Before the Coffee Gets Cold Lesson Plan

If you were Kei’s daughter and knew your mother who had died was coming from the past to meet you, how do you think you would have reacted? Even if you think you’d react differently, why do you think Kei’s daughter reacts this way?

Answers to this question will be subjective, though students should recognize that Miki's reluctance to talk to Kei is out of shyness and feeling overwhelmed. In a way, she is in a sort of shock, being able to see and talk to her dead mother who has time-traveled from the past to this moment. They should be responding to whether or not they also feel they would have the same reaction, considering the bizarre nature of the situation. If they...