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Extension Projects
Language Arts Ask students to retell the escape from Paris to Lisbon in their own words. If they need help, write the chapter titles from pages 44–62 on the board to remind them of the sequence of events. Have students prepare to make a timeline by writing a list of dates with an event next to each date. As they review the story, remind them to look for phrases such as "the next day," as well as for dates. Library skills Have students gather primary sources to be used in a book about themselves. Page through The Journey That Saved Curious George and list the primary sources Borden used. How did they help her solve the mystery of what the Reys did and where they went? Ask each student to imagine that he or she has been elected president and a biography is being written about him or her. Where could a writer find out about the student’s school years? Answers might include school records, interviews with teachers, and the students’ possessions. Have students make a list of primary sources they own that an author could use. Examples include a yearbook, sports medals, homework assignments, and letters or cards to relatives. Have students bring in several of their primary sources to share in small groups. Each group should make a list of the items and what they could learn from each. Examples might be swimming medal/ good in sports; yearbook/member of the chess club; homework assignment/ did well in social studies; letters/ has an aunt in Canada Finally, tell students that it is truly possible that they might write their autobiography or someone else might write a book about them. Have students list the primary sources they would start collecting from now on to help a writer. Students should give reasons for each choice. Math Have students create two lists of events: one of the major events in the Reys’ lives and the other of world events that affected the Reys. Suggest that students use library resources to find these dates: * Start of World War I (1914) * End of World War I (1918) * Start of World War II (1939) * German troops enter Paris (1940) * End of World War II (1945)
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