Read “Playin with Punjab” through “The Lesson.”
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.5
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7
Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.
Content Summary for Teachers
Playin with Punjab
In “Playin with Punjab,” the narrator, Violet, describes the local loan shark, Punjab. Punjab is known for his ruthlessness. Miss Ruby, a social worker from Brooklyn, comes into the...
