her friend would move a bit faster. “Don’t be such as turtle!” she shouted. Let’s hurry so we won’t miss anything.”

“Sadako chan, go slowly in this heat,” her mother called after her. But it was too late. The girls were already racing up the street.

Mrs Sasaki frowned. “Sadako is always in such a hurry to be first that she never stops to listen,” she said.

Mr Sasaki laughed and said, “Well, did you ever see her walk when she could run, hop or jump?” There was pride in his voice because Sadako was such a fast strong runner.

At the entrance to Peace Park people filed through the memorial building in silence. On the walls were photographs of the dead and dying in a ruined city. The atom bomb- the Thunderbolt- had turned Hiroshima into a dessert.

Sadako didn’t want to look at the frightening pictures. She held tight to Chizuko’s hand and walked quickly through the building.

“I remember the Thunderbolt,” Sadako whispered to her friend. “There was a flash of a million suns. Then the heat prickled my eyes like needles.”

“How can you possibly remember anything?” Chizuko exclaimed. “You were only a baby then.”

“Well I do!” Sadako said stubbornly.After speeches by Buddhist priests and the mayor, hundreds of

white doves were freed from their cages. They circled the twisted, scarred Atomic Dome. Sadako thought the doves looked * like spirits of the dead flying into the freedom of the sky.* 300 Words Date: __________ Words read in 3 minutes:_________Errors: __________out of 300 words. Accuracy:__________%Average WPM: ___________Fluency: Established Developing BeginningOverall mark: A B C D E Comment:

GrammarAdjectiveseg busy, noisy people _______, _______ paper _________, _______ spider

Antonym (words opposite in meaning)

eg big - small beautiful -__________ shiny -________

Synonym (words meaning the same)

eg call - shout ________- listless ________- difficult

Homonym (same sound but different meaning and spelling)

eg see - sea ________ - rain _______ - roll

Contractions (two words shortened – has an apostrophe)

eg did not - didn’t________- shan’t ________ - we’ll

Direct Speech “ ” (shows someone speaking in a story) Find more examples. eg “What is it Dad?” I asked._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Similes“Sadako was sure they would always be as close as two pine needles on the same twig”What does this say about the relationship between Sadako and Chizuko? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Think of three other similes that express the same idea. Either known or original.1. ________________________________________________________________________

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__________________________________________Describe a close friendship in your life. Why is it important to you? What have you learned in this relationship? Compare it to Chizuko and Sadako.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Trace and DrawTrace over this passage in your favourite colour.

Excitement grew as the sun went down. When the last dazzling display of fireworks faded from the sky, the crowd carried paper lanterns

to the banks of the Ohta River.Write the above passage in modified cursive.

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Sketch an origami paper crane.

Literacy FocusIs this book fiction or nonfiction? Give two reasons why?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Find two more books written by Eleanor Coerr?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Write two things that you have you learnt from this book? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How many chapters in this book?_______________________________________________________

What improvements would you make to this book?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Describe the main character. Mention their looks, how they dress, what they like, what sort of person they are, their personality, and how did they change during the story etc.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Write a profile for this Kokeshi Doll.

Comprehension Questions (use Oral Reading page)

Here questions. (Look for key words on the page)1. What is the name of Sadako’s friend?___________________________________________________________2. What had turned Hiroshima into a dessert?___________________________________________________________3. What was freed from their cages?______________________________________________4. Why was their pride in Mr Sasaki’s voice? ___________________________________________________________5. What did Sadako describe the Thunderbolt as being like? ___________ ___________________________________________________________

6. The ____ had been _______ friends since _____________.

7. Sadako didn’t ________to _______ at the ____________ pictures.

8. List 2 slow moving animals other than a turtle. 1. _______ 2. _______

Hidden questions. (Read the whole paragraph or page)1. Where were they?___________________________________________________________2. Why did the pictures frighten Sadako?___________________________________________________________ 3. Why did Sadako wish her friend would move a little faster? ___________________________________________________________4. What was the weather like on the day in the text?___________________________________________________________Head questions. (Think about the whole story to answer)1. Why do you think the name of the bomb was the Thunderbolt?___________________________________________________________2. Do you think Sadako actually remembers the Thunderbolt? Why/why not?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. What do you think the family was doing on the day in the text?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A Letter to a Friend.Pretend you are Sadako in the hospital, write a letter to your friend Chizuko thanking them for all of the fun and kind things that they do for you. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Discussion Skeleton (give two sides)

Title: “Hope is the best medicine.”

Opening statement:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Points for:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Points against:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Concluding statement:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Character Comparison.Describe Sadako in the opening chapters.

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Describe how as the leukeamia progresses how this changes Sadako?

What aspects of her personality remain the same?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Use the mind map to help you by listing some strengths Sadako has.

Sadako’s Strengths

My Portrait of Sadako

S _____________________________A _____________________________D _____________________________A _____________________________K _____________________________O_____________________________

Character Relationship to Sadako.

How they deal with her illness.

Mrs Sasaki

Mr Sasaki

Masahiro

Nurse Yasunaga

Kenji

Chizuko

Character Analysis Chart.

Cloze Exercise Complete Text P32-33

That afternoon Chizuko was Sadako’s first visitor. She smiled mysteriously as she held something behind her back. “Shut your eyes,” she said. While Sadako squinted her eyes tightly shut, Chizuko put some pieces of paper and scissors on the bed. “Now you can look,” she said. “What is it?” Sadako asked, staring at the paper. Chizuko was pleased with herself. “I’ve figured out a way for you to get well,” she said proudly. “Watch!” She cut a piece of gold paper into a large square. In a short time she had folded it over and over into a beautiful crane.

Sadako was puzzled. “But how can that paper bird make me well?”

“Don’t you remember that old story about the crane?” Chizuko asked. “It’s supposed to live for a thousand years. If a sick person folds one thousand paper cranes, the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again.” She handed the crane to Sadako. “Here’s your first one.”

Sadako’s eye filled with tears. How kind of Chizuko to bring a good luck charm! Especially when her friend didn’t really believe in such things. Sadako took the golden crane and made a wish. The funniest little feeling came over her when she touched the bird. It must be a good omen.

“Thank-you, Chizuko chan,” she whispered. “I’ll never part with it."