56 pages • 1 hour read
Banana YoshimotoKitchen
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1988A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Activity
Use these activities to engage all types of learners, while requiring that they refer to and incorporate details from the text over the course of the activity.
ACTIVITY: “Mikage’s Dream Kitchen”
Mikage speaks of her dream kitchen, noting that she will have many over her lifetime. As a whole class or in groups, come up with a list of what Mikage might have in her dream kitchen, staying focused on elements of her character and her stated preferences from the novel.
Teaching Suggestion: This activity will help students think about character motivation and character traits from a different perspective. It might be useful to first work together to develop a list of Mikage’s traits that students can refer to as they work.
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