Description
In this module, students will develop their ability to read and understand complex text as they consider the challenges of fictional and real refugees. In the first unit, students will begin Inside Out & Back Again, by Thanhha Lai, analyzing how critical incidents reveal the dynamic nature of the main character, Ha, a 10-year-old Vietnamese girl whose family is deciding whether to flee during the fall of Saigon. The novel, poignantly told in free verse, will challenge students to consider the impact of specific word choice on tone and meaning. Students will build their ability to infer and analyze text, both in discussion and through writing.
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Tags
- CCSS Standard:
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L.8.1.A,
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L.8.1.B,
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L.8.2.A,
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L.8.2.B,
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L.8.4.A,
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L.8.5,
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L.8.6,
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RI.8.1,
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RI.8.2,
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RI.8.3,
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RI.8.4,
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RL.8.1,
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RL.8.4,
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RL.8.5,
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RL.8.6.A,
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SL.8.1,
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W.8.11.B,
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W.8.2,
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W.8.3.A,
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W.8.3.B,
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W.8.3.D,
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W.8.4,
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W.8.4.A,
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W.8.5,
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W.8.7,
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W.8.9
- Texts:
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Birthday,
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Children of War,
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Inside Out & Back Again,
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Last Respects,
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Panic Rises in Saigon, but the Exits Are Few,
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Refugee Children In Canada: Searching For Identity,
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Refugees: Who, Where, and Why,
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Saigon Is Gone,
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The Vietnam Wars,
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speech at Refugee Transitions' World of Difference Benefit Luncheon, San Francisco, November 3, 2010
Credits
From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade 8 ELA Module 1.
Available from engageny.org/resource/grade-8-ela-module-1; accessed 2015-05-29.
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