Dec 18, 20 after reading the book drita my homegirl by jenny lombard, the students created this book trailer to get other students more interested in reading the book. Guided reading short reads fiction scholastic guided. She created two girl characters fraught with challenges, and that leaves a lot to be resolved in this little middle grade book. When tenyearold drita and her family, refugees from kosovo, move to new york, drita is teased about not speaking english well, but after a popular student named maxine is forced to learn about kosovo as a. A poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything b. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading drita. Drita, my homegirl goodreads meet your next favorite book. Teachers pay teachers is an online marketplace where teachers buy and sell original educational materials. But with this hope comes the struggle to fit in and adapt, in a poignant story about the friendships that can overcome a cultural divide.
As each chapter went by, the girls grew closer to each other. And when dritas mother gets sick, theres only one person who can helpdritas new homegirl. But with this hope comes the struggle to adapt and fit in. Drita, my homegirl comprehension questions by kaitlyn davis tpt. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. Jenny lombards book drita my homegirl is an emotional and educational book about discrimination. T drita, my homegirl 690 50 rf t fair weather 670 50 rf t navajo long walk 700 50 hf t orphan train rider. Drita my homegirl biblio bits drita my homegirl by jenny lombard, g. Drita and her family come to new york as refugees from wartorn kosovo. Drita, my homegirl million dollar shot number the stars holes thunder cake because of winn dixie flight. Vocabulary and discussion questions for drita my homegirl, guided reading level t.
Drita, 10, is a muslim albanian refugee from kosovo and a stranger in her fourthgrade classroom in brooklyn, new york. And when dritas mother gets sick, theres only one person who can help dritas new homegirl. Drita, a fourth grader who has just arrived in new york from kosovo, is eager to make friends at her new school. Drita, my homegirl is an amazing albeit short book and a great story of friendship and school life.
But her new classmates dont make it easy, teasing her about virtually everything. Drita, my homegirl kindle edition by lombard, jenny. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. For drita, she hopes that america will be a wonderful, peaceful place but finds her classmates purposely ignoring her but maybe they just need to get to know her. Two girls from different worlds and cultures come together in this deft representation of immigration and multicultural friendship. Jenny lombard was not shy when choosing a topic for drita my homegirl. Suggested summer reading list for students entering 4th grade beverly cleary books johanna hurwitz books hoot by carl hiaasen because of winndixie by kate dicamillo friends. Fleeing from wartorn kosovo, 10yearold drita and her family move to america with the dream of living a typical life. On, edit images, videos and 360 photos in one place. Putnams sons, 2006 isbn 9780399243806 reading levelinterest age 690 lexile ages. This activity was created by a quia web subscriber. Literal and inferential, chapter by chapter comprehension questions. When tenyearold drita and her family, refugees from kosovo, move to new york, drita is teased about not speaking english well, but after a popular student named maxine is forced to learn about kosovo as a punishment for teasing drita, the two girls soon bond.
Like marley dias, so many of you have asked for books with black girls as the main characters. Drita my homegirl shows a friendship that is unlikely and challenging, but still very fulfilling for both girls. Putnams sons, 2006 isbn 9780399243806 reading levelinterest age 690 lexile ages 912. Find books like drita, my homegirl from the worlds largest community of readers. The lexile framework was developed by metametrics, inc. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard on apple books mighty girl books, apple. Maxie is african american, one of the incrowd that wants nothing to do with the newcomeruntil her social studies teacher charges her with interviewing drita about her story.
Dra guided reading level correlation chart lexile level chart pdf dra. Thrown into the school environment of rival groups and peer discrimination, dritas lack of english, coupled with her. A sensitively written story of two worlds coming together, drita, my homegirl touchingly explores the effects of war on a family and how friendship sometimes appears in the unlikeliest places. Even though she barely speaks english, drita cant wait to start school and make a new best friend. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard, paperback barnes. The four immigrants manga henry yoshitaka kiyama, 9781880656334, nonfiction interest level.
Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard scholastic teacher store. Similar to the reading framework, the listening framework is a scientific approach to measuring both students listening ability and complexity of audio materials on the same lexile developmental scale. Versatile, engaging and innovative, this newest edition of guided reading short reads provides all k6 students with multiple opportunities for deep, critical reading at every level. So when their teacher puts maxie and drita together for a class project, things get off to a rocky start. A poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything behind and the friendships that help you get through it. Have you ever read drita, my homegirl pdf download ebook. Drita my homegirl by teaching tresures teachers pay teachers. Within the pages of this book are documented, in prose and elegantly articulate photographs, examples of stations on the railroad, along with images of the routes, lives, and hardships of both the passengers and conductors. Nov 24, 2009 biblio bits drita my homegirl by jenny lombard, g. Meanwhile, maxie and her group of fourthgrade friends are popular in their class, and make an effort to ignore drita. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read.
Suggested summer reading list for students entering 4 grade. Maxie is african american, one of the incrowd that wants nothing to do with the newcomeruntil her social studies. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard overdrive rakuten. Fleeing from wartorn kosovo, 10yearold drita and her family move to. This story deals with the budding friendship between recent albanian refugee drita and maxie, an african american girl whos lost her mom. Drita, my homegirl an unlikely friendship blossoms between maxie, a popular fourth grader, and the new kid in class, drita, whose family has fled the war in kosovo. Drita, my homegirl paperback may 15, 2008 by jenny lombard author. Drita has just arrived in new york city from a devastated kosov.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading drita, my homegirl. Our booksource team is working remotely and available to answer questions, create price quotes and place book orders. Guided reading short reads fiction provides a unique solution for effective differentiated instruction through short form fiction texts. Making them and keeping them by patty kelley criswell the 39 clues series the lightening thief series where the mountain meets the moon by grace lin drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard. On the last page of this book, there is one sentence that caught my attention. Titleauthor drita my homegirl jenny lombard the book i had presented genre realistic fiction jenny lomabard and her husband summary maxie takes out a paper then she say something to her friend that she dont exyuzmee. Jul 18, 20 drita my homegirl shows a friendship that is unlikely and challenging, but still very fulfilling for both girls. Drita, my homegirl jenny lombard, 9780756989194, fiction interest level. Escaping the horror of war, persecution and destruction of their albanian life, drita and her family emigrate from kosovo to new york city.
The lexile map provides a graphic representation of titles that match designated levels of reading ability. In bringing together a refugee with limited english and an african american new york city kid, former public school teacher jenny lombard explores immigration and multicultural. Chronicles of narnia, book 1 lombard, jenny drita, my homegirl 690l ssyra 20072008 napoli, donna mogo, the third warthog 480l ssyra 20102011 peck, richard the mouse with the question mark tail 680l sachar, louis sideways stories from wayside school 460l timberlake, amy one came home 690l newbery honoree, 2014. Mar 01, 2006 two girls from different worlds and cultures come together in this deft representation of immigration and multicultural friendship. Goodreads members who liked drita, my homegirl also liked. As known, reading a drita, my homegirl pdf epub is a muchpleasured activity done during the spare time. Drita, my homegirl a poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything behind and the friendships that help you get through it. See more ideas about chapter books, books and childrens books.
Fleeing wartorn kosovo, tenyearold drita and her family move to america with the dream of living a typical american life. Boat book cow that went2 oink mouse2 paint dinosaurs before dark. Fiction fleeing from wartorn kosovo, 10yearold drita and her family move to america with the dream of living a typical life. Drita is a wonderful main character who any reader can relate to if theyve ever had to face a new school.
After reading the book drita my homegirl by jenny lombard, the students created this book trailer to get other students more interested in reading the book. She created two girl characters fraught with challenges, and that leaves a. The worst is maxie, a tough africanamerican girl whose sassy. Susan oliver, school library journal for her debut novel, lombard has created two strong and distinct characters, sensitively explores. How can drita find her place at school and in her new neighborhood when she doesnt speak any. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard published by penguin group more a tale of the power of love than of refugees, this first novel is imbued with the language and customs of kosova as well as the efforts of a family attempting to regain balance. Set of 14 immigration books fall 06 click on title for details. The firefighter by jenny goebel, alessandra psacharopulo. I enjoyed how this book alternates chapters of each girls point of view.
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