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Inside Out and Back Again Essay

Inside Out and Back Again Essay

Q Inside Out and Back Again End of Book Essay Select one of the 4 essay questions below. Write 2 full pages (no tricky large margins and bog font) and have at least 3 specific examples from the book. 1. Choose a theme for the book. How does the author illustrate the chosen theme? (cite pages when you use examples) 2. Which character are you most alike and why? (cite pages when you use examples) 3. Write about how the author, Lai, uses food throughout the book to illustrate Ha’s experiences and cultural connections (cite pages when you use examples). 4. If you taught this book to a class of 5th grade students (age 10) what are 3 important ideas you would want them to come away with and why? Make specific connections to the events, themes or characters in the book (cite pages when you use examples). Evaluation Criteria 100 pts Clearly organized with introduction, body and conclusion. (20) Essay addresses the selected question. (20) Paragraphs have a main idea with supporting evidence. (40) Paragraphs are connected and overall the essay demonstrates understanding of the selected prompt. Mechanics, spelling, grammar and punctuation are error free. (10) Pages with examples are cited. (10)

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The book Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai is a story based on the author’s childhood account. It is about her experience fleeing from Saigon to America with her family. The theme that stood out to me the most were the cultural differences that she endured during her journey. Ha grew up in Vietnam where everyone had the same culture. To be now sent to America , where it is a melting pot of Cultures was difficult. Cultural differences are evident in the foods that they are presented with, the color of their skin and religious differences. One cultural difference is food. Ha was used to fresh foods from her farm. After their long exhausting journey across the ocean, they are sponsored by a cowboy in Alabama.