Being New/Different

Icebreaker Chat!

Describe a time when you were the

new kid.

(What was the situation, how did you

handle it, etc.?)

Discussion

What were your

experiences with being the

new kid?

Esperan

za

Rising

“Children’s Book-A-Day Almanac”

http://childrensbookalmanac.com/2

011/05/esperanza-rising/

April 8th, 2014

Question

Is Esperanza the new kid? Why or why not?

Compare

Esperanza Rising Narnia

http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/the-chronicles-of-

narnia/images/8698222/title/susan-pevensie-fanart

http://childrensbookalmanac.com/2011/05/esperanza-rising/

Does it matter who you are?

Why?

YES! NO!

Clip of

Maysoon

Zayidhttp://www.youtube.com/watch

?v=buRLc2eWGPQ

How did all of these

new kids find a way

to fit in?

What kind of

new kid are

you? Do you identify most

with:

Esperanza?

One of the Pevensie

children?

Maysoon Zayid?

Here in school

What kinds of new kids do you see in the hallways of

UWO?

What makes them stand out?

What do you do?

How could you help?