Exploring Human Rights: The Breadwinner

Lesson 24
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ELA

Unit 2

5th Grade

Lesson 24 of 30

Objective


Defend if "Targeted" is the best title for Part Four of the text.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition) by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick  — pp. 117–130

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

The author names Part Four of the text "Targeted." Explain why. Do you think this is the best name for the section? Defend why or why not using examples from the text.

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Key Questions


  • How does Malala respond to the news that the Taliban wanted to kill her? What does her response show about her character? What can we learn from her? (Chapter 20)

  • The chapter ends by Malala saying, "There was no denying it: The Taliban might have been defeated, but their beliefs were still spreading." In what ways were their beliefs spreading? (Chapter 21)

  • Why does Malala want to become a politician? What does it show about her? (Chapter 22)

  • How does the news of Zahid Khan's attack impact Malala and her father? Why? (Chapter 22)

  • The author names Chapter 22 of the text "Omens." Explain why. Do you think this is the best name for the chapter? Defend why or why not using examples from the text.  (Chapter 22)

  • At the beginning of the chapter Malala says, "It seemed as if everything in my life was going well." Explain why. (Chapter 23)

  • What happened to Malala at the end of the chapter? Why? (Chapter 23)

Vocabulary


deprived

adj.

not having the things needed for a good and healthy life

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.5.6 — Analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic, noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
  • RL.5.2 — Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
  • RL.5.3 — Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).

Supporting Standards

L.5.4
L.5.4.b
L.5.5
RF.5.3
RF.5.4
RL.5.1
RL.5.4
RL.5.10
SL.5.1
W.5.10
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