Community Book Connection 2009 - 2010 A Long Way Gone

Classroom Activities on A Long Way Gone

Ishmael Beah Novel Project Spring/2010 ESOL group project
Beah Novel - Research Paper Rubic Spring/2010
ESL 054 Novel Project Professor Moreno

Multi Genre Contest - Dr. Nicole Williams has organized a special multi-genre contest for Dev-Ed students. The prospectus is attached. There will also be generous prizes for this contest. This is an exciting opportunity!!

Student Blog Assignment - Professor Erin Cordray is organizing a student blog assignment, and asks that faculty who are using the book to consider joining her in the activity. Please check out the informational flyer.

The Office of Multicultural Affairs is again sponsoring a Student Essay Contest--coming up in April. Please encourage students to write a short essay that illustrates a time in their lives when they felt like a refugee, like a person without a home. This wonderful contest/panel is being held on all three campuses, like last semester. The students who participated were VERY pleased with the prize and the forum. Please email Patricia Quintero-Hall with questions. phall@ccbcmd.edu

Pat Rennie of the English Department has compiled a CBC library of films all related to the themes in the book. They are available on DVD (as well as a good list of films available online) She will loan them out through campus mail. This is a new program that we are trying.. Please see the CBC Library of Films List. Email or call Pat to borrow a film! prennie@ccbcmd.edu

Back by popular demand: We reprinted the Psychological Resource Guide—because so many people used it last semester. If you need more copies, please let me know how many. I have 500.

Long Way Gone Instructor's Supplement
List of activities, pre reading exercises, chapter notes, questions, literary information, song lyrics and other links from Dr. Nicole Williams at CCBC (pdf format)

Teacher's Guide from Book Publisher

Lab Activity: Becoming A "Global Citizen" - Child Soldiers an activity to post on web site by Charlyn Cassady

Psychology Study Guide for A Long Way Gone created by Kevin Mick.

Sociology Study Guide for A Long Way Gone created by Kevin Mick.

English Study Guide for A Long Way Home created by Heather Harris

Chapter 16 A Long Way Gone Assignment created by Tara Ebersole

A Long Way Gone…. CCBC Students’ Reflections on a “Long Way Home”
Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) are asking faculty to choose students to participate in this Community Book Connection project.
DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 25 - Students who are selected to participate in this project will receive a $100.00 (one-hundred) dollar gift certificate. 

Resources for A Long Way Gone: list of 10 excellent co-curricular activities on video clips of the author and his book from Webster University.

American Red Cross Exploring Humanitarian Law - Exploring Humanitarian Law curriculum gives teachers easy-to-use materials to help students understand the rules governing war and their impact on human life and dignity.

Teacher's Guide and Reader's Group Guide from Macmillan Press

Macmillan Press information on Author and Book

• Here you will find short video clips on the author, child soldiers and the Sierra Leone
• These clips can be easily played in any electronic classroom by simply clicking on the resource you want to show on the web site page

Honor's English Assignment from Cedar Rapids High School of
A Long Way Gone

Lesson Plan on Child Soldiers    This lesson presents an overview of where, why, how, and in what conditions children are used as child soldiers.

Guiding Questions on A Long Way Gone from Cushing Academy.