Ribute to a central idea about
the inevitable loss of innocence and humanity during times of war?
Chapter 6:
4. In the opening of Chapter 6, how does Beah develop the idea that people no
longer trust one another during times of war?
5. What details in Chapter 6 develop the idea that sometimes, even in the
bleakest of times, kindness can still be found?
6. Read the sentences from page 10, Para. 3. "We did this for about a month
and nothing happened. Still, we knew the rebels well enough to brace for their
arrival. But we lost our vigilance to the gradual passing of time." What do these
sentences reveal about human nature?
PART D: ACHIEVE 3000 - "Tree War Ends!" (Please complete if you did not
complete this Achieve from your last class lesson)
Reference materials
Excerpt - A LONG WAY GONE - Chapter 5 - 7.doc

1. a poem that tells a story irony 2. taking on human characteristics narrative 3. a direct comparison between two things personification 4. words that are opposite the thoughts in a speaker's mind simile 5. implied comparison introduced with "as" and "like idiom 6. one's own manner of speaking metaphor

Fortify is a verb that means “to protect and strengthen.” a fortifications is a that means something that protects.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.