Journey to America by Sonia Levitin- Week #3
Directions: Read p. 66-108. Answer questions 3-8 in complete sentences using steal and slide.
Pick three of the words below and look up their definition in a dictionary. Write the definition and remember to include the part of speech. Underline the word.
Choose three different words and use them in a sentence that demonstrates you understand their meaning. Underline the word in your sentence.
darning, p.67 dread, p.68 stout, p.68
robust, p.68 sultry, p.70 ruddy, p.71
keen, p.74 wistfully, p.75 ravenous, p.76
vain, p.77 martyr, p.86
Why were the children at the camp so poorly fed?
4. What evidence do we have that Mother is not well. Use specific refereces from the text.
5. After reading Rosemarie’s postcard, do you think that Lisa is missing Berlin or glad she has left? Why?
6. How do you think Lisa and Ruth’s mother knew that things at the camp were not good?
7. Why do you think that familes were willing to take in refugee children?
What do you think is next for Lisa and her family?
