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Children of the river

by Linda Crew. Children of the river.

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Children of the river

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  1. by Linda Crew Children of the river

  2. Children of the River is a story that looks into the lives of Cambodians trying to stay alive while a group of Communists invade and try to communize the country of Cambodia. The setting takes place mostly in Willamette Grove, Oregon but starts out in Cambodia during the attack of the Khmer Rouge (the group of communists). The main character, Sundara, who is only thirteen at the time of the attacks, is forced to leave her family and go to America with her aunt and uncle. In America, Sundara learns and tries to adapt to the customs of the Americans but has a hard time fitting in. This book challenges its readers to "see not only with their eyes but in other ways as well."

  3. Children of the River Requirements:All work must pass with a 75% or better. • Each chapter requires a set of answers to the given questions. • The answers need to be written in complete sentences (this means including the questions with in the answers). • Each chapter has vocabulary words that have three requirements. • Please read the directions on the vocabulary page. • There is a required activity to be done once the book is completed. • A Final is required to complete the book requirements. • Please note; all written materials must be: • In Microsoft Word, • Spell and grammar checked • Written in complete sentences (including spelling definitions) • Sent in electronically to your teacher. • Please save your work frequently and save a copy for yourself.

  4. Chapters 1-4 Chapter 1 1. Why did Sundara and her relatives leave Cambodia? 2. What did Sundara and her relatives do for money to send back to their relatives who were still in Cambodia? Chapter 2   1. What city did this story take place in? 2. How did the Cambodians view the Americans desire for sugar? 3. How is marriage arranged in the Cambodian culture? 4. What other language was taught in the Cambodian schools besides their foreign tongue? Chapter 4 1. Why would Cambodians and other refugees feel strongly about our National Anthem? 2. What are three things that stood out as odd to Sundara at the football game?

  5. Vocabulary Write the definition of each word, follow it by writing the sentence it is used in in the book, and then create a sentence of your own using the same meaning. Page 1 wafted Page 3 sarong Page 12 coax Page 13 hysterical Page 19 gratitude Page 20 deferentially Page 25 scurry Page 26 indignantly Page 29 admonition Page 38 mystifying Page 60 sojourn

  6. Chapters 5-8 Chapter 5 1. Why does Sundara want to become a doctor ? • What will she do once she becomes a doctor? 2. What is a lycee? • Who is allowed to attend? 3. How does the number of children one has in Cambodia make them feel rich? Chapter 6 4. What was so amazing about Moni? 5. Why did one little Cambodian girl get a hysterical aversion to wearing red clothes? 6. How did the Cambodians feel about the Americans feelings about them driving new cars, going on welfare, and becoming successful? Chapter 7 7. Why did it matter if PokSim had seen Sundara with Jonathan? 8. . What social class was Pok Sims family in Cambodia? • What social class did they become in America? Chapter 8 9. How did Jonathan’s feelings towards who he was ? • Wwhat he had done with his life change after meeting Sundara? 10. How did Cathy and Sundara get along when they finally met a? • What was the final outcome?

  7. Vocabulary Write the definition of each word, follow it by writing the sentence it is used in in the book, and then create a sentence of your own using the same meaning. Page 70 archaic Page 75 humbly Page 75 attaché Page 78 wrath Page 78 vague Page 79 treacherously Page 80 mere Page 82 extravagance Page 84 banishing Page 91 confrontations

  8. Chapters 9-13 Chapter 9 1. What rule do the Cambodians have about social ranks? • How is it different in America? Chapter 10 2. What do Cambodians think happens when you touch a little kid’s head? 3. Why was Sundara worried about Jonathan stopping by her house? Chapter 11 4. Along with request for food and money what else do • Cambodians ask of their relatives in America and why? 5. What promise had Chamroeun made Sundara? Chapter 12 6. What did Sundara promise her aunt and uncle concerning Jonathan? Chapter 13 7. What was carved in the stone at Angkor Temples? • What was its significance ? 8. How did Cambodians get silk back in their homeland? 9. What is Genocide? 10. What happened to Chamroeun?

  9. Vocabulary Write the definition of each word, follow it by writing the sentence it is used in in the book, and then create a sentence of your own using the same meaning. Page 101 cringing Page 103 cosmic Page 103 theoretically Page 107 skittered Page 112 undiluted Page 113 audible Page 116 feebler Page 119 idle Page 124 optimistic Page 129 blunder

  10. Chapters 14-16 Chapter 14  1. How was the red cord used in Cambodia? 2. What were the circumstances surrounding Chamroeun’s death? 3. What does it mean to think life is like a river? Chapter 15 4. What happened to Sundara’s dreams now that she had been living in America for so long? 5. How did Jonathan injure his head? 6. How did Jonathan’s perception about the world change? Chapter 16 7. What did Jonathan do after he got out of the hospital? 8. What was Jonathan’s father asked to do? 9. Why did Jonathan and his parents get into a fight? 10. What does Sundara feel she’s being blamed for?

  11. Vocabulary Write the definition of each word, follow it by writing the sentence it is used in in the book, and then create a sentence of your own using the same meaning. Page 141 apartheid Page 150 stealthily Page 153 horrendous Page 156 disarming

  12. Chapters 17-21 Chapter 17 1. What did Sundara see at the dump that made her fall apart? 2. What did Sundara’s family think had happened to her? 3. How did the spirit leave? Chapter 18 4. What does sleeping over someone who lies down on a mat mean? 5. What does rubbing a coin on someone do? 6. How do Americans mistake this? 7. What was the reason Sundara was sent to the plane by her parents? Chapter 19 8. What did Jonathan come to realize about the feelings of those who go to help in war stricken countries? Chapter 20 9. What did Sundara have to do with the baby when it died? Chapter 21 10. Where did they find Sundara’s sister? • How did they find her?

  13. Vocabulary Write the definition of each word, follow it by writing the sentence it is used in in the book, and then create a sentence of your own using the same meaning. Page 170 berating Page 173 retorts Page 181 solicitude Page 188 tirade Page 204 wan

  14. Choose a project from the Project Table and turn in into your teacher. Please remember that you cannot do a project that you have previously done for another book.

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