Refugee by Alan Gratz 3 column notes pg 93-98
Refugee Notes
| Words and Phrases - analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. | Key Events - Explain how a story’s plot is developed by a series of events. | Comprehension Questions | |
| JosefPage 93 - 98 | p. 93 … ‘offering a panoramic view of the vast blue-green Atlantic and wispy white clouds” What are the words around this that allow you to find meaning to panoramic? | List three events in this section that develops the plot. (events that show Josef a different side “… the magic little bubble he and the other Jews lived in above the deck”. | 6.RL.3.1. Why did Isabel grab Lito and hold him back? (p.103) a. she did not want her grandfather to fall out of the boat b. she did not want her grandfather to go back because they were almost there c. she did not want her grandfather to take them all back. d. she did not want her grandfather to leave the family. 6.RL.42. “Mahmoud’s father gave the rest of the family a dubious look and led them under the fence.” Why did Father look this way at his family? a. uncertain, unsure b. joking c. reassuring d. jovial |
| IsabelPage 99 - 103 | p. 99 … “they had been drifting north in the Gulf Stream … the motor silent … no one was singing or dancing or laughing …”What impact does the word drifting have on the setting? | Based on the events that unfold here, what do we learn about the differences between Lito and Isabel’s papi? (p.101 – 102) | |
| MahmoudPage 104 - 109 | p. 108 … “One of the street lamps flickered, giving the street ominous energy.”After reading paragraph 2 on p. 108, what words give meaning to ominous? | Based on the events that occurred once Mahmoud’s family reached the beach, list at least three quotes that support the tone the author is setting through these events. | |
| Summarize | Briefly recount how each section ended. What was the common emotion in these three stories? 1.2.3. Common emotion these three characters have: | ||