Mrs.+Katz+and+Tush+Reinforcing+Activity

//Mrs. Katz and Tush // by Patricia Polacco //I Come from Ivory Coast (This Is My Story) //by //Valerie J. Weber//
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**Procedures:** The teacher will read the book aloud to students and lead a guided discussion over the book.

Discussion Questions to address as a class while reading the book aloud: 1. What did Mrs. Katz do when she first moved to the United States? 2. How are Larnel and Mrs. Katz stories similar? 3. What tradition does Larnel ask to join Mrs. Katz in? 4. How does Mrs. Katz describe how the tradition came to be? 5. What characteristics go along with the tradition that make it unique (record student’s responses on the board)? 6. Do you know anyone who practices this? What similarities/differences do you see? 7. What tradition does Larnel continue after he has grown up?

Next, read //I Come from Ivory Coast// as a class. As you read the book, ask students to look for traditions, food etc. that is similar to ones we have in the United States. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">After reading, complete a Venn diagram similar to the one below as a class, asking for students for suggestions of traditions that are from the United States, Ivory Coast, or shared between both countries.

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