by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Turn to page 29. Read the following text aloud: When their family has no money, when their school is too far away for their small feet to walk, they grow poorly, like plants without fresh water. Ask what the author is saying here. Do you agree? Why or why...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Turn to page 25 in the book. Read the text aloud: The child who never knew about any of this, who never walked around a sculpture, never made black brush strokes on soft paper … would be as sad as a thousand birds who never learned how to fly. Ask students to discuss...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
As a class, discuss what is happening on each page. Ask students to think about if they have had any of the same experiences. Ask students to discuss cultural things that they would like to experience. Ask students why this is important to them. Ask students how that...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
After reading the story, discuss the meaning of the title again. What do you think that the author means when he says, “I have a right to culture”?
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Ask students to share one or two cultural experiences they have had.
