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Narnia Literacy Circle - Connector (Week 4)

By Anonymous
Narnia Literacy Circle - Connector (Week 4)
Learning Intention:
Make connections with self, other texts and the world.
Success Criteria:
  • Detailed connections made, in your own words, with self, other texts and the world.

Raphael Fernandez is a poor boy who works at a dump site alongside with his best friend Gardo. He lives with his aunt, two cousins, and half sister in a house made out of trash in Behala. They rely on the trash they find to make money. Raphael has many struggles in life every day such as poverty, not enough food, no proper shelter, or having no education. The families like Raphael’s also have similar struggles in life. Many families in Behala suffer from hunger and they try to find food and shelter to survive. Millions of people in real life live homeless and starving. They eat food from rubbish bins and will sleep anywhere to survive.

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  1. Anonymous14 August 2017 at 00:05

    Sandeep
    You described Raphael's life, from family to what he dose, to what he suffers from and how he survives. You related it to people who struggle like him and his family in real life. You also made a poppet to go with it, You thought of each things going on in the story and connected them together.
    Chaomin

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