Grade 4 · Reading · Lesson 38

World Literature Week

World literature includes stories, poems, essays, and nonfiction texts from cultures and regions around the globe. Reading widely across cultures builds empathy: it helps you understand the experiences, values, and perspectives of people whose lives are very different from your own.

What this lesson teaches

1Read and analyze texts from different global cultures and regions
2Identify how cultural context shapes a text's themes and characters
3Compare nonfiction and fiction texts that address the same global topic
4Explain how reading world literature builds empathy and global awareness

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