Compare/Contrast Grandfather's Journey and Tea With Milk

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.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

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.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.K.3

How are the two stories different?

• Tea with Milk and Grandfather's Journey have different authors.

• Grandfather is happy to return to Japan, but Masako does not want to go to Japan.

• Grandfather misses his homeland, but Masako does not.

• Grandfather decides to stay in Japan and so does Masako.

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RL.5.7

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

• homesick

• happy

• sad

• difficult

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

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.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.K.3

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.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.K.3

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.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RL.5.7

What does it mean to contrast?

• to show how things are different

• to show how things are similar

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

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.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

Read this sentence from the story.

“The more he traveled, the more he longed to see new places, and never thought of returning home.”

Which word is a synonym for longed?

• stretched

• wanted

• spent

• disliked

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4