The Power of Reading

Lesson 12
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ELA

Unit 6

1st Grade

Lesson 12 of 26

Objective


Explain what Booker wants more than anything else and how he makes his dream come true.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: More Than Anything Else by Marie Bradby 

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

What does Booker want more than anything else? How does he make his dream come true?

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Key Questions


  • What does Booker want more than anything else? What is stopping him from getting what he wants?

  • Booker says, “something is different about this place where we live now.” What does he mean?

  • Who does Booker see in town? How does it inspire him?

  • How does Mama respond to Booker’s hunger? How does he respond?

  • What problem does Booker have? How does he plan on solving it?

  • Why does Booker refer to the man as the “brown face of hope?”

  • How does Booker feel at the end? Why?

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.1.3 — Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
  • RL.1.5 — Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.
  • RL.1.7 — Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

Supporting Standards

L.1.1
L.1.2
RL.1.1
RL.1.10
SL.1.1
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