Critical Thinking

• 1. SUM IT UP Put the key events of the story in order on a Sequence Chain. Use your chain to summarize the boys’ journey.

  

  Sequence Chain

• 2. Compare How do Rufino’s views about education in “Refugees Find New Lives” and Garang’s views in “Brothers in Hope” compare? Are they similar or different? Why?

• 3. Conclusion How does Garang emerge from his situation a stronger person? Use details from the text to support your answer.

• 4. Evaluate Revisit your Anticipation Guide. Do you still agree with your answers? Why or why not? Discuss your ideas with your classmates.

Reading Fluency

Expression Read the passage on page 656 to a partner. Assess your fluency.

• 1. I read

  • a. great

  • b. OK

  • c. not very well

• 2. What I did best in my reading was _____.

Reading Strategy

Vocabulary Review

Oral Review Read the paragraph to a partner. Add the vocabulary words.

I just read about African boys on a ______ to freedom. They had to ______ a river and walk on roads that were very ______. It took a lot of ______ to continue walking. The older boys ______ the younger ones. When they finally ______ from the desert, they were weak and hungry. One boy discovered the value of a good ______. He used his knowledge to ______ the lives of others.

Written Review Imagine one of the Lost Boys will continue his education at your school. Write him a letter about what to expect. Use four vocabulary words.

Write About the Guiding Question

Explore the Journey

Who and what helped Garang find a new life on his journey from Sudan to Ethiopia? Write your opinion. Reread the selection to find examples to support your opinion.