1. Bell Ringer: ACT Prep with clickers!!!!
September 10, 2012
Bell Ringer:
ACT Prep with clickers!!!!

2. Flashback- A Long Way Gone Chapters 1-4
During Ishmael’s childhood, he lives in…..
Junior and Ishmael like listening to ….
rap music
New York
heavy metal
Liberia
country
Sierra Leone
R& B
Freeport
How did Grandmother explain the adage “We must strive to be like the moon.” to Ishmael.
The sentence “We didn’t know that we were leaving home, never to return is an example of….
The moon allows us to bask in its glow.
imagery
A lot of happy things happen when the moon shines.
allusion
denotation
The moon is powerful.
foreshadowing
The moon comes out at night.

3. Flashback Continued…
In a dream, Ishmael dreams of pushing a wheelbarrow. What is in the wheelbarrow?
What literary device is in the sentence “He was halted by another grenade that exploded, causing his remains and blood to sprinkle like rain on the nearby leaves and bushes.”
bricks
guns
allusion
his own body
simile
fruit
metaphor
Hyperbole
The rebels called the mutilation of the body….
The boys stole people’s food when they were…..
horrendous
running away
revenge
moving across the river
tranquility
asleep
one love
praying

4. Chapter 3 List at least 3 different conflicts in this section
For each conflict, explain:
The source of the conflict
The nature of the conflict
The complications that might influence how the conflict will be resolved

5. Chapter 4 Is breaking the law ever justifiable?
Why/Why not?
If so, when?
Are there situations in the U.S. where breaking the law is reasonable behavior? Explain.

6. Chapter 5 List at least 3 different conflicts in this section Discuss:
For each conflict explain:
The source of the conflict
The nature of the conflict
The complications that might influence how the conflict will be resolved
Discuss:
Where in A Long Way Gone, did you encounter the brutal, thuggish behavior of young rebels- or other young people?

7. Exit Slip
Ishmael started making more pointed decisions- find examples of decisions he made to gain some level of control over his situation.
Write about a defining moment in your life, where you made a decision to change your circumstances or potential future, in spite of fear or risk.