Finding Fortune: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Lesson 3
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ELA

Unit 1

4th Grade

Lesson 3 of 28

Objective


Describe why Minli acts in certain ways.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin  — Ch. 4–6

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

Minli writes a letter to Ma and Ba, and she signs it, "Love, your obedient daughter."

Based on Minli's actions in Chapters 5 and 6, is Minli obedient or disobedient? Defend why. 

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Key Questions


Key Questions

  • How does Minli’s mother influence her? How does Grace Lin show what Minli is thinking about her mom? 

  • Why does Minli decide to release the goldfish into the river? What happens when she releases the goldfish? How does it make her feel? 

  • Based on details from Chapter 5, how does Minli feel about leaving? Why?

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Vocabulary


enthralled

v.

(p. 28)

holding someone's attention by being exciting or interesting

obedient

adj.

(p. 31)

doing what someone tells you to do

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Common Core Standards


  • 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).
  • 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).

Supporting Standards

L.4.4
L.4.4.b
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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