Vocab
To force someone to leave
Banish
Who is banished to the mountains?
The elderly
Where was Uchida born?
In California
living. I therefore decree that anyone over ______________ must be banished from the village and left in the mountains to die.”
Seventy-one
When I make a logical guess, I _______________ what will happen next.
Predict
To praise publicly
Commend
Where does this story take place?
In Japan in a small village
What wars did her family live through?
World War I and Word War II
“You are men of ___________,” he said. “Surely you can tell me how to meet Lord Higa’s demands so our village can be spared.”
Wisdom
When I ______________ I write a short paragraph about the main idea of the text
Summarize
To make others believe something is not true
Deceive
What is this story categorized as?
A folktale
Where did Uchida get her inspiration for writing Japanese folktales?
From her Japanese mother telling her folktales as young child
"Instead, he was silent and thoughtful, for at last he realized how much wisdom and knowledge ______________ people possess."
Old
When I _______________ I restate in my own words what the author said.
Paraphrase
To give an official order
Decree
How does the village get saved from Lord Higa's threats?
The farmer's mother solves the Lord's riddles
What was Uchida's first career job?
A teacher
"Make a drum with sides of paper and put a ________________ inside. As it tries to escape, it will buzz and beat itself against the paper and you will have a drum that sounds without being beaten.”
Bumblebee
A _____________ is the subject of the work whereas a _____________ is the overall message of the work.
Topic, Theme
Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance
Arrogant
To respect the elderly and their wisdom
What set her on the road to becoming a children's writer?
Her first books were published by Harcout
"Once more the lord _______________ the young farmer and rewarded him with many pieces of gold. 'You are a brilliant man and you have saved our village again,' he said gratefully."
Commended
When I _______________ I determine something by using reasoning and text evidence
Infer