Other Words for Home Themes, Symbols, Motifs
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Close Reading Envelope Assignment
Lesson Plans by Kristy Littlehale
The Envelope Assignment is a great close reading strategy for helping students stay focused on one or more themes throughout their reading. When paired with Storyboard That, it makes sharing their information more interesting and fun, even though they’re still doing a lot of work!
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
By Liane Hicks
Other Words for Home tells the story of 12-year-old Jude, who lives with her family in a seaside, tourist town in Syria. The increasingly violent Syrian Civil War forces her parents to make the difficult decision for Jude and her pregnant mother to flee to the United States to live with their uncle's family. Engage students with premade Storyboard That activities!
Storyboard Description
Students can track the different themes, symbols and motifs present in Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga and create a spider map that labels, defines and illustrates them.
Storyboard Text
- THE OCEAN
- HOME
- Jude's home in Cincinnati, OHwith her Mama, Uncle Mazin, Aunt Michelle cousin Sarah
- Jude's coastal hometown in Syria with her Mama, Baba brother Issa
- FAMILY
- Jude's home in Syria is by the sea. The ocean symbolizes beauty and tranquility and the comfort of home. Jude describes the sights and smells and appeal of her hometown, which is also a popular tourist destination and a place where Syrians and people from all over the world come to relax and enjoy the scenery.
- Jude is forced to leave her beloved home in Syria due to the civil war. She knows that she is lucky to be able to go to live with her Uncle Mazin. Her Aunt Michelle is kind and welcoming and soon she begins to see the house in Clifton as home too. This is comforting and conflicting. She comes to the realization that there can be room for more than one home in your heart without sacrificing your love for the other.
- The love and strength of family is a central theme. Jude's family makes the sacrifice of sending Jude and her pregnant mother to the U.S. for their safety during the war. Despite separation, they never stop missing one another and do everything they can to stay in touch such as using the internet to video chat. Jude's Uncle Mazin and his wife and daughter also become close family for Jude, supporting her and helping her navigate a new school, language, and culture.
- OTHER WORDS FOR HOMEThemes, Symbols, and Motifs
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