Lesson Plan

Identifying Theme: Connecting Passages from Esperanza Rising to Human Rights

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Even fictional characters have rights. Scholars read selected passages from Pam Muñoz Ryan's Esperanza Rising and consider which of the five categories from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the text relates to. They glue each passage onto the UDHR category card that best connects to the passage. 

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Invite pupils to find additional passages from the text to add to their UDHR category cards
Classroom Considerations
  • Part five of 12 from the Grade 5 ELA Module 1, Unit 3 series
  • Requires resources from previous lessons
  • Prepare UDHR category cards in advance
Pros
  • Includes helpful teaching notes
  • Offers strategies for differentiation 
Cons
  • None
Common Core