1. Passage to Freedom by Ken Mochizuki, with Afterword by Hiroki Sugihara
The family of a Japanese diplomat living in Lithuania in 1940 is confronted by Jewish refugees asking for Japanese visas to escape the German Nazis. Without his country’s permission, the diplomat issues thousands of the visas. Even today, years after his death, Japanese and Jewish families alike honor Mr. Sugihara for his bravery.

2. Skill Lessons Genre Comprehension Words to Know
Biography
Comprehension
Author’s Purpose (PB 63, 67, 68)
Sequence (PB 66)
Words to Know
Vocabulary (PB 64)
Dictionary/Glossary (PB 65)
Research and Study Skills
Parts of a Book (PB 69-70)

3. Genre
A biography is the true story of a person's life, written by someone else.

4. Comprehension Author’s Purpose The author’s purpose is the reason or
reasons the author has for writing.
An author may write to persuade, to
inform, to entertain, or to express himself
or herself.

5. Comprehension Sequence Sequence is the order in which events
happen in a selection. When you read,
think about what comes first, next, and
last.
Several events can occur at the same time.
Words such as meanwhile and during give
clues that two events are happening at the
same time.

6. Vocabulary Words
Agreement
Cable
Diplomat
Issue
Refugees
Representatives
Superiors
Visa

7. Agreement
Harmony in feeling or opinion

8. Cable
A message sent through wires, also
called a telegram

9. Diplomat
Person who manages relations between two nations

10. Issue
To distribute officially to a person or persons

11. Refugees
People who flee to another country for safety

12. Representatives
People appointed or elected to act or speak for others

13. Superiors
People who are higher in rank or position

14. Visa
An official signature or endorsement upon a passport or document, showing it has been examined and approved

15. Dictionary/Glossary
Dictionaries and glossaries provide alphabetical lists of words and their meanings.
A dictionary is a book of words and their meanings, and a glossary is a short dictionary at the back of some books.
An entry shows the spelling of a word and comes before the definition.

16. Parts of a Book
The parts of a book include its cover, title page, copyright page, table of contents, chapter titles, captions, section heads, glossary, and index.
Examining the parts of a book can give you clues about a book and assist you in learning as much as you can from it.

17. Daily Fix-It
The childrens eyes were sad?
Them fled from the nazis.
The many travelers belongings were left behine.
Thay could not save theirself.

18. Daily Fix-It
Two mens' clothing stores had its windows broken.
Brave citizens hided refugees in several house.
The boy had no belt for he pantz.

19. Daily Fix-It
If she had a pare of scisors, Mama would fix them.
Poland was attacked, by the german army.
Ain't it a shame people cant' get along?

20. Resources/Websites http://leeandlow.com/pdfs/passage.pdf
Classroom guide to story
Two lesson plans for story