Curriculum / ELA / 5th Grade / Unit 2: Exploring Human Rights: The Breadwinner / Lesson 28
ELA
Unit 2
5th Grade
Lesson 28 of 30
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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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Using details from all three texts, write an answer to one of the essential questions below.
An example response to the Target Task at the level of detail expected of the students.
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L.5.1.a — Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.
L.5.1.d — Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.
L.5.2.b — Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.
W.5.1 — Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information
W.5.1.a — Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer's purpose.
W.5.1.c — Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).
W.5.1.d — Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.
W.5.9 — Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.5.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.5.2 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.5.3.a — Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.
W.5.4 — Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1—3 above.)
W.5.5 — With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Lesson 27
Lesson 29
Describe what inspired Deborah Ellis to write The Breadwinner and what she hoped to accomplish.
RL.5.3
Describe the setting of The Breadwinner and what it is like where Parvana lives.
RL.5.1 RL.5.3
Analyze how the author characterizes Parvana and how the author develops characterization.
Analyze how Parvana, Mother, and Nooria respond to Father’s disappearance and how their responses help build a deeper understanding of character.
RL.5.3 SL.5.1 SL.5.1.a SL.5.1.b SL.5.2
Narrative Writing
Rewrite a section of The Breadwinner from another character’s point of view.
RL.5.6 W.5.3 W.5.3.a W.5.3.b W.5.3.d
Compare and contrast Parvana's, Nooria's, and Mother's responses to Parvana dressing as a boy and how their responses help to build a deeper understanding of the character.
RL.5.3 RL.5.6
Analyze the ways in which Parvana has taken on her father's role.
Rewrite sections of The Breadwinner from another character’s point of view.
Explain why Shauzia says that some people wouldn’t mind being dug up and whether or not that makes their actions justifiable.
Describe Shauzia’s and Parvana’s plans for the future and why they both want different things.
Defend if Parvana was right to be losing hope and what advice you would give her.
L.5.2.c RL.5.2 RL.5.3
Debate if it is naive of Parvana to hope that things will get better and if hope is a useless emotion in a time of war and oppression.
Narrative Writing – 3 days
L.5.1.c L.5.1.d W.5.3 W.5.3.a W.5.3.b W.5.3.d
Discussion & Writing
Determine the themes in The Breadwinner and explain how different characters respond to the major themes by using key details from the text to determine theme.
RL.5.2 SL.5.1 SL.5.1.a SL.5.1.b SL.5.6 W.5.9
Discussion
Analyze and debate unit essential questions using details and understandings from The Breadwinner.
SL.5.1 SL.5.1.a SL.5.1.b SL.5.6
Writing
L.5.1.d RL.5.2 RL.5.9 W.5.1 W.5.1.a W.5.1.c W.5.1.d
Explain if Faranoz and Shabona share the same point of view on a woman’s right to education and what events or experiences have shaped their points of view.
L.5.3.b RI.5.3 RI.5.6
Explain if Zuhal and Palwasha share the same point of view on how to improve women’s rights and what events or experiences have shaped their points of view.
RI.5.6
Explain if Sara and Sigrullah share the same point of view on how to improve women’s rights and what events or experiences have shaped their points of view.
Analyze and debate unit essential questions using details and understandings from Kids of Kabul.
L.5.1.d SL.5.1 SL.5.1.a SL.5.1.b SL.5.6 W.5.1 W.5.1.a W.5.1.c W.5.1.d W.5.9
Explain what terrorism feels like and how Malala’s point of view compares to others’ in the unit.
Describe how the author characterizes Malala and her family and how the author develops that characterization.
RI.5.6 RL.5.3
Defend if "Targeted" is the best title for Part Four of the text.
RI.5.6 RL.5.2 RL.5.3
Pick three or four words that best describe Malala and defend why.
RL.5.2 RL.5.3 SL.5.6
Defend if Malala is or is not an ordinary girl by stating a claim and supporting the claim with evidence from the text and videos.
RL.5.3 SL.5.1 SL.5.1.a SL.5.1.b SL.5.2 SL.5.6
Debate and analyze unit essential questions using details from all three core unit texts.
RL.5.2 SL.5.1 SL.5.1.a SL.5.1.b SL.5.2 SL.5.6
L.5.1.a L.5.1.d L.5.2.b W.5.1 W.5.1.a W.5.1.c W.5.1.d W.5.9
Writing – 4 days
Write a magazine article that informs readers about a key theme from the unit by stating a claim and providing evidence from the entire unit.
W.5.1 W.5.1.a W.5.1.c W.5.1.d W.5.9
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