LI: To explain in fewer words what the text is about
Our challenge in this activity was to summarise the text in our own words. We were challenged to use powerful vocabulary instead of simpler words. My summary tells the journey of all refugees and the journey they went through.
I found this Mahdi’s journey stressful because all of the obsticals he came to were stressful
LI: To gauge the tension in a text
Escape from Afghanistan Tension Chart:
My name is Rez Tension Chart:
From Afghanistan to Aotearoa Tension Chart:
When I compare these graphs I noticed that these refugees had a really hard time setling into a new country and leaving eveything they have behind.
I found this activity interesting because I was able to learn more about refugees and how they come with the obsticals they face.
LI: To compare and contrast the way authors hook us in and build tension in a set of texts.
Our group has made the decision that “My name is Rez” has the best introduction out of three texts. As It states what Rez’s childhood has been like. For example “We have never had our own homeland”. Meaning that she has endured psychological trauma and emotional scars that will forever be attached to her for the majority of her life. In act 1 it explains that her life is filled with hardships from being punished for getting something incorrect, to having both of her parents’ villages being bombed. The horrors they faced seemed to never end. But in the end she became a lawyer that helps refugees come to New Zealand and she had a prosperous life.
Our challenge in this activity was to compare and contrast the ways each author built tension and hooked us in using evidence from the texts to support our thinking. When we had read all three texts in the set we wrote a collaborative statement to convince other students why one of the story beginnings was better than the other(s).
I found this activity interesting because I got to learn about different refugees and the ardous journeys they faced.