2. OBJECTIVES
1.Cite textual evidence to support inferences
2.Analyze how a text makes connections
3.Determine the meaning of words
4.Read for a purpose
5.Summarize events.
4. Page 396
Reread lines 1–18.
What details help you understand what life was like in Jerusalem
5. Page 396
Reread lines 1–18.
What details help you understand what life was like in Jerusalem
• The grandmother is wearing an embroidered Palestinian dress.
• The family moves into a second-story apartment in a stone house
surrounded by fields in which sheep are kept.
• The author is one of seven girls in the high school, because most local
girls go to Arabic-speaking schools after eighth grade.
6. Page 396
In lines 19–23,
think about the U.S. culture from which the author comes. What do you
think this interview with the counselor does to her sense of belonging in
her new school?
7. Page 396
In lines 19–23,
think about the U.S. culture from which the author comes. What do you
think this interview with the counselor does to her sense of belonging in
her new school?
After living in the United States, being
reprimanded for speaking to boys probably
makes the author feel like she is in a very
strange and foreign place.
8. Page 396
VOCABULARY
WORD LINE PART OF
SPEECH
MEANING/SYNONYME EXAMPLE
embroidered to decorate cloth or clothing with patterns or pictures am embroidering this picture for my mother.
guttural produced at the back of the throat and thereforedeep: Two Egyptians
were arguing outside the room, their voices loud and
guttural.
wandering to walk around slowly We spent the morning wandering around the old part o
f the city.
enrolled to put yourself or someone else on an official list for
an activity or formembership in a group,
We have enrolled eighty children in this day-
care program.
confused
bulged out
rapped on
inappropriate
institution
12. Page 398
Reread line 39.
Note Nye’s reaction to the school’s rule about boys and girls. How do
you respond to rules you think are unfair?
13. Page 398
Reread line 39.
Note Nye’s reaction to the school’s rule about boys and girls. How do
you respond to rules you think are unfair?
“When I think rules are unfair, I get
frustrated and try to see if I can change
the rules.”
14. Page 398
In lines 50–78
What would be the hardest adjustment for you if you attended this school?
15. Page 398
In lines 50–78
What would be the hardest adjustment for you if you attended this school?
wearing a uniform would be a difficult adjustment.
16. Page 398
In lines 50–78
Will Nye try to follow the rules of this school?
17. Page 398
In lines 50–78
Will Nye try to follow the rules of this school?
Yes. After the previous
school, she knows that
there are not many
options for her.
No. She seems unwilling
to follow rules she does
not agree with. She has
already thrown her
physics book out the
window.
18. Page 398
lines 29–35
Why is Nye asked to leave the school? In what way does the
experience affect her?
21. Page 398
VOCABULARY
WORD LINE PART OF
SPEECH
MEANING/SYNONYME EXAMPLE
aisles
stacked
giant
conferred
insolence
puffy
fussy
flap
waggled
requesting
transfer
solemnly
stipulation
26. Page 399
Reread lines 69–78.
Think of a time when you felt frustrated in class. What did you do to solve
the problem?
27. Page 399
Reread lines 69–78.
Think of a time when you felt frustrated in class. What did you do to solve
the problem?
Author’s Experiences:
She gets so frustrated
in class that she
throws her textbook
out the window
(lines 75–76).
Insights:
The language barrier
must have made Nye
feel that she couldn’t
get the help she
needed, either from
her teacher or from
her classmates.
My Experiences:
When I get frustrated in class,
I ask for help from the teacher
or another student.
28. Page 399
Reread line 89.
What details help you to picture the Armenian houses and to
understand Armenian customs?
29. Page 399
Reread line 89.
What details help you to picture the Armenian houses and to
understand Armenian customs?
The girls must keep their
nails trimmed and
cannot wear rings.
In the Armenian
houses, the author eats
spinach pies, white
cheese, and sesame
cakes, and she dips her
bread in olive oil.
The houses are “a thousand
years old, clustered beehive-
fashion behind ancient walls,
stacked and curled and tilting
and dark, filled with pictures of
unsmiling relatives and small
white cloths dangling
crocheted edges.”
30. Page 399
VOCABULARY
WORD LINE PART OF
SPEECH
MEANING/SYNONYME EXAMPLE
crocheted
bellows
falafel
pleated
scribbled
humbled
frustrated
flapping
clustered
stacked
tilting
smocks
stuffed
34. Page 400
Reread line 118.
Think of a serious conversation you have had with friends. Based on how you
felt afterward, how do you think Nye might have felt after having this
conversation?
35. Page 400
Reread line 118.
Think of a serious conversation you have had with friends. Based on how you
felt afterward, how do you think Nye might have felt after having this
conversation?
Author’s Experiences:
After seeing the barbed
wire separating Jordan from
Israel, she has a serious
conversation with friends
about the fighting in the
world.
Insights:
This conversation
might make the
author feel angry,
sad, hopeless,
resentful, or
introspective.
My Experiences:
When I talk to my friends
about serious topics, we
sometimes argue or
realize that we think the
same way.
36. Page 400
VOCABULARY
WORD LINE PART OF
SPEECH
MEANING/SYNONYME EXAMPLE
intricate
interweaving
cultures
barbed
wire
bleak
uninhabited
blows
shrugged
separating
41. Page 401
Reread line 143.
Note Nye’s reaction to her friend’s problem. In what ways is she
being affected by her experiences in Jerusalem?
42. Page 401
Reread line 143.
Note Nye’s reaction to her friend’s problem. In what ways is she
being affected by her experiences in Jerusalem?
She is also becoming angry at some of
the cultural differences she sees.
44. Page 401
Reread lines 144–161.
What details help create a sense of place?
Woven mats
and brightly
covered
mattresses
are piled on
the floor.
Shepherds pass
through town with
their multicolored
flocks.
Chickens
and
donkeys
roam
freely.
Rice and eggplant
are served on silver
trays with wheels of
bread ripped into
triangles.
45. Page 401
VOCABULARY
WORD LINE PART OF
SPEECH
MEANING/SYNONYME EXAMPLE
dignitaries
modest
beat-up shoes
sweatshirts
symphony
orchestra
patriotic
citizen
shipped off
refuse
sobbing
stroking
emigrated
56. Summary
Pg. 396
1. Naomi and her family just moved from the USA
to Jerusalem.
2. Naomi enrolled in a high school in Ramallah.
3. Naomi was called to the office of the school
counselor.
4. Unlike Naomi`s old school, it is an inappropriate
behavior in the new school to talk to boys.
57. Summary
Pg. 397
5. There were 7 girls only at the school and Anna , the Italian,
was her best and only friend.
6. Nomi does not understand the new rule.
7. The counselor conferred with the headmaster and sent
Naomi home with a transfer request.
8. Naomi is asking her brother about his school rules.
9. Naomi`s brother is reminiscing his old days in the USA.
10.When feeling sad, Naomi and her brother would play with
chicken.
11.Naomi`s father enrolled her in an Armenian school.
12.At the beginning the school refused to take Naomi in until her
father discussed the problem with the headmaster.
58. Summary
Pg. 399
13. Naomi`s classmates started to call her Shihabian.
14. The hands and nails must be clean when checked in this
school.
15. Naomi described the lifestyle of the Armenians.
16. Naomi used to attend the Arabic classes in the KG every
afternoon.
17. Naomi found some difficulties in learning Arabic and the
children helped her.
59. Summary
Pg.400
18. People have different ideas and think that
fighting solve problems.
19. Fighting and war can happen anywhere around
the world.
60. Summary
Pg. 401
20. After school, Naomi and her brother would spend time in the
refugee camp playing with kids
21. Naomi and her brother wish they could return back to the
united states
22. Naomi learns that people in Jerusalem don`t usually say “NO” to
their parents.
23. Naomi`s family would spend the weekends with relatives who
treated them like movie stars.
24. Naomi`s father would translate to her the stories told in Arabic
during the family gatherings.
61. Summary
Pg. 402
25. Naomi used to cry noiselessly.
26. Naomi`s father would make
excuses to people on why she cries to
help her.
64. Problem Solving
1.What is the problem?
How canI…… ?
How canNaomi……. ?
How can others ( father/ mother )…. ?
How can others ( friends)…. ?
How can others ( brother / relatives)… .?
65. Problem Solving 1.What is the problem?
How can I…………?
How Can Naomi………..?
How can Naomi`s parent`s…….?
How can Naomi`s relatives…….?
How can Naomi`s friends……..?
67. Problem 1:
How can
I
?
Solution 2:
Solution 1:
Solution 4:
Solution 5:
Solution 3:
Problem Solving
2. What are the possible solutions to the problem?
68. Problem 2:
How can
Naomi
?
Solution 2:
Solution 1:
Solution 4:
Solution 5:
Solution 3:
Problem Solving
2. What are the possible solutions to the problem?
72. Problem Solving
1.What is the
problem?
How can I…………?
2. What are the
possible
solutions?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
How Can Naomi………..?
How can Naomi`s
parent`s…….?
How can Naomi`s
relatives…….?
How can Naomi`s
friends……..?
79. Problem
Solving
1.What is
the
problem?
How can I…………?
2. What
are the
possible
solutions?
1.
What are the
consequences
of the solution?
Consequence 1
Consequence 2
Consequence 3
Consequence 4
Consequence 5
2.
3.
4.
5.
How Can
Naomi………..?
How can
Naomi`s
parent`s…….?
How can
Naomi`s
relatives…….?
How can
Naomi`s
friends……..?
81. Problem Solving
4. Based on the results, is it a good solution?
Problem 1
Solution
4
good Bad
Solution
1
good Bad
Solution
3
good Bad
Solution
2
good Bad
Solution
5
good Bad
82. Problem Solving
4. Based on the results, is it a good solution?
Problem 2
Solution
4
good Bad
Solution
1
good Bad
Solution
3
good Bad
Solution
2
good Bad
Solution
5
good Bad
83. Problem Solving
4. Based on the results, is it a good solution?
Problem 3
Solution
4
good Bad
Solution
1
good Bad
Solution
3
good Bad
Solution
2
good Bad
Solution
5
good Bad
84. Problem Solving
4. Based on the results, is it a good solution?
Problem 4
Solution
4
good Bad
Solution
1
good Bad
Solution
3
good Bad
Solution
2
good Bad
Solution
5
good Bad
85. Problem Solving
4. Based on the results, is it a good solution?
Problem 5
Solution
4
good Bad
Solution
1
good Bad
Solution
3
good Bad
Solution
2
good Bad
Solution
5
good Bad
86. Problem
Solving
1.What is
the
problem?
How can I…………?
2. What
are the
possible
solutions?
Is it a good
solution
Yes
No
1.
What are the
consequences
of the solution?
Consequence 1
Consequence 2
Consequence 3
Consequence 4
Consequence 5
2.
3.
4.
5.
How Can
Naomi………..?
How can
Naomi`s
parent`s…….?
How can
Naomi`s
relatives…….?
How can
Naomi`s
friends……..?
91. Page 402
Reread lines 162–185.
If you were one of the author’s relatives, how would you feel if you
saw her crying?
92. Page 402
Reread lines 162–185.
If you were one of the author’s relatives, how would you feel if you
saw her crying?
I would feel concerned, worried and responsible
93. Page 402
Reread lines 162–185.
Why does Nye’s father make up excuses for her crying?
94. Page 402
Reread lines 162–185.
Why does Nye’s father make up excuses for her crying?
Her father can’t tell her relatives that she is crying because
she wants to go home. It would hurt their feelings.
95. Page 402
Reread lines 162–185.
Do you agree with Nye’s father when he says that later she will
“have no idea” what made her so unhappy? Explain.
96. Page 402
Reread lines 162–185.
Do you agree with Nye’s father when he says that later she will
“have no idea” what made her so unhappy? Explain.
Yes. She is overwhelmed by the
differences between Jerusalem
and the United States. Later
she will come to appreciate
these differences and see them
as enriching her life.
No. She may look back on the
experience as a positive one, but the
fact that she has written this vivid
memoir describing her feelings
shows that she never forgot what
made her unhappy.
97. Page 402
VOCABULARY
WORD LINE PART OF
SPEECH
MEANING/SYNONYME EXAMPLE
stained
taboon
mounded
billow
jags
valiant
overtired
homesick
stony
splendor
102. Page 403
Reread lines 175–188.
What is it about Jerusalem that makes Nye feel sad and angry?
103. Page 403
Reread lines 175–188.
What is it about Jerusalem that makes Nye feel sad and angry?
She becomes sad when she sees the Jerusalem skyline on her
way to school, perhaps because it looks so different from the
United States. She is tired of being stared at and has been in
fights with boys. Jerusalem depresses her
104. Page 403
Reread lines 194.
Which of your own experiences can help you understand what Nye is
feeling?
105. Page 403
Reread lines 194.
Which of your own experiences can help you understand what Nye is
feeling?
Author’s Experiences:
While talking to her father
about her unhappiness
about feeling out of place
in Israel, she realizes that
she is also trying to deal
with growing up.
Insights:
The realization that
she can no longer be a
carefree child is
difficult for her to deal
with and accept.
My Experiences:
Sometimes when I feel lonely
and confused, I find it difficult
to ask my parents for help.
108. Page 403
(lines 189–192)
Why does her father want her to be more like her brother?
Why does she say she can’t be more like him?
109. Page 403
VOCABULARY
WORD LINE PART OF
SPEECH
MEANING/SYNONYME EXAMPLE
brocade
oud
sprawled
pockmarked
texture
incense
broody
steering
anthem
skirmishes
almonds
reckless
gypsies
114. Summary
What subject are you going to study
in the next period?
Guess
1. It might be…..
2. It might be…..
3. It might be ….
4. It might be ….
5. It might be…..
115. Summary
What subject are you going to study
in the next period?
Guess
1. It might be….. because
2. It might be….. because
3. It might be …. because
4. It might be …. because
5. It might be….. because
119. Summary
Pg. 396
1. Naomi and her family just moved from the USA
to Jerusalem.
2. Naomi enrolled in a high school in Ramallah.
3. Naomi was called to the office of the school
counselor.
4. Unlike Naomi`s old school, it is an inappropriate
behavior in the new school to talk to boys.
120. Summary
Pg. 397
5. There were 7 girls only at the school and Anna , the Italian,
was her best and only friend.
6. Nomi does not understand the new rule.
7. The counselor conferred with the headmaster and sent
Naomi home with a transfer request.
8. Naomi is asking her brother about his school rules.
9. Naomi`s brother is reminiscing his old days in the USA.
10.When feeling sad, Naomi and her brother would play with
chicken.
11.Naomi`s father enrolled her in an Armenian school.
12.At the beginning the school refused to take Naomi in until her
father discussed the problem with the headmaster.
121. Summary
Pg. 399
13. Naomi`s classmates started to call her Shihabian.
14. The hands and nails must be clean when checked in this
school.
15. Naomi described the lifestyle of the Armenians.
16. Naomi used to attend the Arabic classes in the KG every
afternoon.
17. Naomi found some difficulties in learning Arabic and the
children helped her.
122. Summary
Pg.400
18. People have different ideas and think that
fighting solve problems.
19. Fighting and war can happen anywhere around
the world.
123. Summary
Pg. 401
20. After school, Naomi and her brother would spend time in the
refugee camp playing with kids
21. Naomi and her brother wish they could return back to the
united states
22. Naomi learns that people in Jerusalem don`t usually say “NO” to
their parents.
23. Naomi`s family would spend the weekends with relatives who
treated them like movie stars.
24. Naomi`s father would translate to her the stories told in Arabic
during the family gatherings.
124. Summary
Pg. 402
25. Naomi used to cry noiselessly.
26. Naomi`s father would make
excuses to people on why she cries to
help her.
125. Summary
Pg. 403
27. Naomi`s father promised her that one day
she will forget why she was unhappy.
28. Naomi`s new anthem was that she wanted
to go home.
29. Naomi`s father is comparing her to her
brother.
30. Naomi tried playing a gypsy role for fun
using a classic dress.
143. Page 404
Reread lines 217–237.
How is Texas different from Jerusalem?
Texas is “big and warm.” Nye’s family no longer has
to huddle around a space heater. Houses and jobs
are easy to find. In the grocery store, there is a
variety of food.
144. Page 404
In lines 242–247,
how has the year away changed the author’s sense of
belonging?
145. Page 404
In lines 242–247,
how has the year away changed the author’s sense of
belonging?
Now that she is in Texas, she misses Jerusalem. She
is not quite sure where she belongs.
148. Page 404
VOCABULARY
WORD LINE PART OF
SPEECH
MEANING/SYNONYME EXAMPLE
muezzin
mosque
rumbles
cracked
roomy
burst out
bass
dusky
flapping
meteors
streaked
swooping
belonged