EXPLORATION: Around the World Read-Aloud
I Will Always Write Back How One Letter Changed Two Lives By Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
Caitlin Alifirenka from the United States and Martin Ganda from Zimbabwe become pen pals and have a lot of questions about each other’s country. You’ll hear one letter from each.
#1: Form a First Impression Look at the cover and title. What do you notice about the image?
#2: Show What You Know In what ways can people from different cultures connect with one another?
#3: Make a Prediction Look at the subtitle of this book. How do you think a letter could change two lives?
#4: Learn Some Words Here are some words in this excerpt that are connected to Around the World . Read and discuss the words with your class. Then use the words to fill in the sentences that follow.
VOCABULARY vibrant (adj.) ancestral (adj.)
bright (p. 3)
related to ancestors, or family members, who lived long ago (p. 6)
ferocity (noun) liberation (noun)
the quality of being dangerous or violent (p. 15)
the act of freeing someone or something from imprisonment or oppression (p. 22)
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