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After reading Part 1 write the Part 1 Discussion Guide Questions on poster paper.  Each poster gets one question.  Hang them up around the room and use the protocol Carousel Brainstorm to answer.   

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After reading Part 1 write the Part 1 Discussion Guide Questions on poster paper.  Each poster gets one question.  Hang them up around the room and use the protocol Carousel Brainstorm to answer.   

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Put students into partnerships and create Frayer Models for each Glossary word and important terms in the book (found at the end of the book). Hang these up in the classroom to be able to reference.

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Put students into partnerships and create Frayer Models for each Glossary word and important terms in the book (found at the end of the book). Hang these up in the classroom to be able to reference.

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In what ways are Pinkney’s line breaks, stanza breaks, use of white space, and word choice part of the story itself.

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In what ways are Pinkney’s line breaks, stanza breaks, use of white space, and word choice part of the story itself.

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Have students select their favorite poems/chapters as a mentor text for their own poetry writing. Consider supporting students to develop original characters as Pinkney did and use poetry to convey historically grounded events.  Read additional novels in verse such as Home of the Brave, Caminar, All the Broken Pieces and Aleutian Sparrow. They will provide additional inspiration and models for students’ compositions.  

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Have students select their favorite poems/chapters as a mentor text for their own poetry writing. Consider supporting students to develop original characters as Pinkney did and use poetry to convey historically grounded events.  Read additional novels in verse such as Home of the Brave, Caminar, All the Broken Pieces and Aleutian Sparrow. They will provide additional inspiration and models for students’ compositions.  

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Have your students research more about the Sudan and South Sudan over the past ten years, and then write a sequel to The Red Pencil that takes place at any point from 2005-2014.   Do they actually get out of the camp? What would Amira be doing now, a decade later? 

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Have your students research more about the Sudan and South Sudan over the past ten years, and then write a sequel to The Red Pencil that takes place at any point from 2005-2014.   Do they actually get out of the camp? What would Amira be doing now, a decade later? 

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Support students to make connections between Amira and Malala’s life circumstances and the ways that reading and writing changes their lives. Consider with students the issues of power and fear that are associated with girls and literacy both in the novel and in various regions of the world. In what ways are Muma’s fears about her daughter’s literacy development surprising to us? How can we come to better understand her position? In what ways is a pencil a powerful weapon for social change?

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Support students to make connections between Amira and Malala’s life circumstances and the ways that reading and writing changes their lives. Consider with students the issues of power and fear that are associated with girls and literacy both in the novel and in various regions of the world. In what ways are Muma’s fears about her daughter’s literacy development surprising to us? How can we come to better understand her position? In what ways is a pencil a powerful weapon for social change?

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Malala Yousafzai addresses United Nations Youth Assembly

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ART:  Choose one of the poems without an illustration and create your own art to go with it.Or use another art form to pair with one of the poems or your own writing. 

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ART:  Choose one of the poems without an illustration and create your own art to go with it.Or use another art form to pair with one of the poems or your own writing. 

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In our daily lives, we never consider the value that one little pencil might have. Think about the little things you take for granted. Choose one item to write about. 

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In our daily lives, we never consider the value that one little pencil might have. Think about the little things you take for granted. Choose one item to write about. 

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Figurative Language: Identify various types, the meanings and the effects

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Figurative Language: Identify various types, the meanings and the effects

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What details help you enter Amira’s world?

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What details help you enter Amira’s world?

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Locate on a map where Sudan and South Sudan is located.  What is the language, religion, neighboring countries, climate,  physical properties.

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Locate on a map where Sudan and South Sudan is located.  What is the language, religion, neighboring countries, climate,  physical properties.

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By Jacqueline Woodson

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Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson: 9780147515827 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

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Jacqueline Woodson’s National Book Award and Newbery Honor winner is a powerful memoir that tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. A President Obama “O” Book Club pick…

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By Thanhha Lai

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"Open this book, read it slowly to savor the delicious language. This is a book that asks the reader to be careful, to pay attention, to sigh at the end."
-Kathi Appelt, bestselling author of Newbery Honor Book The Underneath
"Based in Lai's personal experience, this first novel captures a child-refugee's struggle with rare honesty. Written in accessible, short free-verse poems, Hà's immediate narrative describes her mistakes-both humorous and heartbreaking; and readers will be moved by Hà's sorrow as they recognize the anguish of being the outcast."
-Booklist (starred review)
"The taut portrayal of Hà's emotional life is especially poignant as she cycles from feeling smart in Vietnam to struggling in the States, and finally regains academic and social confidence. An incisive portrait of human resilience."
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"An enlightening, poignant and unexpectedly funny novel in verse. In her not-to-be-missed debut, Lai evokes a distinct time and place and presents a complex, realistic heroine whom readers will recognize, even if they haven't found themselves in a strange new country."
-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"American and Vietnamese characters alike leap to life through the voice and eyes of a ten-year-old girl-a protagonist so strong, loving, and vivid I longed to hand her a wedge of freshly cut papaya."
-Mitali Perkins, author of Bamboo People
"Lai's spare language captures the sensory disorientation of changing cultures as well as a refugee's complex emotions and kaleidoscopic loyalties."

"Ha's voice is full of humor and hope."
-School Library Journal (starred review)
"In this free-verse narrative, Lai is sparing in her details, painting big pictures with few words and evoking abundant visuals."
-Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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"Open this book, read it slowly to savor the delicious language. This is a book that asks the reader to be careful, to pay attention, to sigh at the end." -Kathi Appelt, bestselling author of Newbery Honor Book The Underneath "Based in Lai's personal experience, this first novel captures a child-refugee's struggle with rare honesty.

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What do students notice about the sounds and structures Pinkney uses to portray Amira’s thoughts, feelings, and life experiences?

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What do students notice about the sounds and structures Pinkney uses to portray Amira’s thoughts, feelings, and life experiences?

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Create a timeline of the events that happened in Amira's life.

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Create a timeline of the events that happened in Amira's life.

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ReadWorks Article about Darfur and the Kalma Camp

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ReadWorks Article about Darfur and the Kalma Camp

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Is there an object, word, book, or quote that comforts you in difficult times or that has helped you get through a difficult time? Or is there an object that comforts someone you know (a child, spouse, partner, parent, friend)?

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Is there an object, word, book, or quote that comforts you in difficult times or that has helped you get through a difficult time? Or is there an object that comforts someone you know (a child, spouse, partner, parent, friend)?