M2 Lesson 14

M2 Lesson 14

Chapter 15-17

The Winning Class is...Edwards

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Lesson 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 Distill: What are the essential meanings of chapters 15–17? 

• Craft Questions Experiment: How does emphasizing important points when speaking work? Examine: Why are introductions and conclusions important? 

Learning Goals:

Trace the development of a theme in chapters 15–17.

✓ Identifying one theme and describing how it is developed in Code Talker.

(RL.7.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.)

Theme

The theme of a story is what the author is trying to convey — in other words, the central idea of the story

Central ideas are found in an informational text.

What is it mainly about?

You are going to think more about the larger meanings of the chapters.

Listen to Chapters 15-17

There are 4 central ideas:

• Naming: Names and nicknames have significance and meaning and are used for different positive and negative purposes.

• Connecting: People have a human impulse to connect with others, and challenging times, like war, can unite people.

• Mistreatment: Throughout human history and around the world, people have discriminated against and mistreated people who are different from them.

• Culture: One’s culture can serve as a source of pride and strength.

4 Groups!!!!

These four ideas are developed in chapters 15–17. Your groups will get 8 minutes to discuss how their group’s idea is developed in chapters 15–17. You can bring in ideas from other chapters but start with 15-17.

There are 4 central ideas:

• Group 1 Naming: Names and nicknames have significance and meaning and are used for different positive and negative purposes.

• Group 2 Connecting: People have a human impulse to connect with others, and challenging times, like war, can unite people.

• Group 3 Mistreatment: Throughout human history and around the world, people have discriminated against and mistreated people who are different from them.

• Group 4 Culture: One’s culture can serve as a source of pride and strength.

Groups present their ideas

Complete your handout in GC while groups share....

Open Ended

Identify one theme and briefly describe how it is developed in Code Talker.

HW

Students read chapters 18–20.