The Bridge Home - the last part

 You have now finished reading the book. 

- Choose two of the quotes below. 

-Then go to ChromeEx and write about one of them. Write about 200 words, size 12. 

- Go to SeeSaw and record yourself, while discussing the other question. You may record the question at home if you want to. Remember to speak freely and do not read from notes. 

“I saw more people that one day than I’d seen our whole lives. But nobody noticed us. We were in plain sight. But we were invisible.” (Ch. 10, p. 41)

1. Write about a time you have felt invisible. Make connections to one or more passages of the book.

2. Or write about a time you wish you could be invisible. Make connections to one or more passages of the book.

“Everything else melted away except for the taste, the smell, the feel of the fruit on my tongue… until then, I’d thought it was a sad thing that you were sometimes slower than the rest of us. But that day, I realized that slow can be better than fast. Like magic, you could stretch time out when we needed it, so that a moment felt endless. So the taste of half an orange could last and last.”  (Ch. 11, p. 45)

1. Write about your favourite food--stretching time out. 

2. Write about a moment in slow motion (stretch time out). 

3. Start with the first line: “Everything else melted away except for…” 

“This dream had flitted through my mind before. Voicing it for the first time made my dream feel more solid. But it also made me worry, if by running away, I’d pushed it further out of my reach.” (Ch. 12, p. 48) 

1. Write about some ways you can make your dreams come true. 

2. Write about your dreams. 

3. Write about a time you felt like your dreams were out of reach. 

4. Make connections to the book.

“He’d called me akka, older sister. He’d made me family.” (Ch. 12, p. 49) Even though they are not related by blood, Viji and Rukku consider Arul and Muttu to be family.

- Do you feel the same way about anyone in your life? Why?

- Make connections to the book.

    

"Goodness, this book packs a punch. Don’t let the overall size or the short chapter lengths fool you. Venkatraman’s storytelling is absolutely vivid and full of every possible emotion. After reading the author’s notes you realize the personal connection on where she got her real life inspiration and it makes you appreciate the story a thousand times more. It was easy to fall in love with these kids and route for them along the way. I adored their innocence, kindness and self-preservation." (Goodreads.com)

- Do you agree or disagree with this description of the book? 

- What do you think about the story, the characters, the descriptions? Motivate your opinion. 

- Are there any similarities between you and the characters? Any differences? 

EXTRA 

When you have finished speaking and writing about the book perhaps you feel like being creative? 

Create a symbol that would represent one of the characters.

Create using https://wordart.com/my-word-art

Wordle

Choose words that you have worked with while reading the book.

Or perhaps you feel like playing a game?

Go to www.freerice.com , create your free account and start playing games in English.

For each answer you get right, the sponsors of the site send the cash of the equivalent of 5 grains of rice to the World Food Programme.

/ Sara

The Bridge Home part one

Today, we will listen to the author when she helps us pronounce the Indian words and names that occur in the book: 

Pronunciation guide 

- Discussion:

First of all, individually - think about the question below. After a few minutes you will discuss it with your neighbour and at last we will together in class talk about what you have come up to. 

 If you had to leave home and could only take one backpack full of stuff, what would you bring?

Reading schedule:  

Week 46: page 1-40

Week 47: page 40 - 80 

Week 48: page 80-130

Week 49: page  130- 187 

Dead-line: 3rd of December

Today's work: 

1.. Working with vocabulary: Take a look at the words below and then make a note if you know the word well, have heard or seen it before or have no clue about the meaning. 

2.. Working with vocabulary: Quizlet . Here you can practice and also see the meaning in English. 

3.  Use the model below and fill in 5 of the "no clue" words. Use your notebook and a pencil. 

4. While and after reading I want you to think about the text you have read. 

When you have read 40 pages I want you to make sure that you have written  5 quotes and thoughts and answered the questions in the reading journal. Choose 5 questions from the list below. Make sure that you, at least once, have answered all of the questions when you have finished reading the book. 

 While you are reading, take notes and answer the questions in a Google document.

Reading Journal

1.  What does the passage mean to you?

2. What confuses you about the passage? Why is understanding this passage important to your response to the whole text?

3. Does this passage relate to your personal experiences? In what way?

4. How do you think the author feels about the ideas, events or characters he/she is presenting?

5. Do the characters remind you of anyone else- in fiction, history or your own life?

6. What do you get to know about the character (s) through this passage?

7. Describe the main character/s. While reading, do you get any information on what they look like or what kind of persons they seem to be?

8. Ask the main-character a question. Then answer the question as if you are the character.

9. Is there anything in chapters you have read that you don't like at all? Explain why.

10. What do you think will happen in the next 5 chapters?

/ Sara

The Bridge Home - introduction

Those of you who came to my blog via AvMedia Skåne, here you can find great links to other sites and tasks you may want to work with. Be my guest: The Bridge Home - links / Sara 

The book we are going to read is named The Bridge Home and is written by 

Padma Venkatraman.

 I met Padma at a conference in Baltimore and asked her if she could say something about reading and her book to my Swedish students: 

She has written the book The Bridge Home: 

1. We have now watched Padma's short video and above you can see the cover of the book. What do you think the book will be about? Where and when do you think it takes place? 

2. Important things to know about India. 

- Google Earth - India

3. Facts about India: Maps of India

4. India's ragpickers

3. Världens sämsta indier

David Batra letar efter sina rötter och ska försöka slå igenom som stand-up komiker i Indien. För att klara det måste han lära sig mer om Indien. 

Vi ska se några klipp ur serien. Den är på svenska, men det gör inget tycker jag då vi lär oss om Indisk kultur. Se gärna hela serien som finns på SVT Play till i februari 2021. 

4. Man kan väl inte dricka kopiss?

5. Before we finish today: 

- Write down three things you learned about India that you didn't know before. 

- Tell your neighbour what you learned. 

6. Vocab - for next time

/ Sara