Immigration & Refugees

Guiding questions:

Why do people leave one country to go to another? How do their lives change? How do they change their new country?

Nonfiction Feature

Out of the Flames

The thrilling story of a girl who survived the Triangle factory fire.

SKILL: Text Evidence, Vocabulary, Text Features, Inference, Central Idea and Details

Read-Aloud Fiction

Amira's Song

The story of a young Syrian immigrant and her surprising discovery

SKILL: Vocabulary, Text Features, Inference, Character

Nonfiction Feature

Behind the Wire Fence

Meet a Japanese American boy who lived in a World War II prison camp.

SKILL: Text Evidence, Vocabulary, Text Features, Central Idea and Details

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