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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

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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

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INTRODUCTION

10/24/2013

A Long Way Gone:Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

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Journal Writing

What ideas does this prologue raise and how does it prepare the reader for what is to come?

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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)

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(Republic of) Sierra Leone

West African CountryTropical landscapeKrio(Creole language) and EnglishMining and exporting diamonds

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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

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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?

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Themes for ALWG

The Damages of WarPowerSurvival HopeFamily, Friends, and CommunityMemoryFearLoss of Innocence