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Lesson 4: Blood Ties, Big Costs: Red, White, and Whole, “Give and Take” and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”

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Lesson 4: Blood Ties, Big Costs: Red, White, and Whole, “Give and Take” and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”

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Lesson 4: Blood Ties, Big Costs: Red, White, and Whole, “Give and Take” and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”

California CCSS: Focus Standards

California CCSS: Supporting Standards

ELD Standards

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Today you will

Analyze how lines, sentences, and the order of two poems develop meaning about blood, sacrifice, and belonging.
Explain the function of phrases and clauses and use precise syntax language to discuss how structure shapes meaning.
Read complex poetic sentences fluently by chunking phrases and clauses into meaningful parts.

Essential Questions

What is blood, and how does it work as a symbol of both family ties and our shared humanity?

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