Exploring Human Rights: The Breadwinner

Lesson 27
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ELA

Unit 2

5th Grade

Lesson 27 of 30

Objective


Debate and analyze unit essential questions using details from all three core unit texts. 

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely through a Never-Ending War by Deborah Ellis 

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

  • Book: The Breadwinner: 15th Anniversary Edition by Deborah Ellis 

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Target Task


Discussion Prompt

Using details from all three texts, discuss and debate the essential questions below. 

  • How can family relationships and dynamics influence a person's actions? 
  • How did the Taliban regime impact life for residents of Kabul? 
  • Feminism advocates for women's rights and equality of the sexes. What can be done to improve women's rights and equality in both Afghanistan and Pakistan? 
  • How can one person impact a community? 

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Common Core Standards


  • 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.
  • SL.5.1 — Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 5 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
  • SL.5.1.a — Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation and other information known about the topic to explore ideas under discussion.
  • SL.5.1.b — Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.
  • SL.5.2 — Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
  • SL.5.6 — Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation.

Supporting Standards

L.5.1.b
L.5.6
W.5.10

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