| This lesson involves Chapters 10 to 12. | Students
can read Chapter 10 to each other
Chapters 11 and 12 the Teacher can read. |
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to Worksheet # 5
Jacob finds himself in a bind...
Chapter 10 is a great chapter to have read out loud. Reading out loud will take place a number of times during this book, so choose the first reader from among your group. Have them pre-read the chapter silently so that they will be prepared to add expression and excitement. Then sit down in a group and be read to!
His food is gone. His mountain bike is stolen. He is beat up and sore, and in a country full of strange people, customs and dangers. You are about to read a very exciting part of the book. One of the biggest pleasures of literature is to be able to sit back, close your eyes and see the activity described in a book as it plays across the landscapes of your mind.
There are a number of Swahili words used in Chapter 10. Listen to their proper pronunciation.
Link to Worksheet # 5
Chapter 11 and 12 should be read to you by your teacher.
Have a class discussion about their reactions to the second paragraph on page 85. What did the class think? What could possibly be done differently if they were in Jacob's situation?
Kenya is different from Canada (or any other country you are in). Look up This World Factbook site on Kenya and compare it with your country's facts -- choose your country from the list. Print the information.
During chapter 11, Jacob is telling us about his travel route. Can you find the approximate place he reached by page 87? And then further on in page 91? Hint: he moved out of Nairobi in a North Westerly direction. Follow his movements with this topographical map.
Here is a simple map that shows the height of land south of Narok that is the Nguruman Escarpment.
Later on in the Unit, you might like to come back to this lesson to get some information on an animal that you will choose to research.
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Be warned that some of these pages were originally written in another language, and then translated into English. There will be errors! If you use this information, proof read it.Here are links to some of the animals Jacob came across. There are sounds with some of them!