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Making Friends
in Mali
SUMMARY A young woman joins the Peace
Corps, leaving her rural home in Maine for
a village in Africa While helping others, she
learns to see both the similarities and the
differences between her old life and her
new life
LESSON VOCABULARY
ambition efficiency
simplicity thriving
volunteer
INTRODUCE THE BOOK
INTRODUCE THE TITLE AND AUTHOR Discuss with
students the title and the author of Making
Friends in Mali Based on the title, ask students
what kind of information they think this book will
provide Let them know that Mali is a country in
Africa
BUILD BACKGROUND Inform students that the
Peace Corps is an organization that sends
Americans to other countries to help the
peo-ple there Discuss what kind of help peopeo-ple
in other countries might need Ask students
if they think it would be interesting to join the
Peace Corps when they are older Discuss
where they might want to go and what kind of
help they might want to give Let them know
that in this book a young woman joins the
Peace Corps and goes to Africa
PREVIEW/USE TEXT FEATURES Have students
skim the book for chapter headings and
illustrations Ask them to use these features
to try and predict what the story will be
about Do they think the piece will be fiction
or nonfiction? Why? Point out the map on
page 9 Lead students to understand that
it shows part of Africa Ask them to tell you
anything they might know about Africa If
possible, locate this small map area on a
classroom world map
READ THE BOOK
SET PURPOSE Have students set a purpose for
reading Making Friends in Mali Remind them
what was discussed while previewing the book and building background Some students might want to find out what it is like in an African country Other students might be more interested in learning about what happens to the main character or what it means to join the Peace Corps
STRATEGY SUPPORT: PREDICT Suggest students predict what might happen before they read each chapter Remind them that they should check and revise their predictions as they read and get new information Encourage them to take notes to keep track of both their predictions and their revised predictions
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
PAGE 7 What does Georgia say that convinces her father that it is okay for her to join the
Peace Corps? (“I’m just like you, Dad I want
to improve things.”)
PAGE 18 How do you think Georgia will feel
during her first few days in Mali? What are
you basing your prediction on? (Responses will
vary but should be text-based and should draw from pertinent, personal knowledge.)
PAGE 22 How is the weather in Mali different
from the weather in Maine? (It is much hotter
in Mali.)
PAGE 29 Why does Moussa give Georgia the
piece of fabric? (to thank her for helping him)
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST
PREDICT
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REVISIT THE BOOK
READER RESPONSE
1 Information on graphic organizer should
include the weather, experiences with
chickens, friendship with 11-year-old boy,
and motivated people
2 Possible responses: The family will have
more food They might sell extra eggs like
Georgia’s family
3 You can pedal or use the motor Pedem
means “foot.” Words include biped,
pedestal, pedestrian, pedicure, pedometer,
quadruped.
4 Responses will vary
EXTEND UNDERSTANDING Because this story
is set in two very different places, we are
able to see how the character reacts to her
change in setting How a character reacts to
changes lets us know a lot about him or her
With a partner, discuss how Georgia reacts to
her change in setting and what that tells you
about her
RESPONSE OPTIONS
WRITING Invite students to imagine that they
are Georgia in Mali Have them write a diary
entry that Georgia might write
Have students create vocabulary word cards Students place the cards facedown
in a pile and take turns picking a card and
making up a riddle for others to guess the
word Provide a model or pattern for the riddle
such as:
SOCIAL STUDIES
CONNECTION
Ask students to
brainstorm a list of ways
they can help others in their
own communities Help them use the
Internet or library to find organizations that
welcome student volunteers
TEACH/REVIEW VOCABULARY
Have students rate the words Know, Have
Seen, or Don’t Know on a Word Knowledge
Rating Chart Revise the chart after students have read the book
TARGET SKILL AND STRATEGY
COMPARE AND CONTRAST Remind students
that to compare and contrast things means
to look for how they are alike and different
Point out that although much in the main character’s life will change, some things will still be familiar to her As students read the story, have them takes notes comparing Georgia’s life in Mali with her life in Maine
PREDICT Review that to predict means
to tell what might happen in a story based
on what has already happened Remind students that understanding how a character
is affected by changes will help them predict what might happen next For example, in this story, some things in Georgia’s life change in huge ways while other things remain familiar Students should use this information to predict how Georgia might react to things that happen Ask students
to write a sentence before reading the last chapter, predicting how they think the story will end After reading the story, have students share their predictions and discuss whether they were correct
ADDITIONAL SKILL INSTRUCTION
CHARACTER AND SETTING Lead students to tell
you that a character is a person or animal
who takes part in the events of a story The
setting is where the story takes place In Making Friends in Mali, setting has a strong
effect on the main character As students read, suggest they take notes on places where they see Georgia, the main character, being affected by her setting Afterwards, have students compare notes and use them
to draw conclusions about Georgia
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Compare and Contrast
• To compare is to tell how two or more things are alike or different
• To contrast is to tell only how two or more things are different.
Directions Use Making Friends in Mali to help you answer the questions below.
1–2 Compare Georgia and her father How is Georgia like her father? How is she different?
3 Contrast Georgia’s home in Mali with her home in Maine
4–5 Contrast the Zeroulias’ garden center when they first bought it with the way it is now.
6–7 Compare Moussa and Georgia.
8 How are Ibrahim and Charlie alike?
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Vocabulary
Directions Use a word from the box to complete each sentence below.
Check the Words You Know
ambition simplicity
efficiency thriving
moped volunteer
rummaging
1 Georgia started through the photographs looking for her
favorite picture of Charlie crowing
2 Many people love the of life in developing countries
3 Georgia was impressed with the with which Ibrahim made
the bricks
4 A characteristic that both Moussa and Georgia’s father had in common was
5 Costa had built an old barn and greenhouse into a popular,
business
6 Georgia had become a worker for the Peace Corps
7 Georgia hopped on the behind Moussa
Directions Underline the word does not belong in each set.
8 volunteer, tradesperson, professional
9 waste, effectiveness, efficiency
10 rummaging, selling, searching
11 book, moped, magazine
12 simplicity, difficulty, complexity
13 ambition, laziness, drive
14 prospering, failing, thriving
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