Workbook for “Where I'm From” by Misa Sugiura
A short story from
Come On In: 15 Stories About Immigration and Finding Home
Pgs. 1-6: Reading comp. questions short response. Sketching activities.
Pg. 3: Extended writing response with two options
Pg. 7: Plot graphic organizer
Pg. 8: Character graphic organizer
Pg. 9: Story review form
Pg. 10: Key
> 30 reading comprehension questions
>
Three types of questions:
- Short Response (complete sentences not required)
- Written Response (complete sentences required)
- True/False
> Students will have to dig deeper into the text with this resource.
> Questions are designed to push students to think critically about character development, culture, and identity.
> Extended response question has two topics for students to select from. Each has warm-up questions to get student ideas 'rolling.'
> Use of the extended response/essay activity may add 1-4 days, depending on length and formatting requirements of the teacher. (The length requirement statement has a blank space for teacher to fill in.)
> "Written Response" questions are great for discussion as they're often reflective/no wrong answer style to encourage independent thinking and interpretation.
>
5Ws character graphic organizer is
customized to the story.
> Story review form AND plotline graphic organizer are
career-long reusables (can be reused with no changes for stories, books, film, and epic poetry).
> Themes: finding one's identity, self-reflection, self-acceptance
<>Roughly 7-8th grade level. The extended response/essay activity is roughly 8-9th grade.
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