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Describe why Minli acts in certain ways.
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Minli writes a letter to Ma and Ba, and she signs it, "Love, your obedient daughter."
Based on Minli's actions in Chapters 5 and 6, is Minli obedient or disobedient? Defend why.
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How does Minli’s mother influence her? How does Grace Lin show what Minli is thinking about her mom?
Why does Minli decide to release the goldfish into the river? What happens when she releases the goldfish? How does it make her feel?
Based on details from Chapter 5, how does Minli feel about leaving? Why?
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Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
enthralled
v.
(p. 28)
holding someone's attention by being exciting or interesting
obedient
adj.
(p. 31)
doing what someone tells you to do
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RL.4.3 — Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
RL.4.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.4.4 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
L.4.4.b — Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
RF.4.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.4.4 — Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RL.4.1 — Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RL.4.10 — By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4—5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
SL.4.1 — Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
W.4.9.a — Apply grade 4 Reading standards to literature (e.g., "Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text [e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions].").
W.4.10 — Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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Write a paragraph that describes Minli.
Describe Fruitless Mountain and Minli’s family.
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RL.4.3
Describe why Minli and her family act in certain ways.
RL.4.3RL.4.4
2 days
L.4.1.aL.4.1.fL.4.2.cW.4.1.aW.4.1.b
Describe how Ma and Ba are feeling and why.
Describe how Dragon was born and why the author includes this story.
RL.4.3SL.4.1SL.4.1.c
Analyze the Goldfish Man’s perspective on fortune and if it is similar to Ma and Ba’s.
Analyze the significance of "The Story of the Paper of Happiness."
RL.4.2RL.4.3
Explain what the quote "I'll find a way" shows about Minli.
Describe how Minli is beginning to change.
Analyze how Minli’s parents and Minli are starting to transform through their relationships with others.
Describe the king.
L.4.1.aL.4.1.fL.4.2.cW.4.1W.4.1.aW.4.1.b
Summarize how Dragon ended up with the borrowed line.
Explain why Minli feels ashamed and how she is changing.
Summarize how the girl outsmarted the tiger.
Explain what Minli might learn from the twins and grandfather.
Describe the gift the people of Moon Rain give Minli and why it is an example of true generosity.
Describe what idea Minli puts into action to get the message to the Old Man of the Moon and where the idea came from.
Explain what lesson the Old Man of the Moon is trying to teach Wu Kang and how it connects to Minli’s quest for fortune.
Explain how Ma changes.
Explain how Minli came to realize that she already had the best fortune.
Analyze how Minli knew that all of her questions had been answered.
L.4.1.aL.4.1.fL.4.2.cRL.4.3W.4.1.aW.4.1.b
Debate two essential questions using evidence and arguments from the entire unit and personal experience.
SL.4.1SL.4.1.cSL.4.2
4 days
Write a persuasive letter from the perspective of one of the characters, asking the reader to agree with your point of view.
SL.4.1W.4.1W.4.1.aW.4.1.bW.4.1.cW.4.4W.4.5W.4.9
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Write a narrative story that recounts a moment on Minli’s journey where things go wrong.
L.4.1.gL.4.2.bL.4.3W.4.3.aW.4.3.bW.4.3.d
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