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Lesson 1 (from Part I (Chapters 1 - 11))
Objective
The objective of this lesson is for students to compare and contrast the hopes Mia's parents had when they first set out for America with the reality of their situation once they arrived and started working. In Part I, Mia recalls how her parents told her they would be able to eat as many hamburgers as they wanted; have a nice house, and be "free." But in reality, Mia's parents struggle terribly to find jobs that pay a living wage, work terribly hard, and often find that employers and others seek to take advantage of poor immigrants finding their feet in a new place.
Lesson
Class Discussion: What did Mia's parents tell her when they first moved to the U.S.? What kind of vision did Mia's parents have for their new life in the U.S.? What was the reality of Mia's life with her...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.3, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.1, 9-10.1(d), 11-12.1, 11-12.1(d)
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