4.the Emperor and the Kite.lesson - Basal

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The Emperor and the Kite/Jane Yolen/Created by Cleveland District

Unit 2/Week 2

Title: The Emperor and the Kite

!""ested Time: # days $%# min!tes per day&

Common Core E'( tandards: )'*%*+, )'*%*2, )'*%*-, )'*%*%. )'%*, )0*%*-.

)0*%*%, W*%*%, '*%*+. '*%*+. '*%*2. '*%*% '*%*#

Teacher 1nstr!ctions

Refer to the Introduction for further details.Before Teaching

+* )ead the i" 1deas and Key Understandin"s and the ynopsis* 3lease do notread this to the st!dents*

This is a description 4or teachers. abo!t the bi" ideas and key !nderstandin" that st!dents sho!ld take

a5ay aftercompletin" this task*

i" 1deas and Key Understandin"s

( small person can make a bi" di6erence*

ynopsis

The emperor has seven children o4 5hich the yo!n"est. D7eo5 eo5. is the smallest* D7eo5 eo5 is

considered insi"ni8cant by her brothers. sisters and most importantly her 4ather* he is 4re9!ently

alone and lonely* D7eo5 eo5 4avorite toy is a kite 5hich ies mornin" and ni"ht* ;er 4ather is

kidnapped and imprisoned by evil men*


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the help o4 a monk. resc!es her 4ather and restores him as emperor* 0orever a4ter. D7eo5 eo5 sat

at her 4ather=s side on a throne o4 her o5n*

2* )ead entire main selection te>t. keepin" in mind the i" 1deas and Key Understandin"s*

-* )e?read the main selection te>t 5hile notin" the stoppin" points 4or the Te>t Dependent @!estions andteachin" Aocab!lary*

During Teaching

+* t!dents read the entire main selection te>t independently*2* Teacher reads the main selection te>t alo!d 5ith st!dents 4ollo5in" alon"*

$Dependin" on ho5 comple> the te>t is and the amo!nt o4 s!pport needed by st!dents. the teacher

may choose to reverse the order o4 steps + and 2*&

-* t!dents and teacher re?read the te>t 5hile stoppin" to respond to and disc!ss the 9!estions andret!rnin" to the te>t* ( variety o4 methods can be !sed to str!ct!re the readin" and disc!ssion $i*e*:

5hole class disc!ssion. think?pair?share. independent 5ritten response. "ro!p 5ork. etc*&

Te>t Dependent @!estions

Text Dependent Questions Answers

B1nsi"ni8cant means not important* )eread pa"es+ and +* D7eo5 eo5 is considered insignicantby her 4amily* ased on cl!es 4rom the te>t. 5hat doesinsi"ni8cant meanF Cite at least t5o e>amples 4romthe te>t that reect her 4amily=s 4eelin"s abo!t her*

1nsi"ni8cant means to be too small or !nimportant toconsider or think abo!t*p* +: B(nd. beca!se she 5as so tiny. she 5as nottho!"ht very m!ch o4 G 5hen she 5as tho!"ht o4 atall*p* +: Bhe 5as not even allo5ed to brin" a "rain o4rice to the meal**p* +: BHthe emperor o4ten 4or"ot he had a 4o!rthda!"hter at all*


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Why does this name. D7eo5 eo5. seem di6erent or

!n!s!al to !sF

ome st!dents may realiIe that the combination o4letters. Bd7 does not appear in any 5ords they kno5or probably Beo5 as 5ell*

plain 5hat D7eo5 eo5 did to help her 4ather s!rvivein the tower*p* +-

he 8lled a basket 5ith 4ood and !sed her kite to sendthe basket o4 4ood !p the to5er to her 4ather*

The monk 5rites t5o haik! poems* The second haik!poem ends 5ith the 5ords* BMy emperor goes onwings* What does D7eo5 eo5 do a4ter readin" thesecond poemF p* +%

D7eo5 eo5 !nderstands that the monk 5as tellin" hersomethin" important* he makes a plan to resc!e her4ather 4rom the to5er*


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Why does the onk !se ;aik! to comm!nicate his4eelin"s or ideasF p* +%

The te>t notes. B!t he 5as a onk and "iven to s!chtho!"hts and B;e 5as a onk and did not take part inthin"s o4 this 5orld ;aik!s are an !n!s!al 5ay tocomm!nicate and 8t 5ith all o4 this*

;o5 do D7eo5 eo5=s actions prove that even tho!"hshe is small she is not insignifcantF p* + D7eo5 eo5 is the only one o4 her brothers and sistersto be able to save her 4ather* he proves she isreso!rce4!l by !sin" her kite to save her 4ather*

;o5 does the emperor=s opinion o4 his yo!n"estda!"hter chan"e 4rom the be"innin" o4 the story to theend o4 the storyF p*+

(t the be"innin" o4 the story the emperor barelynotices his da!"hter* (t the end o4 the story hereco"niIes the 5orth o4 his tiniest da!"hter*

(t the end o4 the story. D7eo5 eo5=s brothers andsisters 5ere s!rprised to 8nd her sittin" on a thronene>t to their 4ather* Why 5ere they s!rprisedF p* +%

They 5ere s!rprised beca!se they considered D7eo5eo5 to be !nimportant*

This story belon"s to the "enre called 0olktale*0olktales are 5ritten to teach a lesson* What lessondoes this story teachF 1ncl!de details 4rom the story tos!pport yo!r ans5er*

The lessons s!""ested belo5 sho!ld be s!pported bydetails 4rom the story*( small person can make a bi" di6erence*Lo person sho!ld be considered insi"ni8cant*( person o4 po5er can learn lessons 4rom less po5er4!lpeople*


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Aocab!lary

KEY WORD EE!T"A# TO $!DERTA!D"!%Words addressed 5ith a 9!estion or task

WORD WORT& K!OW"!%Meneral teachin" s!""estions are provided in the

1ntrod!ction


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TEA'&ER(RO)"DEDE*"!"T"O!

noteno!"hconte>t!alc

l!es

providedinthete>t

ancient p* +emperor p* +steely p* +"rip p* +ne"lected p* +%

China p* +kin"dom p* +monk p* +


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T$DE!T*"%$REO$TT&E

+EA!"!

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s!Ncientconte>tcl!esare

provided

inthete>t

insi"ni8cant p* +plottin"/plotters p* ++/+-4!rther most p* +2to5er p* +2mo!ntin" p* +%

t5ined p* +#loyal p* ++!nyieldin" p* +%

bricks and mortar p* +2plain p* +-h!t p* +-ra"in" p* +"rasped p* +sal!ted p* +billo5ed p* +embraced p* +encirclin" p* ++

C!lminatin" Task

)e?)ead. Think. Disc!ss. Write


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1nThe Emperor and the Kite,the e6ort o4 a small princess has a bi" e6ect on the 4ate o4 the kin"dom*

;er e6ort is in!enced by a haik! that is recited to her by a monk* ( haik! is a three line poem* The

8rst and last lines o4 the poem have 8ve syllables* The middle o4 the poem has seven syllables* Work

5ith a partner to create a haik! that relates the main idea o4 this story*

(ns5er: The haik! sho!ld incl!de the idea that all people are si"ni8cant*

(dditional Tasks

t!dents 8nd or create similes* They 5rite the similes on bo5s 5hich are then attached to the tail o4 a

kite* The kite and the classroom similes are displayed on a b!lletin board*

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