Independent Reading Packet
Name_________________________
Pre-Reading:
A Long Way Gone
Directions:​ Watch two (or more)
interview videos with the author of ​A Long
Way Gone​, Ishmael Beah. Follow the links
to ​www.alongwaygone.com/media.html
from our class website. Answer the
questions below:
1. What did you learn about Beah in the videos you watched? Write three facts about his life:
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2. What does Beah want American readers to get from reading his memoir? Explain in detail.
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