'When Stars are Scattered': book club
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge and understanding of graphic novels, which was explored in 'El Deafo: book club'. In this unit, pupils respond to a memoir in graphic novel form with increasingly mature themes, exploring the refugee experience. Pupils engage with the themes of perserverance and hope and share their own unique, take-away ideas from the text. This unit prepares pupils for the future unit, 'No Country and Frizzy: graphic novels exploring identity and belonging', where they will explore a fictional narrative with some similar themes.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ability to read both text and image in graphic novels, inferring possible meaning.
- Read 'When Stars are Scattered'.
- Ability to listen to and respond to other people's ideas, thoughts and opinions.
- Ability to decode text fluently at an age-appropriate level.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge and understanding of graphic novels, which was explored in 'El Deafo: book club'. In this unit, pupils respond to a memoir in graphic novel form with increasingly mature themes, exploring the refugee experience. Pupils engage with the themes of perserverance and hope and share their own unique, take-away ideas from the text. This unit prepares pupils for the future unit, 'No Country and Frizzy: graphic novels exploring identity and belonging', where they will explore a fictional narrative with some similar themes.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ability to read both text and image in graphic novels, inferring possible meaning.
- Read 'When Stars are Scattered'.
- Ability to listen to and respond to other people's ideas, thoughts and opinions.
- Ability to decode text fluently at an age-appropriate level.
Reading, writing & oracy
'When Stars are Scattered': book club
In this unit, pupils explore and discuss the graphic novel memoir, 'When Stars are Scattered'. They discuss Omar Mohamed's experience of living in a refugee camp in Kenya and identify the key themes in the text. Finally, pupils make personal connections and recommendations.
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