1. The Wise Old Woman & Mrs. Flowers Yoshiko Uchida & Maya Angelou
Comparing Characters

2. Comparing Characters
Identify and define the Literary Focus elements in these selections.
Identify and define the Reading Focus element in the these stories.
What is the Writing Focus in this story and what are you asked to do while reading? 

3. Author Information Read the information about the authors on page 206.
Make two lists of three things you learned about each of the authors.
Circle the detail you think will be the most important to help you understand the story (one for each author).
Read the “Build Background” paragraph and make a list of 3 things you learned.

4. Quick Write Aging Everyone ages as time passes.
What do you think it will be like to be an adult?
How might your life change as you become elderly?
If you have a grandparent or someone over the age of 60 in your life that you love, tell about why that person is special to you.

5. Vocabulary Arrogant Displeasure Benign Intolerant Decree Boggle
For each of the vocabulary terms below, please write the definition, construct an original sentence that demonstrates your understanding of the term, and create a narrative story that uses all of the words appropriately. Be sure your story has
Arrogant
Displeasure
Benign
Intolerant
Decree
Boggle

6. Comparing Characters
Read the text carefully and note the way the authors each have different ways of presenting characters.
Think about the effectiveness of each author’s style and make a judgment about which style you think is most appealing to you as a reader.

7. Preview and Predictions
Before Reading Skills
Preview and Predictions
Examine the text features located throughout the selection.
Make a list of the things you “know” or “think you know” based only on the text features.
Make a list of at least 3 things you want to know, but you need to read in order to find out.
What genres or types of text do you think we are reading? Why?

8. During Reading Skills
The Wise Old Woman
Mrs. Flowers