An Indian Father's Plea

The father's tone is angry and he wants the teacher fired because his son has been treated unfairly.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The main purpose of the first paragraph is to:

• Create cultural conflict

• Demonstrate complex cultural ideas about identity

• Introduce the audience to the purpose of the letter

• Provide the counterclaim to the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

The author mainly suggests that his son is not a "slow learner" because:

• It takes a lot of time to learn and absorb two different sets of knowledge

• He is disadvantaged and should not be judged or labelled.

• He has been raised not to appreciate education.

• He has been too affected by racism to learn.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Wind-Wolf is a 5th grade student.

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The father says that Indian people believe the basket helps a child learn to use the five senses.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10