Novel Study -- Sadako

Our class will begin a novel study on Sadako. Students will each be given a book and are expected to read one chapter each day (nine in total).  Each day they will have a short assignment to complete. 

Focus of novel study:  Higher level thinking

Make two Meaningful Connections
Ask one meaningful question each chapter
Make regular predictions
Put thought into the Response Questions

Basic Overview:



Sadako is a Japanese girl who lives with her older brother, younger sister, younger brother, and parents in Hiroshima, 1955. She attends school, has a best friend, and participates with Peace Day, a celebration to honor those who lost their lives due to the atomic bomb that was dropped during WWII. She is also opinionated, competitive, strong, and courageous. She is chosen to participate in a race at school, and while running, feels dizzy. At first a secret, her symptoms soon are detected by teachers. In the hospital she is diagnosed with leukemia, "the bomb disease." Her best friend visits and reminds her of a legend that if a sick person folds one thousand cranes, she'll be gifted by the gods with health. She sets to this task and with spirit, strength, and courage, folds an amazing 644 paper cranes.