opfty.blogg.se - Yusra Swims by Julie Abery

* Girls with Guts: The Road to Breaking Barriers and Bashing Records (Gonzales, 2019) I'd also PARTNER THIS BOOK WITH TITLES LIKE. Wish Deng had included a note about the media she used and some of her decisions about details to include.

Wish there’d been a pronunciation guide for “Yusra” which (from what I can find on the internet) is pronounced yooz-ra. WISHES – Wish Abery had shared more about how she researched for this story, how she checked sources and so forth. That wasn’t entirely clear to me when I read that part of the story. Abery provides more information about Yusra Mardini including that when the refugees became stranded in a boat with a broken engine, Yusra and her sister, and two other passengers spent three hours swimming and pulling the boat towards shore. PAIRED TEXT - What is a Refugee? By Elise Gravel is another simple introduction to the concept of “refugee.” Small groups of students might compare the two and discuss the question, “How was it helpful to read both of these texts?” and “What might you have missed if you just read one?”ĭON’T SKIP THE AUTHOR’S NOTE. INTRODUCING THE BOOK - You might share a quick synopsis of what's going on in Syria and show where this country is located on a map.

What are you wondering about after reading the story? What kind of research can we do to find out more?.

How does the verse on the first page of the story resonate with the last page? What’s the effect of the author’s choice in doing this?įirst page - Just a girl with a dream.

What does Abery mean by “conflict strains”? “Hostile sky”? “Nerves are frayed”?.

How do the illustrations answer some of our questions?.

What do the words on this page make you wonder?.

Questions you might ask students to consider: Then reread aloud and look closely at the illustrations. INTERACTIVE READ ALOUD – Read this aloud (without interrupting or with the slightest prompting to notice the pictures and to wonder) just for the joy of learning a story about a strong young woman. Students will no doubt ask a LOT of questions because Abery gives just enough information for the reader to go “wow” and “why” and “well what about…” Deng’s illustrations may answer many questions – as students slow down and look closely. There's just so much that can be discussed in teacher or student-led groups. Abery's sparse, rhyming text and Deng's illustrations make the complicated topic of "refugees" more accessible to young students.

Highly recommend reading aloud in grades 1-4 this “biography in rhyme” that tells the story of Olympic swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini.