Intro to Chapter 1 - Going Solo

​Chapter 1 - Going Solo

By Jennifer Cruz

Objective: Students will be introduced to the beginning chapter of Going Solo and will be introduced to paraphrasing

​Read Along as you listen!

Multiple Choice

Where is Roald going?

• Mombasa, Africa

• South Africa

• Cairo, Africa

• Nairobi, Africa

Multiple Choice

For how long will he be gone?

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 4 years

Multiple Choice

How old is he?

• 20 years old

• 21 years old

• 22 years old

• 23 years old

• Roald Dahl published his memoir Going Solo in 1986, when he was 70 years old.

• He is writing about his experiences between 1938 and 1941, when he was in his 20s.

• We will use "Dahl" to refer to Roald Dahl writing his memoir.

• We will use "Roald" to refer to the young Roald Dahl having the experiences.

Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing: putting information into your own words without changing the meaning.

• Original sentence: Roald Dahl traveled alone to a new country at a young age.

• Paraphrased sentence: As a teenager, Roald Dahl moved to another country by himself.