Compare/Contrast Grandfather's Journey and Tea With Milk

How are the settings of the texts similar?

• Both take place in Ozaka and San Francisco

• Both take place in California and Yokohama

• Both take place in America and Japan

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

In both "Grandfather's Journey" and "Tea with Milk" the author Allen say shows...

• challenges people face when living in America

• how difficult it can be to live away from home

• challenges immigrants face when they are with family

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

Why are Grandfather and Masako similar?

• they both like to drink tea with milk

• they both want to move to a new country

• they both miss the mountains and rivers

• they both miss their homelands

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

"When Masako got to Osaka, it said she "marveled" at the city. What does marveled mean in this sentence?

• to be amazed

• to be sad

• to be bored

• to be confused

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What would be a good central message in both stories?

• A good education is very important.

• Parents and children often disagree.

• Nature inspires the imagination.

• Being away from home can be difficult.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

Grandfather and Masako both show us that immigrants are often...

• homesick

• happy

• sad

• difficult

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

"He wore European clothes for the first time and began his journey on a steamship. The Pacific Ocean astonished him."

What does the word astonished mean?

• happy

• surprised

• sad

• shake

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does it mean to compare?

• to show how things are different

• to show how things are the same

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

"Huge cities of factories and buildings bewildered and yet excited him."

How might someone who is bewildered feel?

• sad

• long

• understanding

• confused

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What do Grandfather and Masako have in common?

• they are both homesick.

• they are both longing to return to Japan.

• they both miss their freedom

• they both miss the friends they had during their childhood

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3