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Ishmael Beah: A Long Way Gone Chapters 2 and 3. Mr. Rush/ Mr. Farrell Go Muskies!. What you will do today!. What you will do. Objectives. Solutions to contemporary problems Explain how scarcity influences decision making. Quia- Chapter 1 Discussion book so far Chapter 2
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Ishmael Beah: A Long Way Gone Chapters 2 and 3 Mr. Rush/ Mr. Farrell Go Muskies!
What you will do today! What you will do Objectives Solutions to contemporary problems Explain how scarcity influences decision making • Quia- Chapter 1 • Discussion book so far • Chapter 2 • Chapter 3- Attack on Mattru Jong • Africa Map Review
Grades • Missing Work ends in losing points. • More than 2 days missing, your grade drops. • Expectation Sheets • Collins/ Graphic Organizers all due • Help Sessions- every day after school.
Chapter 1 • Reaction • Questions • Describe life in Sierra Leone prior to the war. • What does this tell us about the culture of Sierra Leone? • What advice does his grandmother give him? • Do you agree with this? Why/ Why not?
While Reading • Keep your head up. • Be on the correct page. • Pay attention. • Ask questions. • Don’t call out.
Chapter 2 • What is PTSD? What are flashbacks? • How does he experience this in this chapter?
Chapter 2 • How might someone like Ishmael Beah be helped when he has these experiences?
Chapter 3 • Who is about to attack Mattru Jong? • What happens when they attack? (Graphic Organizer)
Countries in Africa • Sierra Leone • Liberia • Sudan • Nigeria • Senegal • Tunisia (Know these 6 countries and 14 more= 20 total- any more you get an additional .5)
Map of Africa • Worldproblemsshroder.wikispaces.com/
Quiz • 1. What does Ishmael Beah experience at the beginning of Chapter 2? • he meets with his mother • He wins the rap competition in Mattru Jong • He first joins with the other child soldiers • He experiences flashbacks from his war experiences
Quiz • 2. The rebels send a messenger to Mattru Jong. What did they do to the messenger to inform the people not to resist the rebels? • They gave him money to bribe the local chiefs • They cut off his fingers to show the villagers not to mess with the villagers • They killed all of his family so that he would tell them to flee • They gave him extra food to give to the villagers
Quiz • 3. When did the rebels attack? • The next day • They never did attack • (x) Several weeks later • They passed over the town
Quiz • 4. Why didn’t the rebels want the people to flee the town? • They wanted to use them as human shields against the military • They wanted them to work for them • They needed food for the soldiers • They needed them to help cultivate cocaine
Quiz • 5. At the end of the chapter, what happened to Ishmael and his friends? • They ran away and escaped • They were recruited into the army • They reunited with their family • They were given food and shelter from the rebels