Monday, January 11, 2010

ch 19 voc words and questions

Ch 19 questions

  1. What does it means that Ishmael had to be reinstated into the normal society?
  2. Why do you think the 2 weeks felt longer than the 8 months at Benin home?
  3. tell me a time where you felt like time was so long. Why
  4. Why do you think he survived the war?
  5. Would you want to be the only survivor from your family?
  6. List the items that he packed in his plastic bag.
  7. What happen with Mambu? Why do you think that his family doesn’t want him?
  8. Can you or someone you know relate to mambu? Give me an example
  9. Tell me time where you had to leave and you never you will never see your friends again.
  10. How does ishmeal feel about Ester. What did he want to tell her but never did?
  11. When his uncle picked him up, how did he treat him?
  12. Decribed how Ishmael was welcomed into the family.
  13. What do you think he is thinking about his living situation now? Who does he share a room with?
  14. Who took him to sneak out and where did they go?
  15. How were everyone dressed, how is that very different from what he is use to.
  16. How were the girls dancing to him?
  17. What memory came back to him during dancing?
  18. What does upline mean?
  19. What were the interviews for?
  20. How are they changing the way Ishmael is? Examples
  21. Who is Dr. Tamba?
  22. Did he get his Visa?
  23. Where is he off to now??

Voc words

  1. Inhabitants
  2. Apprentices
  3. Congested
  4. Shuffled
  5. Marvelous
  6. Possessed
  7. Intricate
  8. Uncertainty
  9. transparent

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Questions chapter 18 and voc words

Ch 18
1. Why does Ishmael believe he has nothing to live for anymore?
2. How does Ester treat Ishmael? What does she do to comfort him?
3. Who is Abigail? Describe her
4. Who are the visitors that came to the center to visit? Describe their appearance
5. Do you think these visitors made him nervous?
6. What did Esther want Ishmael to do for the talent show?
7. What did the Mr. Kamara tell Ishmael after the event?
8. What would he tell people at gatherings in Freetown?
9. Who do you think Ishmael felt when he saw Mohamad? And why?
10. Who is Tommy? Describe.
11. What does “repatriated” mean?
12. Describe Tommy as he walks inside and first meets Ishmael.
13. Tel me a time where you reunited with someone you haven’t seen for a long time. What was it like.
14. How often was Tommy going to visit?
15. Why do you think Ishmael would feel guilty if he told his friends about his uncle?
16. Why did Ishmael love the walks with his uncle? Why were those walks important to him
17. How would you feel meeting your new family in his situation?
18. Where does uncle live? Describe it

19. Describe his aunt.
20. How do you think she feels about Ishmael coming to stay with them?
21. What did Ishmael learn about his grandfather?
22. Tell me one thing you learned about your family.


Voc words
Vocab
All words need to be define, sentence and picture
  1. Emphasized
  2. Monologue
  3. Rehabilitated
  4. Reggae
  5. Continually
  6. Concerns
  7. Reuniting
  8. Repatriated