Read with your teacher, read on your own, read with the Youtube link, read with the guest readers! Just read and have fun!
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| Week 1 |
p.1 / p. 9 Chapter 1: Josef (7:19)
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p.7 / p. 15 Chapter 2: Isabel (7:52)
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p.12 / p. 21 Chapter 3: Mahmoud (8:51) Aleppo, Syria-2015
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| Week 2 |
p.18 / p. 28 Chapter 4: Josef (8:59)
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p.25 / p. 36 Chapter 5: Isabel (6:26)
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p. 30 / p. 41 Chapter 6: Mahmoud (5:33) Aleppo, Syria - 2015
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| Week 3 |
p.34 / p. 45 Chapter 7: Josef ( 8:00 )
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p.40 / p. 52 Chapter 8: Isabel (12:54)
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p. 49 / p. 61 Chapter 9: Mahmoud (9:08) Aleppo, Syria 2015
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| Week 4 |
p. 56 / p. 69 Chapter 10: Josef (4:38)
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p. 60 / p. 73 Chapter 11: Isabel (8:32)
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p. 66 / p. 80 Chapter 12: Mahmoud (9:58)
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| Week 5 |
p. 74 / p.88 Chapter 13: Josef (8:31) Somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean-1939e
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p. 81 / p. 95 Chapter 14: Isabel (8:22)
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p. 87 / p. 102 Chapter 15: Mahmoud (9:12) Kilis, Turkey-2015
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| Week 6 |
p. 93 / p. 110 Chapter 16: Josef (8:15) Somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean - 1939, 10 days from home
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p. 99 / p. 117 Chapter 17: Isabel (7:39) The Straits of Florida, somewhere north of Cuba-1994, 1 day from home
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p.104 / p. 122 Chapter 18: Mahmoud (8:15) Izmir, Turkey - 2015, 4 days from home
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| Week 7 |
p. 110 / p. 129 Chapter 19 Josef (8:38)
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p. 116 / p. 136 Chapter 20: Isabel (6:33) The Straits of Florida
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p. 121 / p. 141 Chapter 21 Mahmoud (9:54) Izmir, Turkey-2015
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| Week 8 |
p. 129 / p. 149 Chapter 22: Josef (9:54)
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p. 136 / p. 157 Chapter 23: Isabel (7:39) The Straits of Florida,
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p. 141 / p. 163 Chapter 24: Mahmoud (7:22) Izmir, Turkey -
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| Week 9 |
p.147 / p. 169 Chapter 25: Josef (8:31) Just outside Havana Harbor-1939,
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p.153 / p. 176Chapter 26 Isabel (5:36)
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p. 157 / p. 180 Chapter 27: Mahmoud (8:35)
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| Topics such as injustice, hatred, and courage are addressed in Refugee. Research current event articles from the newspaper that address one of the topics. In an essay and/or visual display, compare and contrast the current event to the book! | |
| Create a playlist of songs for each significant scene in a book | |
| Draw a graphic novel based on a significant scene from a book, or a condensed version of the book. | Create a sixty second video commercial for one of his/her/their books. |
| Choose one of the characters from the book and create a collage that best visually represents that character. |
| Write a letter to a the author about how their book influenced or affected you. |
Rewrite a pivotal scene in a book from another character’s point-of-view. Discuss how this changes the scene. Also discuss why you chose this scene to rewrite and this character’s point- |
| Create a book trailer for one of the SE-YA author’s books. Be sure to include a synopsis of the book (with no spoilers!) and that the trailer is eye-catching so someone will want to read the book. Use the proper images, music, and scene pacing to the tone of the book. |
Draw a graphic novel based on any of the SE-YA authors’ books. It can either be a significant scene from a book, or a condensed version of the book. It can be in any style of drawing you choose. Write a blurb explaining why you chose the scene that you did and why you chose the drawing style you did. Write it like a blurb explaining a piece of art in a gallery. |
* From one of the books, make a list of cultural divides, stereotypes or assumptions which play a
significant role in the story. Think and write more about that topic: What assumptions are fueling
these divides? What tentative steps are taken? What sort of divides do you see in your own
community? What role do assumptions play in fueling your community’s divides? What potential
bridges could be built?
| Week 10 |
p. 164 / p. 187 Chapter 28: Josef (9:13)
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p. 171 / p. 195 Chapter 29: Isabel (11:38)
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p. 179 / p. 204 Chapter 30:Mahmoud (5:37 )
Disc Qs 28-30 |
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| Week 11 |
p.183 / p.209 Chapter 31 Josef (4:40) Just outside of Havana Harbor-1939,
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p.187 / p. 213 Chapter 32: Isabel (6:51) Somewhere between the Bahamas and Florida- 1994
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p. 192 / p. 218 Chapter 33: Mahmoud (6:04) somewhere on the Mediterranean Sea - 2015,
Disc Qs 31-33 |
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| Week 12 |
p.197 / p. 223 Chapter 34: Josef (8:19) Just outside Havana Harbor-1939,
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p. 203 / p. 230 Chapter 35 Isabel (10:47) Somewhere between the Bahamas and Florida-1994
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p.210 / p. 238 Chapter 36 Mahmoud (8:07) Lesbos, Greece, to Athens, Greece-2015
Disc Qs 34-36 |
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| Week 13 |
p. 216 / p. 245 Chapter 37: Josef (8:49) Just outside Havana Harbor-1939
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p. 223 / p. 253 Chapter 38: Isabel (9:20) Somewhere between the Bahamas and Florida
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p. 229 / p. 260 Chapter 39: Mahmoud (9:26) Macedonia to Serbia-2015,
Disc Qs 37-39 |
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| Week 14 |
p. 236 / p. 268 Chapter 40: Josef (9:37) Off the American Coast-1939
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p. 243 / p. 276 Chapter 41 Isabel (5:30) Off the coast of Florida1994
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p. 247 / p. 280 Chapter 42: Mahmoud (8:03) Serbia to Hungary-2015 Disc Qs 40-42 |
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| Week 15 | p. 253 / p.287 Chapter 43: Josef (7:56) Somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean-1939 |
p. 259 / p. 294 Chapter 44: Isabel (6:06) Off the coast of Florida-1994
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p. 263 / p. 299 Chapter 45 Mahmoud (10:26) Hungary - 2015
Disc Qs 43-45 |
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| Week 16 |
p. 270 / p. 307 Chapter 46 Josef (6:21 ) Antwerp, Belgium-1939 |
p. 275 / p. 312 Chapter 47: Isabel (6:10) Off the coast of Florida-1994 |
p. 279 / p. 316 Chapter 48: Mahmoud ( 7:46) Hungary-2015
Disc Qs 46-48 |
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| Week 17 |
p. 285 / p.322 Chapter 49: Josef (9:27) Vornay, France-1940, 1 year, 1 month, and 10 days from home
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p. 292 / p. 330 Chapter 50: Isabel (11:09) Miami Beach1994
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p. 299 / p. 338 Chapter 51: Mahmoud (10:38) Hungary to Germany- Disc Qs 49-51 |
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| Week 18 |
p. 306 / p. 346 Chapter 52: Isabel (4:40) Miami
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p.310 / p. 350 Chapter 53: Mahmoud (11:29) Berlin
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p.325 / p. 365 Author's note (15:51) Disc Qs 52-53 |
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