Grandfather’s Journey

1. Grandfather’s Journey Unit 1 Week 3 Kristi Goggans – Fourth Grade

2. Genre – Historical Fiction • Historical Fiction is set in the past. It is a story in which some of the details are facts, but in which others are made up or are loosely based on history.

3. Vocabulary Strategy – Dictionary/Glossary • Sometimes when you are reading, you may see a word whose meaning you know, but that meaning doesn’t make sense in the sentence. It may be a word that has more than one meaning. You can use a dictionary or a glossary to help you.

4. Comprehension Skill - Sequence • Sequence means the order in which things happen. • Dates, times, and clue words such as first, then, next, and last can help you understand the order of events. • Sometimes two or more events happen at the same time. Words such as meanwhile and during can show this.

5. Comprehension Strategy – Graphic Organizers • Using a graphic organizer can help you understand what you read. Some of these are webs, charts, and diagrams.

6. Vocabulary Bewildered Amazed Longed Still Sculptures Homeland Towering

7. Bewildered • Confused

8. Amazed • Surprised; awe-surprised

9. Longed • Wanted

10. Still • Calm

11. Sculptures • Statues

12. Homeland • Native Country

13. Towering • High

14. Why was the author’s grandfather amazed at the sights in North America? • He met people of different colors. • It was very different from his home. • The war had destroyed many cities.

15. Which detail suggests that the author’s grandfather liked his journey through North America? • He never thought of going home. • He wore a new kind of clothes. • He did not see land for three weeks.

16. Which of the following events happened first in the story? • The author’s grandmother had a baby girl. • The author’s grandfather traveled in America. • The author’s mother moved to Japan with her family.

17. Why was the village NOT a good place to raise a daughter who had grown up in San Francisco? • The village was not as safe as the city. • The village was too small and quiet. • His daughter did not have any friends in the village.

18. When did Grandfather return to live in his childhood village for the last time? • After the war • Before he left Japan • Before he lived in San Francisco

19. Why did the author’s grandfather raise songbirds? • To reduce his homesickness • To sell to world travelers • To keep him company

20. When did the author write this story? • Before his grandfather returned to Japan • While his grandfather lived in California • After his grandfather passed away

21. Which of the following happened last ? • The author’s grandfather traveled to North America • The author had a child of his own • The author missed his old friends

22. How might this story be different if the author had never traveled to California? • He would not understand his grandfather as well as he does.

23. In what way is the author’s homesickness like his grandfather’s homesickness? • They both miss the country they have left behind.

24. What is the main idea of this story? • The author, like his grandfather, loves two countries.