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When We Were Alone

When We Were Alone

Yoon and the Jade Bracelet by Helen Recorvits

Title: When We Were Alone (.pdf lesson plan)

Author: David Robertson

Grade Level: K-2

Standards*

  • Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1, K.2, & K.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.1, 1.2, & 1.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1, 2.2, & 2.3
  • Virginia Standards of Learning: K.9; 1.9; 2.8

Overarching Theme(s): Assimilation, Fairness, Point of View, Empathy, Inferencing

Timeframe: (30-45 minutes)

Summary

A young girl listens to her grandma, Nókom, share her experiences of attending a Native American boarding school. Her grandma shares why many of the things she does now is because she was not allowed to do these things at the school she was forced to attend.

Lesson Goals

  1. Identify feelings and motivations of characters
  2. Discuss what is fair when taking into account different perspectives