Mini Credit Recovery Project

Mini Credit Recovery Project

The Lost Boys of Sudan

Lesson Introduction

What can we learn from those who have survived the greatest tragedies and become even more determined to help others? How can we share these kinds of stories to inspire and educate? By completing this mini project, you will develop the ability to analyze narratives and create your own stories as you learn about the Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan and the lessons revealed through their journeys.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

-Learn who The Lost Boys of Sudan are

-Explain who the Lost Boys of Sudan are and how they got that name

-Write a letter to a friend to educate them about what you learned from those who have survived the greatest tragedies and become even more determined to help others.

WATCH ME!

The film documents the story of the Lost Boys of Sudan as they fled civil war, spent a decade growing up in a Kenyan refugee camp, and were eventually resettled in the United States. You will see an excerpt, called "From Sudan to the United States." The excerpt includes stories from the Kakuma refugee camp.

Open Ended

After watching the video, please write a brief summary describing who the Lost Boys are and what they experienced.

Students’ summaries should include:

-why the Lost Boys had to flee Sudan

-reasons they could not stay in Ethiopia

-what life was like in the refugee camp

-what new things the Lost Boys experienced on the journey from Kenya to the U.S.

On the next slide you will write a letter.

Here is a model of how to structure your writing

Open Ended

After watching the video and drawing on your prior knowledge from "A Long Walk to Water", write a letter to a friend educating them about what you learned from those who have survived the greatest tragedies and become even more determined to help others.

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Let's Revise!

If you completed your summary and 1st draft of your letter, you have been emailed a copy of your summary report which includes your writing. (If you do not see it in your inbox please let me know and I will reshare it with you)

NOW, we need to fix your writing up a bit to ensure you included the following:

-wrote a letter following letter writing format

-included all requested information

-adhered to the guidelines as set by the PARCC aligned narrative writing rubric