by boot | Feb 27, 2025
Organize research teams of students to learn about various agencies that supply humanitarian aid to refugee and IDP camps, war-torn areas and street children. The following are just a few examples; brainstorm with students to add to this list. UNHCR (United Nations...
by boot | Feb 27, 2025
Have students consider the work that people involved in humanitarian aid do. Have them write a personal essay about whether they think they would be suited for this kind of career or volunteer work.
by boot | Feb 27, 2025
Remind students that Shauzia hadn’t seen her face in a mirror for years. Have students sit in circles, in groups, and take turns calling out things that Shauzia and the street children do not have. Encourage them to identify items that relate to the book, such as the...
by boot | Feb 27, 2025
Have students create a “split-screen” picture that shows one of the great contrasts based on the book, such as the contrast between what the American children do and what the street children do; the ocean of Shauzia’s dreams and the “ocean” in the camp; Shauzia’s...
by boot | Feb 27, 2025
Point out to students that the novel has a number of descriptions of sounds, e.g., the sounds of Peshawar (page 42), the sounds of the jail (page 72), the American children’s whining (page 93). Discuss how the descriptions add to a reader’s understanding of setting...
