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Things to Think About
Things to Think About
How do you connect to the story?
How do you connect to the story?
What have you learned from the characters and their struggles?
What have you learned from the characters and their struggles?
Love Sit?
Love Sit?
Why not try Parvana's Journey by Deborah Ellis!
Why not try Parvana's Journey by Deborah Ellis!
Deborah Ellis writes about child labour and war. Why is it crucial to learn about these topics?
Deborah Ellis writes about child labour and war. Why is it crucial to learn about these topics?
Jafar kept it a secret that he went to school for kids who worked. In six words, Jafar poured his heart into this poem. What do you think of it? With this chair I am there.
Jafar kept it a secret that he went to school for kids who worked. In six words, Jafar poured his heart into this poem. What do you think of it? With this chair I am there.
Global Goals - Connecting to the world
Global Goals - Connecting to the world
How might we connect what we've read to one of the 17 Global Goals?
How might we connect what we've read to one of the 17 Global Goals?
How might we help others understand about inequalities around the world?
How might we help others understand about inequalities around the world?
How did "Sit" highlight some of those inequalities?
How did "Sit" highlight some of those inequalities?
Read Next. Learn More.
Read Next. Learn More.
Student Inquiry Artifacts.
Student Inquiry Artifacts.
Each story has chairs. What do you think they look like? Choose a few stories and draw the chairs using your imagination. Write a description for each chair to explain why you designed them in this way.
Each story has chairs. What do you think they look like? Choose a few stories and draw the chairs using your imagination. Write a description for each chair to explain why you designed them in this way.
Do you think that illustrations would add to the stories? Imagine the publisher has asked you to create drawings for each of the short stories. What would you draw? Share your work with others who have read the book.
Do you think that illustrations would add to the stories? Imagine the publisher has asked you to create drawings for each of the short stories. What would you draw? Share your work with others who have read the book.
In this book, Deborah Ellis eloquently invites the reader to enter into the world of children faced with a variety of situations. In the first stirring story, Jafar writes a six-word poem that is powerful, exquisite and hopeful.
In this book, Deborah Ellis eloquently invites the reader to enter into the world of children faced with a variety of situations. In the first stirring story, Jafar writes a six-word poem that is powerful, exquisite and hopeful.
Using six words, compose poems for a few of the characters Deborah Ellis writes about. Share these with your friends. How do you feel when writing these poems?
Using six words, compose poems for a few of the characters Deborah Ellis writes about. Share these with your friends. How do you feel when writing these poems?
Listen to Deborah Ellis speak about her books.
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