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Lesson 1 (from Part 1: Chapters 1-3)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine the decisions Dicey makes after her mother leaves her and her siblings, and how her decisions affect them. At first, Dicey struggles to make good decisions. She buys food at the mall and sodas at McDonald's. As her money dwindles, she learns that she has to make better decisions.
Lesson
Class Discussion: How old is Dicey? How is she left in charge of her younger siblings? Does her mother give her any instructions or ideas of what to do? What resources does Dicey have when her mother leaves? How are the money and food her mother leaves not enough for the children? What decisions does Dicey have to make? How does Dicey realize that her first decisions are poor decisions? How does she determine to do better? How does Dicey try to plan for the future and keep...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(e), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(e), 11-12.7
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