The Power of Reading

Lesson 21
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ELA

Unit 6

1st Grade

Lesson 21 of 26

Objective


Explain what lessons we can learn from Aaji.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Grandmother School by Rina Singh 

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

What lessons can we learn from Aaji? Why?

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Key Questions


  • Why was the Grandmother School built? How do the grandmothers feel about going to school?

  • How did others in the community feel about Grandmother School and the grandmothers?

  • What does Aaji learn at school? What can she do now that she could not do before? Give two examples.

  • How does the narrator feel about her grandmother? Why?

  • What goal does Aaji have? Why?

Vocabulary


dismissed

v.

to be treated as not worthy of something

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.1.2 — Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
  • RL.1.3 — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

Supporting Standards

L.1.1
L.1.2
RL.1.1
RL.1.9
RL.1.9
RL.1.10
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