Curriculum / ELA / 4th Grade / Unit 1: Finding Fortune: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon / Lesson 7
ELA
Unit 1
4th Grade
Lesson 7 of 28
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Analyze the Goldfish Man’s perspective on fortune and if it is similar to Ma and Ba’s.
Book: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin — Ch. 12–13
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How did the goldfish man's fortune change? What advice does the goldfish man give Ma and Ba about Minli and their family's fortune?
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Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
Summarize the "Story of the Goldfish Man" in your own words.
Read the quotation from page 61. "Under his gaze, Ma and Ba suddenly felt like freshly peeled oranges, and their words fell away from them. Inexplicably, they felt ashamed." Explain the significance and power of this statement.
After telling his story, the Goldfish Man says, "Don't you see? Even fates written in the Book of Fortune can be changed. How can anything be impossible?" How did his story prove this point?
Analyze Minli and the dragon's relationship. Are they becoming friends? Defend why or why not.
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
engrossed
adj.
(p. 65)
holding someones complete interest or attention
inexplicably
adv.
(p. 61)
unable to be explained or understood
scold
v.
(p. 67)
to say mean things to someone who has done wrong
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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).
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.4.4 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
L.4.4.b — Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
L.4.5 — Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
RF.4.3 — Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.4.4 — Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RL.4.1 — Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RL.4.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).
RL.4.10 — By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 4—5 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
SL.4.1 — Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
W.4.10 — Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Lesson 6
Lesson 8
Describe Fruitless Mountain and Minli’s family.
RL.4.3
Describe why Minli and her family act in certain ways.
Describe why Minli acts in certain ways.
RL.4.3 RL.4.4
Writing – 2 days
Write a paragraph that describes Minli.
L.4.1.a L.4.1.f L.4.2.c W.4.1.a W.4.1.b
Describe how Ma and Ba are feeling and why.
Describe how Dragon was born and why the author includes this story.
RL.4.3 SL.4.1 SL.4.1.c
Analyze the significance of "The Story of the Paper of Happiness."
RL.4.2 RL.4.3
Explain what the quote "I'll find a way" shows about Minli.
Describe how Minli is beginning to change.
Analyze how Minli’s parents and Minli are starting to transform through their relationships with others.
Describe the king.
L.4.1.a L.4.1.f L.4.2.c W.4.1 W.4.1.a W.4.1.b
Summarize how Dragon ended up with the borrowed line.
Explain why Minli feels ashamed and how she is changing.
Summarize how the girl outsmarted the tiger.
Explain what Minli might learn from the twins and grandfather.
Describe the gift the people of Moon Rain give Minli and why it is an example of true generosity.
Describe what idea Minli puts into action to get the message to the Old Man of the Moon and where the idea came from.
Explain what lesson the Old Man of the Moon is trying to teach Wu Kang and how it connects to Minli’s quest for fortune.
Explain how Ma changes.
Explain how Minli came to realize that she already had the best fortune.
Analyze how Minli knew that all of her questions had been answered.
Writing
L.4.1.a L.4.1.f L.4.2.c RL.4.3 W.4.1.a W.4.1.b
Discussion
Debate two essential questions using evidence and arguments from the entire unit and personal experience.
SL.4.1 SL.4.1.c SL.4.2
Opinion Writing – 4 days
Write a persuasive letter from the perspective of one of the characters, asking the reader to agree with your point of view.
SL.4.1 W.4.1 W.4.1.a W.4.1.b W.4.1.c W.4.4 W.4.5 W.4.9
Assessment
Narrative Writing – 4 days
Write a narrative story that recounts a moment on Minli’s journey where things go wrong.
L.4.1.g L.4.2.b L.4.3 W.4.3.a W.4.3.b W.4.3.d
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