Lesson on Boy Overboard

2. Key Words
Refugee- someone who leaves their country because their
life is in danger.
Taliban- Militant group that had control in Afghanistan
Afghanistan- a country in the middle east

3. What is a right?

4. Brainstorm what rights we
have.

5. Human Rights and
Children’s rights

6. Rights of children
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJggYdw3I0k

7. Let’s write about it
Why is it important to have rights?
What would you do if the government took your rights
away.
Think:
Feel:

8. Boy Overboard
Boy Overboard is about a boy called Jamal who is from
Afghanistan. He has to leave because it is too
dangerous for him to live there anymore.
He moves to Australia as a refugee. He has a dream to
win the soccer world cup.

9. What’s life like in
Afghanistan?
http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/afghanistan/d
ay-in-life

10. Boy Overboard Trailer for the book
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOhB7MJV1XY

11. Recap
 Last term we started reading the book, Boy Overboard.
 Does any one remember what it was about?

12. Life in Afghanistan
http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/world/daily-
life-in-afghanistan-20130306-2fkoe.html
As we look at the images, I want you to write down at
least 3 words to describe what you see.
How would you feel if you had to live here?

14. What have we learnt so far?
Main Character:
Setting:
Game that they like to
play:
Who is in charge:
Why is Bibi not allowed to
play soccer?

16. Reading Activity
As you listen to Chapter 4:
 Think about these
questions:
 What clothes are the kids
wearing?
 How big are the children?
 What do they look like?
 How deep in the rocket
crater?
 What colour is the sand?

17. Movie Director!
You have been given the job to plan a scene for the movie
version of Boy Overboard.

18. Chapter Summary
What has happened in the
last 3 chapters.
 Chapters-
 Characters invloved-
 Setting-
 One new things that
happened in each
chapter:
 What do you think
might happen next:
 New words:

20. What have we learn so far?
 We have learned:
-About life in Afghanistan
-Found out that the Taliban ( a harsh government) runs
the country
- That Jamal and his family have to flee the country

21. Secret Messages
 Imagine that you are Yusuf and have found a hidden
message from Jamal. Together you and your partner
are going to decode the message.
 You decide to send back a message coded. Pass it to
someone else in the class to decode.

23. Do you think people should be
allowed to come to Australia? Why or
why not?
I think that people should/ shouldn’t be allowed to come
to Australia because .......
Try to think of at least 2 reasons to support your answers

24. Reason’s to come to Australia

25. A clip
 http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2012/s3636257.ht
m

26. You as a refugee!
 Imagine that some and people have taken over the
country and are killing people for not following their
rules.
 You can no longer go to school, soldiers have come
around and destroyed all T.V’S, computers and
Phones.
 Everyday you are made to go out and work on a farm,
digging up the soil by hand and planting seeds.
 You have little food and water.

27. What do you do?
You can choose to stay but your life is in danger, the
government has heard that your family is working
against them.
Someone has told you that there is a boat in Adelaide
that it sneaking people out of the country. It will cost
you 5000 dollars and is very dangerous.
1. What will you do?
2. Where will you decide to go and why?
3. How would you feel leaving your home?