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Lesson 1 (from Chapters 1-3)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to discuss opium and what the author communicates about opium. Deeti and others around her grow poppies for opium. They are forced by the British to grow the crop.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Why is Deeti not able to repair her thatch roof? Why does she not grow thatch? What crops did families grow when Deeti was a child? How many poppies would they grow? How would they use the poppies and the opium from them? Why did no one plant more than a few poppies? What is required to grow plants and grow poppies? How do the English Sahibs force Deeti and her neighbors to grow poppies? How profitable is growing poppies for Deeti and her neighbors? How profitable is it for the British? How does opium affect some people? How does it affect Deeti's mother-in-law? What does the author...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(d), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(d), 11-12.7
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