Finding Fortune: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Lesson 15
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ELA

Unit 1

4th Grade

Lesson 15 of 28

Objective


Explain why Minli feels ashamed and how she is changing.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin  — Ch. 25–27

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

Read the quote from page 159.

"Minli couldn’t quite understand it, and somehow, felt ashamed." Explain why.

How is Minli changing?

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Key Questions


  • When Ma and Ba first returned from their journey they felt optimistic about Minli’s return. Do they still feel that way? Why or why not? 

  • Ba says, "I think, perhaps, the word was faith." (p. 152) Explain what Ba is talking about. What does it mean to have faith in something?

  • Both Minli and Dragon think they have the borrowed line. Based on what you know from the story, which borrowed line do you think is the real borrowed line?

  • Where are Minli and Dragon going in Chapter 27? How does Lin use descriptive details to set the scene?

  • Summarize the key events of Chapter 26.

Vocabulary


despair

n.

(p. 151)

a feeling of no hope

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.4.2 — Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
  • RL.4.3 — Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).

Supporting Standards

L.4.4
L.4.5
RF.4.3
RF.4.4
RL.4.1
RL.4.4
RL.4.10
SL.4.1
W.4.9.a
W.4.10
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