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Ready Steady Read Together

Refugee: 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?

Just four years ago, their home city of Aleppo had been the biggest, brightest, most modern city in Syria...A crown jewel of the Middle East.

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From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Today's Question(s)

A) How has the war in Syria affected Mahmoud and Waleed?

B) What was Aleppo like before the war?

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Let me read today's text

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Mahmoud Aleppo, Syria – 2015

Mahmoud Bishara was invisible, and that’s exactly how he wanted it. Being invisible was how he survived. He wasn’t literally invisible. If you really looked at Mahmoud, got a glimpse under the hoodie he kept pulled down over his face, you would see a twelve-year-old boy with a long, strong nose, thick black eyebrows, and short-cropped black hair. He was stocky, his shoulders wide and muscular despite the food shortages. But Mahmoud did everything he could to hide his size and his face, to stay under the radar. Random death from a fighter jet’s missile or a soldier’s rocket launcher might come at any moment, when you least expected it. To walk around getting noticed by the Syrian army or the rebels fighting them was just inviting trouble. Mahmoud sat in the middle row of desks in his classroom, where the teacher wouldn’t call on him. The desks were wide enough for three students at each, and Mahmoud sat between two other boys named Ahmed and Nedhal. Ahmed and Nedhal weren’t his friends. Mahmoud didn’t have any friends. It was easier to stay invisible that way. One of the teachers walked up and down the hall ringing a handbell, and Mahmoud collected his backpack and went to find his little brother, Waleed.

From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Waleed was ten years old and two grades below Mahmoud in school. His teeth looked too big for his head, and when he smiled he looked like a cartoon squirrel. Not that Waleed smiled much anymore. Mahmoud couldn’t remember the last time he’d seen his brother laugh, or cry, or show any emotion whatsoever. The war had made Mahmoud nervous. Twitchy. Paranoid. It had made his little brother a robot. Even though their apartment wasn’t far away, Mahmoud led Waleed on a different route home every day. Sometimes it was the back alleys; there could be fighters in the streets, who were always targets for the opposition. Bombed-out buildings were good too. Mahmoud and Waleed could disappear among the heaps of twisted metal and broken cement, and there were no walls to fall on them if an artillery shell went whizzing overhead. If a plane dropped a barrel bomb, though, you needed walls. Barrel bombs were filled with nails and scrap metal, and if you didn’t have a wall to duck behind you’d be shredded to pieces. It hadn’t always been this way. Just four years ago, their home city of Aleppo had been the biggest, brightest, most modern city in Syria. A crown jewel of the Middle East. Mahmoud remembered neon malls, glittering skyscrapers, football stadiums, movie theatres, museums. Aleppo had history too – a long history. The Old City, at the heart of Aleppo, was built in the 12th century, and people had lived in the area as early as 8,000 years ago. Aleppo had been an amazing city to grow up in. Until 2011, when the Arab Spring came to Syria.

From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Vocabulary

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Hover for definitions!

a fighter jet’s missile or a soldier’s rocket launcher

stay under the radar

paranoid

targets for the opposition

artillery shell

scrap metal

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From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

I will model the first.

Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner

stay under the radar

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Find Read Talk

He was stocky, his shoulders wide and muscular despite the food shortages. But Mahmoud did everything he could to hide his size and his face, to stay under the radar. Random death from a fighter jet’s missile or a soldier’s rocket launcher might come at any moment, when you least expected it.

Reveal Vocabulary

From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Your turn

stay under the radar

a fighter jet’s missile or a soldier’s rocket launcher

Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner

paranoid

targets for the opposition

artillery shell

scrap metal

Use your text

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Vocabulary Check & Re-read

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Reveal Vocabulary

Mahmoud Aleppo, Syria – 2015

Mahmoud Bishara was invisible, and that’s exactly how he wanted it. Being invisible was how he survived. He wasn’t literally invisible. If you really looked at Mahmoud, got a glimpse under the hoodie he kept pulled down over his face, you would see a twelve-year-old boy with a long, strong nose, thick black eyebrows, and short-cropped black hair. He was stocky, his shoulders wide and muscular despite the food shortages. But Mahmoud did everything he could to hide his size and his face, to stay under the radar. Random death from a fighter jet’s missile or a soldier’s rocket launcher might come at any moment, when you least expected it. To walk around getting noticed by the Syrian army or the rebels fighting them was just inviting trouble. Mahmoud sat in the middle row of desks in his classroom, where the teacher wouldn’t call on him. The desks were wide enough for three students at each, and Mahmoud sat between two other boys named Ahmed and Nedhal. Ahmed and Nedhal weren’t his friends. Mahmoud didn’t have any friends. It was easier to stay invisible that way. One of the teachers walked up and down the hall ringing a handbell, and Mahmoud collected his backpack and went to find his little brother, Waleed.

Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.

From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Reveal Vocabulary

Waleed was ten years old and two grades below Mahmoud in school. His teeth looked too big for his head, and when he smiled he looked like a cartoon squirrel. Not that Waleed smiled much anymore. Mahmoud couldn’t remember the last time he’d seen his brother laugh, or cry, or show any emotion whatsoever. The war had made Mahmoud nervous. Twitchy. Paranoid. It had made his little brother a robot. Even though their apartment wasn’t far away, Mahmoud led Waleed on a different route home every day. Sometimes it was the back alleys; there could be fighters in the streets, who were always targets for the opposition. Bombed-out buildings were good too. Mahmoud and Waleed could disappear among the heaps of twisted metal and broken cement, and there were no walls to fall on them if an artillery shell went whizzing overhead. If a plane dropped a barrel bomb, though, you needed walls. Barrel bombs were filled with nails and scrap metal, and if you didn’t have a wall to duck behind you’d be shredded to pieces. It hadn’t always been this way. Just four years ago, their home city of Aleppo had been the biggest, brightest, most modern city in Syria. A crown jewel of the Middle East. Mahmoud remembered neon malls, glittering skyscrapers, football stadiums, movie theatres, museums. Aleppo had history too – a long history. The Old City, at the heart of Aleppo, was built in the 12th century, and people had lived in the area as early as 8,000 years ago. Aleppo had been an amazing city to grow up in. Until 2011, when the Arab Spring came to Syria.

Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.

From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Fluency

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Let me use my reader's voice...

Mahmoud sat in the middle row of desks in his classroom, where the teacher wouldn’t call on him. The desks were wide enough for three students at each, and Mahmoud sat between two other boys named Ahmed and Nedhal. Ahmed and Nedhal weren’t his friends. Mahmoud didn’t have any friends. It was easier to stay invisible that way.

What did you notice?

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From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

My Turn
Your Turn

Echo Read

Mahmoud sat in the middle row of desks in his classroom, where the teacher wouldn’t call on him.

The desks were wide enough for three students at each, and Mahmoud sat between two other boys named Ahmed and Nedhal.

Ahmed and Nedhal weren’t his friends.

Mahmoud didn’t have any friends.

It was easier to stay invisible that way.

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From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Sound like a reader!
Stand up!

Choral Read

Mahmoud sat in the middle row of desks in his classroom, where the teacher wouldn’t call on him. The desks were wide enough for three students at each, and Mahmoud sat between two other boys named Ahmed and Nedhal. Ahmed and Nedhal weren’t his friends. Mahmoud didn’t have any friends. It was easier to stay invisible that way.

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From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Strategy Focus

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Strategy: Read Between the Lines

A) How has the war in Syria affected Mahmoud and Waleed?

Be a detective and look for clues!

Teach

Let me show you

Reveal Text Marks

Mahmoud Bishara was invisible, and that’s exactly how he wanted it. Being invisible was how he survived. He wasn’t literally invisible. If you really looked at Mahmoud, got a glimpse under the hoodie he kept pulled down over his face,...

Reveal Explainer

This shows that the war has made Mahmoud fearful and extremely cautious. He does everything in his power to avoid attracting attention to himself to be ‘invisible’. This suggests that the war has made him constantly alert and anxious and forced him to change his behaviour to stay safe.

A) How has the war in Syria affected Mahmoud and Waleed?

Teach

From: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Strategy Stop

What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?

Teach

Your Turn

A) How has the war in Syria affected Mahmoud and Waleed?

B) What was Aleppo like before the war?

Find the answers
Text mark

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Text Mark Evidence he was stocky, his shoulders wide and muscular despite the food shortages

not enough food

Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence - to walk around getting noticed by the Syrian army or the rebels fighting them was just inviting trouble - Mahmoud sat in the middle row of desks in his classroom, where the teacher wouldn’t call on him

avoided attention and interaction

A) How has the war in Syria affected Mahmoud and Waleed?

Text Mark Evidence - not that Waleed smiled much anymore - Mahmoud couldn’t remember the last time he’d seen his brother laugh, or cry, or show any emotion whatsoever

emotionally numb

Text Mark Evidence random death from a fighter’s jet missile or a soldier’s rocket launcher might come at any moment, when you least expected it

fearful and anxious

Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers

Text Mark Evidence Mahmoud led Waleed on a different route home every day… Mahmoud and Waleed could disappear among the heaps of twisted metal and broken cement

forced to change routines to avoid danger

Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence just four years ago, their home city of Aleppo had been the biggest, brightest, most modern city in Syria…a crown jewel of the Middle East

a beautiful, modern and vibrant city

B) What was Aleppo like before the war?

Text Mark Evidence Mahmoud remembered neon malls, glittering skyscrapers, football stadiums, movie theatres, museums

a city of entertainment and culture

Text Mark Evidence - Aleppo had history too – a long history - the Old City, at the heart of Aleppo, was built in the 12th century - people had lived in

a city of historical significance

Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers

good quality of life

Text Mark Evidence Aleppo had been an amazing city to grow up in

Practise & Apply

Quiz Time

Start

Picture Me

Which image is the best match for ‘scrap metal’?

Find Me

Find three words that show that Mahmoud was anxious:

Waleed was ten years old and two grades below Mahmoud in school. His teeth looked too big for his head, and when he smiled he looked like a cartoon squirrel. Not that Waleed smiled much anymore. Mahmoud couldn’t remember the last time he’d seen his brother laugh, or cry, or show any emotion whatsoever. The war had made Mahmoud nervous. Twitchy. Paranoid. It had made his little brother a robot.

2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
3 Discuss then check

paranoid

nervous

twitchy

True or False?

Mahmoud only had two friends, Ahmed and Nedhal.

True
False

Match Me

Match each danger to the potential consequence:

2 walking in open streets

4 a barrell bomb

1 a fighter’s jet missile

3 an artillery shell

C random or unexpected death

B being shredded to pieces

A falling walls

D getting caught in fighters’ crossfire

Click if correct
Check

Feedback: Who did what well?

FindRead Talk

EchoRead

ChoralRead

ReadingStrategy

Answers & Text Marks

Other...

To be a book lover, you could...

spot themes.

Reveal

Look for big ideas or lessons the story might be teaching.

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: Refugee by Alan Gratz © 2017 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.