Lesson 4: Funny in Farsi (ACC only)
Duration of Days: 5
Lesson Objective
By reading Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America in conjunction with Cherokee Family Reunion, students will gain insight into the ways that families are similar and different across cultures.
Is the word a noun, a verb, an adjective, or an adverb?
Who is being “consulted”? Who is doing the act of “consulting”?
How do you think Firoozeh’s father feels? Is it positive or negative?
coincidentally
consult
facilitate
negated
futile
CCSS: RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.10
SL.9-10.1.A, SL.9-10.1.D
RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.3, RI.9-10.5; L.9-10.4.A
DOK 1 - 4
sentence frames
word bank
text-dependent question guide
Reading Quiz
Annotations
write a short response how language establishes a tone of embarrassment in Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America