Other Words for Home vertelt het verhaal van de 12-jarige Jude, die met haar gezin in een toeristisch kustplaatsje in Syrië woont. De steeds gewelddadiger wordende Syrische burgeroorlog dwingt haar ouders om de moeilijke beslissing te nemen voor Jude en haar zwangere moeder om naar de Verenigde Staten te vluchten om bij de familie van hun oom te gaan wonen. Betrek studenten met vooraf gemaakte Storyboard That -activiteiten!
Studenten kunnen de karakters van Other Words for Home van Jasmine Warga plotten en schrijven over de fysieke / persoonlijkheidskenmerken van elk personage, hun interacties met anderen en de uitdagingen waarmee ze worden geconfronteerd.
Storyboard Tekst
JUDE
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MAMA
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BABA
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ISSA
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Physical / Personality Traits How does this character interact with others in the book? What challenges does this character face?
FATIMA
LAYLA
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UNCLE MAZIN
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AUNT MICHELLE
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COUSIN SARAH
Physical / Personality Traits How does this character interact with others in the book? What challenges does this character face?
Physical / Personality Traits How does this character interact with others in the book? What challenges does this character face?