After studying the poem, choose one of the following assignments:
1: Write a diary entry imagining yourself as the speaker 2 years later. Describe the feeling of settling into your home and its difficulties. What problems can you imagine would there be? Will she get along with their neighbours and new friends?
2: Draw a cartoon of the situation described in the poem. Use this link: https://toontastic.withgoogle.com/
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B441A5gHbTAKaFQ2Ry1mT3l5Mk9DanpvZzdhRXh3ZkpIYlFJ
3: Write a letter to an old friend in a different country describing the crossing of the border and what it’s like to move to a new country.
4: Search in Google for a picture from anywhere in the world that seems similar to the poem.