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First things first…
Turn in your homework! Theme splash paragraph with theme page that you wrote on yesterday (stapled together)
Posionwood Bible response question and Guns, Germs and Steel graphic organizer (if you haven’t turned it in yet)
Permission slips?For today, you will need ALWG out, 2 sheets of
paper, and something to write with
INTRODUCTION
10/24/2013
A Long Way Gone:Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Journal Writing
What ideas does this prologue raise and how does it prepare the reader for what is to come?
Brief History of Sierra Leone
1787 – Freetown established as a settlement for freed
and rescued slaves from US, Nova Scotia, and UK.
1808 – Sierra Leone becomes a colony of the British
1961 – Sierra Leone gains their independence (52 yrs)
1967 – the first of many failed military coup (a
sudden disposition or removal of government)
(Republic of) Sierra Leone
West African CountryTropical landscapeKrio(Creole language) and EnglishMining and exporting diamonds
Civil War in Sierra Leone
1991 – Civil War begins – rebels against the government’s “rotten politics”
Revolutionary United Front (RUF) resented the existing government – corruption
Promised to liberate the people of Sierra Leone from poverty – free education & free healthcare
“Power & wealth to the people”Developed a reputation for cruelty and
violence
Foday Saybana Sankoh
Journal Writing #2
What did the old man in Kabati mean when he said, “We must strive to be like the moon”? Is this advice that could apply to you? Why or why not?
Themes for ALWG
The Damages of WarPowerSurvival HopeFamily, Friends, and CommunityMemoryFearLoss of Innocence