Transcript Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

Sadako and the
Thousand Paper
Cranes
Eleanor Coerr
Author Notes
Eleanor Coerr Biography
Chapter 1:
Good Luck
Signs
Vocabulary
 scolded
 leukemia
 radiation
 Character Development
 Setting
 Conflict
 Symbols
 Figurative Language
 How many good luck
signs did Sadako see he
morning of the Peace Day
Festival? What can you
infer from this? Explain
using evidence from the
text.
Chapter 2:
Peace Day
 Character Development
 Setting
 Conflict
Geography
Connection
 Hiroshima, Japan
 Ohta River
 Symbols
 Figurative Language
 Describe Sadako’s
personality using evidence
from the text.
 What can you infer will
happen based on the
comment about the spider
being good luck? Explain.
Chapter 3:
Sadako’s
Secret
Vocabulary
 scarcely
 shrines
 throngs
 Character Development
 Setting
 Conflict
 Symbols
 Figurative Language
 What is Sadako’s secret,
and why doesn’t she share
it with anyone? What can
you infer from this and
other context clues in the
story?
Chapter 4:
A Secret
No Longer
Vocabulary
 pang
 murmur
 Character Development
 Setting
 Conflict
 Symbols
 Figurative Language
 What are Sadako’s
concerns about being in
the hospital for a few
weeks? How would you
feel if you were Sadako?
Chapter 5:
The Golden
Crane
Vocabulary
 briskly
 omen
 Character Development
 Setting
 Conflict
 Symbols
 Figurative Language
 Why do you think making a
thousand paper cranes is
lucky? Is the the crane itself
or something else? Explain
your thinking.
 Does Sadako believe making
the cranes will improve her
health? Use evidence from
the text to support your
thinking.
Chapter 6:
Kenji
 Character Development
 Setting
 Conflict
 Symbols
Vocabulary
 weary
 sternly
 flustered
 Figurative Language
 Contrast Kenji’s attitude
about having leukemia with
Sadako’s. Are there any
similarities?
 How does Sadako feel when
Kenji dies? How would you
feel? Use evidence from the
text to support your
thinking.
Chapter 7:
Hundreds of
Wishes
Vocabulary




musty
clammy
listless
wistful
 Character Development
 Setting
 Conflict
 Symbols
 Figurative Language
 How does the weather
affect your mood as a
reader? Do you feel
differently if it is sunny or
rainy? Does the weather
mirror Sadako’s feelings?
Explain using evidence
from the text.
Chapter 8:
Last Days
 Character Development
 Setting
 Conflict
 Symbols
Vocabulary
 gruffly
 Figurative Language
 Describe the things Sadako
does to console her family?
What does her family do to
try to cheer up Sadako?
 Why is this chapter titled
“Last Days”? Find evidence
from the text to support your
thinking.
Chapter 9:
Racing with
the Wind
Vocabulary
 rustle
 Character Development
 Setting
 Conflict
 Symbols
 Figurative Language
 Why is this chapter titled
“Racing with the Wind”?
 What do the paper cranes
symbolize in this story?
Use evidence from the text
to support your thinking.
Novel Projects
 Research: Write a research report on the bombing of Hiroshima
during WWII.
 Research: See if you can find the Kokeshi letters and read them. Write
a summary of the information you learn for your classmates.
 Research: Research Peace Day. Explain what it’s purpose is and how
people celebrate.
 Argument: Write an argument either for or against the bombing of
Hiroshima during WWII. Be sure to include strong evidence to
support your opinion.
 Poetry: Haiku is a specialized type of poetry. Write a haiku about
Sadako or cranes. Capture the sentiment of the story in your poem.