One of the most important aspects of the IB curriculum is that students are introduced to relevant literature. The two books that I read were “Wanting Mor” by Rukhsana Khan and “child of dandelions” by shenaaz Nanji. They both are interesting books with an abundance of meaning, struggles and adversity. “Wanting Mor” is about a girl named Jameela who struggles early on in the book after her mother dies, her father impulsively tries to get them away from there and tries to start a new life in Kabul, her struggles are not over as later on in this book, Jameela is abandoned and becomes an orphan because of her father and stepmom. The other book I read was “Child of dandelions” this book is about a girl named Sabine who lives with her …show more content…
To add on, both stories share one IB trait which would be open-minded, Jameela showed that she cared about her religious values and can learn from her past experiences, Sabine showed that she was also able to learn from her experiences and change her point of view. While “Wanting Mor is a good choice”, “child of dandelions” would be a much better option for IB students to read because of the character development and the interesting plot. The characters in “Child of dandelions”, are very dynamic and are very relatable for students. For example, Sabine she had to stay calm in tough situations such as, the raid, which is when Sabine’s house was raided by Ugandan soldiers, the soldiers had destroyed tables, plates basically everything they could put their hands on. But, In the end Sabine had stayed calm
1. Question: Why does Gatto think that school is boring and childish? How does Gatto’s depiction of school compare with your own elementary and secondary school experience?
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