Name “The First Day” Reading Activity
Pre-Reading Map Analysis
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Overview – A general statement of what you see as your first impression
Parts – What does the key share? What do the colors symbolize? What information and data is being shared?
Title – Create a Title:________________________________________
Inte
elationships – How do the parts inte
elate and connect? How does your title fit into this inte
elationship?
Conclusion – What can you conclude about this visual? What does it mean or represent?
Post-Reading Questions:
1. Why was the na
ator and her mother turned away from the first school?
2. What was the environment like in the second school? How did this make the na
ator feel?
3. The na
ator shares that she recognized a “new” look on her mother. What was this new look and how did it come about? What does it share about the mother’s character?
4. How does the na
ator’s attitude change throughout her first day of going to school?
5. What does this story share about the education system and the impact it has on parents/children?