by boot | Mar 5, 2025
Ask students to describe the words the author uses to show a change in the story. Why is this text important to the story?
by boot | Mar 5, 2025
On page 2 she says “Soon we will all be leaving.” Who is the “we” in this sentence? Does it make a difference that it’s not just the girl and her family that are leaving?
by boot | Mar 5, 2025
Do students think the author lives, or has lived, in Canada? Why or why not? Do they think she has experience moving from one place to another? Why or why not? Have any students ever moved? Did they feel the same or different as the narrator did?
by boot | Mar 5, 2025
Ask students to summarize what they know about the narrator. How does she see herself? What is the most important thing they learn about the narrator? Do they think her brother feels the same? How does the narrator feel about where she lives? How do they know? “Have...
by boot | Mar 5, 2025
Why does the author repeat the words “I know here” and “I know” throughout the text?
