Name ______________________________________________ Date __________________________
The Wise Old Woman retold by Yoshiko Uchida
Common Core Literacy
Sequencing
1.
Make a numbered list of the five most important events in the story.
Cause and Effect
2.
What caused the young lord to send people older than 70 to the mountains to die?
Support your answer using the text.
Consequences and Implications
3.
How might the story have ended differently if Lord Higa had not sent his warriors
to the small village?
Literary Elements
4.
Compare and contrast the character of the young farmer and the young lord.
Inference
5.
Why doesn’t the young lord value people over 70 years old? Support your answer
using the text.
Theme/Concept
6.
What do you think is the theme of this story? (Remember the theme is the “Big
Idea” the author wants the reader to understand.)
I’m done . . . now what should I do?
1. Write your own story about a class of people that are not valued and the contribution they
can give to their community or society.
2. Summarize the story from the point of view of Lord Higa.
3. Write a letter to a wise older person in your life, telling him/her why you feel that way. List
at least two or three examples of his/her wisdom.
4. Write a generalization about all elderly people.
5. Design a poster for Grandparent’s Day. List five acts of kindness you can do for an elderly
person. List three reasons why we need to value their wisdom.
6. What if everyone older than 70 years old were required to live in Australia, and everyone
younger than 70 years old could live anywhere EXCEPT Australia? How would our world be
different than it is now?
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Name ______________________________________________ Date __________________________
The Wise Old Woman retold by Yoshiko Uchida
Modified Common Core Literacy
Sequencing
1.
Make a numbered list of the five most important events in the story.
Cause and Effect
2.
What caused the young farmer to take his mother back home? Support your
answer.
Consequences and Implications
3.
How might the story have ended differently if the wise old woman had not solved
the three impossible tasks?
Literary Elements
4.
Compare and contrast the character of the young farmer and the wise old woman.
Inference
5.
Why does the young farmer value people over 70 years old? Support your answer.
Theme/Concept
6.
What do you think is the theme of this story? (Remember the theme is the “Big
Idea” the author wants the reader to understand.)
1. Write your own story about a group of people that are not valued and the contribution they
can give to their community or society.
2. Summarize the story from the point of view of the young farmer.
3. Design a card to a wise older person in your life, telling him/her how they have helped you.
4. Write a generalization about all elderly people.
5. Design a poster for Grandparent’s Day. List five acts of kindness you can do for an elderly
person. List three reasons why we need to value their wisdom.
6. What if everyone older than 70 years old were required to live in Australia, and everyone
younger than 70 years old could live anywhere EXCEPT Australia? How would our world be
different than it is now?
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