Home+of+the+Brave

=Home of the Brave= by Katherine Applegate Schedule for Reading: Please note all questions will be posted in Edmodo.

Week 1: By January 17th - page 3 - 50 First Structure Question Posted January 13th Week 2: By January 24th - page 51 - 127 Second Structure Question Posted January 20th Week 3: By January 31st - page 128 - 170 Third Structure Question Posted January 27th Week 4: By February 7th - page 171 - 224 Fourth Structure Question Posted February 3rd Week 5: By February 14th - page 224 - end (including epilogue and Author Notes) Last Structure Question Posted February 10th

Connections: Jenny - lived in South Africa with Peace Corps

Eileen Barton - lived in Ghana for 3 months as a retired teacher helping a group of Catholic nuns set up a computer lab.

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 * 1) How does the poetic form of the novel help us see the world through Kek’s eyes?


 * 1) Why did Katherine Applegate choose to write the story in a poetic form?


 * 1) How is it especially hard for newcomers to the US?
 * 2) Imagine if you were new to a country, not speaking the language well, not understanding the rules. What do you think you would have difficulty with?


 * 1) The issue of immigration is a topic that is being debated in our government and throughout our country. What are we to do? Questions to consider are:
 * 2) Should we make it easier for people to immigrate to America or enforce stricter quotas?
 * 3) Do immigrants add to the economy or take jobs away from American citizens?
 * 4) Should illegal immigrants be allowed to stay in America and seek to gain legal status or be sent back to their home countries?


 * 1) Kek is no different than any other immigrant who comes to America. He has the need to belong, to feel accepted and to be an American. Is there such a thing as an “American boy?”
 * 2) What do you do to fit in with others? Would the same things work with any group of students? Why or why not?


 * 1)  Do Americans try to keep out immigrants from the mainstream of society?
 * 2) What is an idiom? Find some in the book.
 * 3) Look thru the Literature questions in the guide to find more…..