M2 Lesson 12

M2 Lesson 12

Code Talker Ch. 11-12

The Winning class is...Ms. Espinosa Ordiway

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MOASI NE-AHS-JAH LHA-CHA-EH DZEH GAH DZEH MOASI DZEH TKIN A-KEH-DI-GLINI DZEH LHA-CHA-EH

Code Receiver

Focus Questions:

• Essential Question

  How did World War II affect individuals? 

• Focusing Question

  How does Ned’s Navajo identity provide strength during times of challenge?  

• Content Framing Question

  Reveal: What does a deeper exploration of the interactions of plot, setting, and character reveal in chapters 11–12? 

• Craft Question

  Examine: Why is it important to emphasize points when speaking? 

Learning Goals:

Analyze how the setting and plot, specifically school experiences, shape the identity of the protagonist, Ned Begay, in Code Talker. (RL.7.3)

✓ Complete Handout 12A.

Read Chapter 11

Open Ended

Share one thing that made you curious or one question you had while reading chapter 11.

Chapter 11 marks the beginning of Ned’s war journey, one that will take him far from his home.

Identify generally where Ned’s war journey is taking him, from New Mexico to San Diego.

Vocabulary

• furlough: A leave of absence or vacation for a soldier.

• barracks: A building or group of buildings where soldiers live temporarily.

• brig: military prison.

• classified: Declared to be secret or available only to specified people.

• Morse code: a code in which the letters of the alphabet or numbers are represented by dots and dashes or by short and long flashes of light or sound.

Read chapter 12

Follow along and jot down observations and questions.

Why is it important to emphasize points when speaking?

Listen and compare the following two ways of sharing ideas.

#1

In chapter 12, we learned how the code worked. They had to know Navajo really well to make it work. They spoke Navajo a lot around the base and felt happy and proud about that. After all they had been through, they felt better knowing their language was valued.

#2

It was exciting in chapter 12 to find out how the code worked. It was also interesting to find out that even though Ned and his buddies knew Navajo, they still needed to know more to really excel with the code. For the first time in their lives, people at school were encouraging them to speak their language. To me, that was the most important aspect of this chapter—that finally their language was valued.

Which of these two presentations helped you understand what I was trying to emphasize? Why?

Why is it important to emphasize your points as you speak?

Open Ended

How do the events in chapters 11 and 12 affect Ned by comparing his experience at coding school with his experiences in boarding school?

Central Idea...(main idea)

What is the central idea of Code Talker?

Main idea...

• The way one is treated affects the way that person sees himself or herself.

• Feeling connected to others is a powerful feeling.

• That it is important not to get stuck and stay bitter about the past.

• Tradition is NOT the enemy of progress.

• How these central ideas are developed in chapters 11 and 12?

Open Ended

Write one impact Ned had as a result of his experience in code school?