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Safiyyah's War: Fiction Lesson 4

What do you think you know?

What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?

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What do you know and think?

Phillipe was emboldened by his friend’s bullish tactics: “And besides, if it wasn’t for filthy Jews like you, half of this wouldn’t be happening. You’re the problem!”

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From: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Today's Question(s)

A) How does the author show the themes of prejudice and discrimination?

B) How does the author show the themes of courage and empathy?

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“My maman locked us all in the house after school, she said it’s not safe to be around the refugees.” Safiyyah was confused. “Not safe, why?” Maria didn’t seem much wiser than her. “I suppose maybe because lots of them came from other countries… Well, we don’t know, they could be very dangerous!” Hana and Amelie were listening now from across the room. Hana leaned over, looking unimpressed at Maria’s comments. “The dangerous ones are the Nazis, Maria. Not the hungry, injured civilians fleeing from them.” Safiyyah smiled quickly at Hana. But Maria was getting visibly defensive. “Well, it’s better to be safe than sorry. And besides, Maman says soon we’ll have barely enough food for ourselves. With all these refugees arriving, we’ll probably starve to death before the Nazis even arrive!” Safiyyah felt anger rising in her belly. “Or maybe, Maria, if we all shared what we do have then everyone would be quite all right.” Amelie chimed in, “Yes, just because someone is from another country or town doesn’t mean they have less right to food and a home.” Hana looked at Maria defiantly. “Or because someone is from another religion.” Henri and Phillipe sauntered into the class. Henri was making exaggerated gestures with his hands and ducking and dodging. Safiyyah figured from the pkhow and crashhhhh noises he was making alongside his movements that he was acting out some sort of military battle. Phillipe yelled in a booming voice, “Blitzkrieg!” followed by a machine gun-type trill.

From: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Safiyyah felt disgust at why anyone in their right mind would mimic guns and bombs. But then again, Phillipe and Henri were quite spectacularly dim-witted at the best of times. Before Safiyyah could open her mouth to say something, Amelie did. “SHUT UP, you idiots!” Phillipe glared at her. “Bet you don’t even know what blitzkrieg is, you idiot.” Safiyyah short back, “No one wants to hear about German weapons while our country is being bombed by them!” Hana turned to the boy. “Exactly. And anyway, it means ‘lightning war’, genius. And it’s killing thousands of innocent people. It’s senseless bloodshed and if you’re moronic enough to glamorise the violence then do it somewhere else. If you had family affected by the destruction I bet you wouldn’t behave so awfully.” Henri slowly walked a few steps over to Hana’s desk, before lunging suddenly and sweeping her books and pencil case onto the floor. He leaned down towards Hana menacingly. “Well, my family won’t need to worry, will they? No. They won’t because they’re not dirty Jews like you.” Hana looked past Henri, as if oblivious to his words. She held her head up slightly in defiance, but Safiyyah could see a vein throb in her temple. Phillipe was emboldened by his friend’s bullish tactics: “And besides, if it wasn’t for filthy Jews like you, half of this wouldn’t even be happening. You’re the problem!”

From: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

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spectacularly dim-witted

sauntered

senseless bloodshed

glamorise

menacingly

emboldened

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From: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

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sauntered

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Hana looked at Maria defiantly. “Or because someone is from another religion.” Henri and Phillipe sauntered into the class. Henri was making exaggerated gestures with his hands and ducking and dodging.

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From: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

sauntered

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spectacularly dim-witted

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senseless bloodshed

glamorise

menacingly

emboldened

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“My maman locked us all in the house after school, she said it’s not safe to be around the refugees.” Safiyyah was confused. “Not safe, why?” Maria didn’t seem much wiser than her. “I suppose maybe because lots of them came from other countries… Well, we don’t know, they could be very dangerous!” Hana and Amelie were listening now from across the room. Hana leaned over, looking unimpressed at Maria’s comments. “The dangerous ones are the Nazis, Maria. Not the hungry, injured civilians fleeing from them.” Safiyyah smiled quickly at Hana. But Maria was getting visibly defensive. “Well, it’s better to be safe than sorry. And besides, Maman says soon we’ll have barely enough food for ourselves. With all these refugees arriving, we’ll probably starve to death before the Nazis even arrive!” Safiyyah felt anger rising in her belly. “Or maybe, Maria, if we all shared what we do have then everyone would be quite all right.” Amelie chimed in, “Yes, just because someone is from another country or town doesn’t mean they have less right to food and a home.” Hana looked at Maria defiantly. “Or because someone is from another religion.” Henri and Phillipe sauntered into the class. Henri was making exaggerated gestures with his hands and ducking and dodging. Safiyyah figured from the pkhow and crashhhhh noises he was making alongside his movements that he was acting out some sort of military battle. Phillipe yelled in a booming voice, “Blitzkrieg!” followed by a machine gun-type trill.

From: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

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Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.

Safiyyah felt disgust at why anyone in their right mind would mimic guns and bombs. But then again, Phillipe and Henri were quite spectacularly dim-witted at the best of times. Before Safiyyah could open her mouth to say something, Amelie did. “SHUT UP, you idiots!” Phillipe glared at her. “Bet you don’t even know what blitzkrieg is, you idiot.” Safiyyah short back, “No one wants to hear about German weapons while our country is being bombed by them!” Hana turned to the boy. “Exactly. And anyway, it means ‘lightning war’, genius. And it’s killing thousands of innocent people. It’s senseless bloodshed and if you’re moronic enough to glamorise the violence then do it somewhere else. If you had family affected by the destruction I bet you wouldn’t behave so awfully.” Henri slowly walked a few steps over to Hana’s desk, before lunging suddenly and sweeping her books and pencil case onto the floor. He leaned down towards Hana menacingly. “Well, my family won’t need to worry, will they? No. They won’t because they’re not dirty Jews like you.” Hana looked past Henri, as if oblivious to his words. She held her head up slightly in defiance, but Safiyyah could see a vein throb in her temple. Phillipe was emboldened by his friend’s bullish tactics: “And besides, if it wasn’t for filthy Jews like you, half of this wouldn’t even be happening. You’re the problem!”

From: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

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Hana turned to the boy. “Exactly. And anyway, it means ‘lightning war’, genius. And it’s killing thousands of innocent people. It’s senseless bloodshed and if you’re moronic enough to glamorise the violence then do it somewhere else. If you had family affected by the destruction I bet you wouldn’t behave so awfully.”

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From: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

My Turn
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Hana turned to the boy.

“Exactly. And anyway, it means ‘lightning war’, genius.”

“And it’s killing thousands of innocent people.”

“It’s senseless bloodshed and if you’re moronic enough to glamorise the violence then do it somewhere else.”

“If you had family affected by the destruction I bet you wouldn’t behave so awfully.”

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From: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

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Hana turned to the boy. “Exactly. And anyway, it means ‘lightning war’, genius. And it’s killing thousands of innocent people. It’s senseless bloodshed and if you’re moronic enough to glamorise the violence then do it somewhere else. If you had family affected by the destruction I bet you wouldn’t behave so awfully.”

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From: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Strategy Focus

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Strategy: Main Point

A) How does the author show the themes of prejudice and discrimination?

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“My maman locked us all in the house after school, she said it’s not safe to be around the refugees.” Safiyyah was confused. “Not safe, why?”

A) How does the author show the themes of prejudice and discrimination?

Safiyyah’s family and the community at the mosque welcomed the refugees as if they were family. Instead of helping them, Maria’s family treated the refugees with suspicion and reacted in fear without cause or reason. This shows the theme of prejudice, harmful thoughts about refugees, without even meeting them.

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From: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Strategy Stop

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Your Turn

A) How does the author show the themes of prejudice and discrimination?

B) How does the author show the themes of courage and empathy?

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Acceptable Answers

Prejudice

Discrimination

Text Mark Evidence I suppose maybe because lots of them come from other countries… they could be very dangerous

viewing difference as a threat

Text Mark Evidence - Henri…lunged suddenly …sweeping her (Hana’s) books and pencil case onto the floor - he (Henri) leaned down towards Hana menacingly - my family won’t need to worry…because they’re not dirty Jews like you - if it wasn’t for filthy Jews like you

acts of religious prejudice and bullying

Text Mark Evidence - Maman says we’ll soon have barely enough food for ourselves - with all these refugees arriving, we’ll probably starve to death

blaming refugees instead Nazis/war for lack of food or resources difference as a threat

Text Mark Evidence if it wasn’t for filthy Jews like you, half of this stuff wouldn’t even be happening…you’re the problem

blaming Jews for the war and bombings instead of the Nazis

A) How does the author show the themes of prejudice and discrimination?

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Acceptable Answers

Courage

Empathy

courage to stand up to bullying and prejudice

Text Mark Evidence - the dangerous ones are the Nazis, Maria…not the hungry, injured civilians fleeing from them - Hana looked at Maria defiantly…or because someone is from another religion (doesn’t mean they have less rights)

Text Mark Evidence - maybe, Maria, if we all shared what we do have then everyone would be quite all right - just because someone else is from another country or town doesn’t mean they have less right to food and a home

empathy for refugees in need

Text Mark Evidence - no one wants to hear about German weapons while our country is being bombed by them - if you’re moronic enough to glamorise the violence then do it somewhere else - if you had family affected by the destruction I bet you wouldn’t behave so awfully (mimicking blitzkrieg)

courage to confront glamorising violence

Text Mark Evidence - it’s killing thousands of innocent people - it’s senseless bloodshed - if you had family affected by the destruction I bet you wouldn’t behave so awfully

empathy for victims of war

B) How does the author show the themes of courage and empathy?

Text Mark Evidence - Hana looked past Henri, as if oblivious to his words - she (Hana) held her head up slightly in defiance

courage as a victim of bullying

Quiz Time

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Picture Me

Which image is the best match for ‘menacingly’?

Which One's Right?

Phillipe was emboldened by his friend’s bullish tactics...

Which answer best completes the sentence? This means Phillipe felt…

B nervous about joining in.

A confident toact aggressively.

D sorry forhis actions.

C afraid of gettingin trouble.

Link Me

Link each character with their opinion:

A believes everyone has a right to food and a home

1 Maria

B worries the refugees might be violent and might cause people to starve

2 Amelie

C blames the war and bombing on Jews

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3 Hana

Click if correct

D thinks the fighting is costing innocent lives

4 Phillipe

Tick Me

Why might the author have included this scene in the book?

Tick two

A To give a detailed lesson about World War II.

B To show how people respond differently those who are different.

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C To show that some children enjoy playing with toy weapons.

Click if correct

D To show the importance of courage and empathy towards others in difficult situations.

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Copyright Notice

This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan © 2023 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.