Estimated Time: 3 hours

Read:

• Pages 1-73, which end with the section "Mahmoud: Just Outside Aleppo, Syria -2015, 1 day from home"

Write:

• As you are reading, write down any sentences or paragraphs that you like or have special meaning to you in your journal. Choose at least one passage from each chapter.
• Pay attention to any words or phrases that you don't understand and write them in your journal. Look up the meanings of these words.

Learn:

• This week you will be learning about symbolism. Add the definition of symbolism to your notebook.

• As you read look for symbols used by the author.