When We Were Alone
Common Core
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.3
Virginia Standards of Learning
K.9
1.9
2.8
Grade Level
Time Frame
30-45 minutes
Overarching Themes
Lesson Goals
- Identify feelings and motivations of characters
- Discuss what is fair when taking into account different perspectives
Summary
A young girl listens to her grandma, Nókom, share her experiences of attending a Native American boarding school. Her grandma shares why many of the things she does now is because she was not allowed to do these things at the school she was forced to attend.