Read Marjorie & Marcus.
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.3
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.4
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.5
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
Marjorie
Marjorie is visiting her grandmother, Akua, in Ghana. A boy tries to scam her like he does white American tourists, but she comes to Ghana every summer. In Edweso, her grandma was called Crazy Woman, but...