The Breadwinner

Lesson Name and number: The Breadwinner Ch.2

Grade and Subject: Secondary 2 ELA
Context
Over the past week we begun reading The Breadwinner in class. We have introduced the
novel, read Ch.1 together, and students have done several reading comprehension
worksheets on the first chapter. This week we will be wrapping up Ch.1 and continuing with
Ch.2.
Subject Area Competencies Cross Curricular Competencies
 Uses language/talk to communicate  Exercises critical judgment
and to learn  Uses information and
 Reads and listens to written, spoken communications technologies
and media texts  Cooperates with others
 Communicates appropriately
Targeted Professional Competency
Competency One: To act as a professional inheritor, critic and interpreter of knowledge or
culture when teaching students

Lesson Objectives
 Students will review, correct, and discuss their responses to reading comprehension
questions as we go through the responses as class.
 Students will think critically about and form connections with the novel through class
discussion
 Students will reflect on and question the situation of Parvana and her family in the
absence of her father
 Students will learn new vocabulary present in the novel through PowerPoint, teacher
explanation, class discussion, and trivia activity.

Materials
 Teapot filled with hot tea, small paper cups
 Naan cut into triangles, napkins
 Power point with pertinent images from the chapter
 Extra copies of the novel

Lesson Sequence
Timing Learning Activities
10 minutes Silent Reading: Students will read their novels silently as I take attendance and
get set up.
20 minutes Explain and distribute tea and naan: Explain to students why we are eating
naan and drinking tea. Call each row up individually to get a cup of tea and
piece of naan. Students will not pour tea – I will pour it for them.
 Go over responses to Ch.1 worksheets (p.11, 12, and 13) as a class. Discuss as a
class.
30 minutes Ask a student to remind us what happened at the end of chapter 1.

Read Ch.2 as a class: I think I will read instead of asking for student volunteers
– though this may change. Many students in the class are very weak and/or
quiet readers. I fear other students might not hear/understand if I have
students read. Additionally, I will make frequent pauses to reflect, explain and
ask questions. I will go through the slides of the Power Point as important
info/vocabulary arises.
15 minutes Think-Pair-Share: Students will pair up and discuss/write notes on the
following question.
“Predict: How will father’s absence affect Parvana and her family? Keep in
mind the restrictions put on women under Taliban rule in Afghanistan.”
Each pair will share their predictions with the class.

If finished early: Students will begin working on the ch.2 worksheets in their
Breadwinner packages.
5 minutes Vocab trivia: Ask students to raise their hands to explain the meaning of the
following words.
 Toshak
 Chador
 Burqa
 Shalwar Kameez
 Eid
 Platform/Squat toilet
 Naan
 Landmine

Assessment
Assessment For Learning Assessment Of Learning
 Contribution to class discussion  Contribution to review of Ch.1
 Think-Pair Share worksheet responses
 Trivia Participation