Ishmael Beah: A Long Way Gone Chapters 2 and 3

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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 Quia- Chapter 1 Discussion book so far Chapter 2 Chapter 3- Attack on Mattru Jong Africa Map Review Solutions to contemporary problems Explain how scarcity influences decision making

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