1. Key Words Refugee- someone who leaves their country because
their life is in danger. Taliban- Militant group that had control
in Afghanistan Afghanistan- a country in the middle east
2. What is a right?
3. Brainstorm what rights we have.
4. Human Rights and Childrens rights
5. Rights of children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJggYdw3I0k
6. Lets write about it Why is it important to have rights? What
would you do if the government took your rights away. Think:
Feel:
7. Boy Overboard Boy Overboard is about a boy called Jamal who
is from Afghanistan. He has to leave because it is too dangerous
for him to live there anymore. He moves to Australia as a refugee.
He has a dream to win the soccer world cup.
8. Whats life like in Afghanistan?
http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/afghanistan/d
ay-in-life
9. Boy Overboard Trailer for the book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOhB7MJV1XY
10. Recap Last term we started reading the book, Boy Overboard.
Does any one remember what it was about?
11. Life in Afghanistan
http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/world/daily-
life-in-afghanistan-20130306-2fkoe.html As we look at the images, I
want you to write down at least 3 words to describe what you see.
How would you feel if you had to live here?
12. What have we learnt so far? Main Character: Setting: Game
that they like to play: Who is in charge: Why is Bibi not allowed
to play soccer?
13. Reading Activity As you listen to Chapter 4: Think about
these questions: What clothes are the kids wearing? How big are the
children? What do they look like? How deep in the rocket crater?
What colour is the sand?
14. Movie Director! You have been given the job to plan a scene
for the movie version of Boy Overboard.
15. Chapter Summary What has happened in the last 3 chapters.
Chapters- Characters invloved- Setting- One new things that
happened in each chapter: What do you think might happen next: New
words:
16. What have we learn so far? We have learned: -About life in
Afghanistan -Found out that the Taliban ( a harsh government) runs
the country - That Jamal and his family have to flee the
country
17. Secret Messages Imagine that you are Yusuf and have found a
hidden message from Jamal. Together you and your partner are going
to decode the message. You decide to send back a message coded.
Pass it to someone else in the class to decode.
18. Do you think people should be allowed to come to Australia?
Why or why not? I think that people should/ shouldnt be allowed to
come to Australia because ....... Try to think of at least 2
reasons to support your answers
19. Reasons to come to Australia
20. A clip http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2012/s3636257.ht
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21. You as a refugee! Imagine that some and people have taken
over the country and are killing people for not following their
rules. You can no longer go to school, soldiers have come around
and destroyed all T.VS, computers and Phones. Everyday you are made
to go out and work on a farm, digging up the soil by hand and
planting seeds. You have little food and water.
22. What do you do? You can choose to stay but your life is in
danger, the government has heard that your family is working
against them. Someone has told you that there is a boat in Adelaide
that it sneaking people out of the country. It will cost you 5000
dollars and is very dangerous. 1. What will you do? 2. Where will
you decide to go and why? 3. How would you feel leaving your
home?
