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Lesson 16: Empathize with characters

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teaches Common Core State Standards L.6.3.b http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/6/3/b
teaches Common Core State Standards L.6.3.a http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/6/3/a
teaches Common Core State Standards SL.6.1.c http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/SL/6/1/c
teaches Common Core State Standards W.6.10 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/6/10
teaches Common Core State Standards W.6.3.d http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/6/3/d
teaches Common Core State Standards W.6.3.b http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/6/3/b
teaches Common Core State Standards RL.6.10 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/6/10
teaches Common Core State Standards RL.6.6 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/6/6
teaches Common Core State Standards RL.6.4 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/6/4
teaches Common Core State Standards RL.6.3 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/6/3
teaches Common Core State Standards RL.6.1 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/6/1
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Lesson 16: Empathize with characters

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Students will read Out of the Dust, and focus on how Billie Jo and Daddy are each dealing Ma’s death. They will analyze the Billie Jo’s tone, and write a poem from Daddy’s perspective.

  • A downloadable audio recording of Out of the Dust is available here.