by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Ask students: What do you think is the underlying theme of the story? What do you believe the author is trying to teach us by writing this story? What is the author’s message?
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
When Shin-chi makes a friend named “John,” the boys start stealing food from the school. Ask students: Are they justified in their actions? Why or why not? You may wish to create a debate in class and have students defend each point of view.
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Ask students: How does Shi-shi-etko show that she is a caring and loving older sister throughout the book?
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
When Shi-shi-etko and Shin-chi are traveling to the residential school, the dust on the road hurts their eyes and noses and is said to be following them like a snake. On the way home from the school, the dust “rose around the cattle truck like a great big butterfly.”...
by boot | Feb 19, 2025
Ask students: How do you know how Shi-shi-etko and Shin-chi are feeling while they ride in the cattle truck back to their home? What evidence does the author give you to make you understand their excitement?
