Kira-Kira Characters
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Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
By Liane Hicks
Kira-Kira is about a Japanese American family living in Georgia in the 1950s. The story is told through the eyes of young Katie, full of wonder and mischief, who adores her older sister Lynn. Their parents work in a poultry processing plant and the reader is given a glimpse into the unjust working conditions of the time as well as the racism Katie and her family faced as one of only a few Japanese American families in town.
Storyboard Description
Students can plot the characters of a book and write about each characters physical / personality traits, their interactions with others and the challenges they face.
Storyboard Text
- Physical / Personality Traits: How does this character interact with others in the book? What challenges does this character face?
- KATIE
- LYNN
- Physical / Personality Traits: How does this character interact with others in the book? What challenges does this character face?
- SAMMY
- Physical / Personality Traits: How does this character interact with others in the book? What challenges does this character face?
- MOTHER: KIYOKO TAKESHIMA
- Physical / Personality Traits: How does this character interact with others in the book? What challenges does this character face?
- Physical / Personality Traits: How does this character interact with others in the book? What challenges does this character face?
- FATHER: MASAO TAKESHIMA
- UNCLE KATSUHISA
- Physical / Personality Traits: How does this character interact with others in the book? What challenges does this character face?
- AUNTIE FUMIKO
- Physical / Personality Traits: How does this character interact with others in the book? What challenges does this character face?
- DANIEL AND DAVID
- Physical / Personality Traits: How does this character interact with others in the book? What challenges does this character face?
- AMBER
- Physical / Personality Traits: How does this character interact with others in the book? What challenges does this character face?
- SILLY KILGORE
- Physical / Personality Traits: How does this character interact with others in the book? What challenges does this character face?
- MR. LYNDON
- Physical / Personality Traits: How does this character interact with others in the book? What challenges does this character face?
- HANK GARVIN
- Physical / Personality Traits: How does this character interact with others in the book? What challenges does this character face?
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