89 pages • 2 hours read
Omar Mohamed, Victoria JamiesonA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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Short Answer
1. What circumstances might cause a person to become a refugee? Where might refugees temporarily stay before being placed in another country? What struggles might a refugee face throughout their journey to find refuge?
Teaching Suggestion: The protagonist, Omar, is forced to leave his homeland when gunmen enter his village. He is separated from his mother and flees to Dadaab Refugee Camp without parental guidance. As Omar grows, he develops the desire to be placed in the United States and escape his difficult surroundings in the camp. With the experiences and backgrounds of the individuals in the classroom and sensitivity in mind, consider having students share what they already know about the struggles refugees face throughout the process of leaving their homes to enter new countries. This can work well as an open class discussion but may be better as an independent journal prompt if you anticipate students may have a difficult time commenting on personal experiences.
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