Refugee Pages 1-17
Grade 5•45 minutes•Standard 6.R.10: Analyze how a sentence, paragraph, stanza, chapter, scene,
or section fits into the overall structure and how it contributes to the development of theme, main idea, settings, or
plot. (RL)
Learning Objective
I can analyze how the first seventeen pages of *Refugee* fit into the overall story and begin to develop the plot.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Describe the main problem that Josef's family is facing at the beginning of the story.
2. What is happening in Cuba that makes it unsafe for Isabel and her family?
3. What are Mahmoud and his family trying to do, and what obstacles do they face?
...and 4 more questions
Educational Video
Refugee by Alan Gratz
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