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Dahling,
If You Luv Me Teachers' Guide
For Intermediate and
Secondary Students (Grades 7 - 10)
Discussion Topics:
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Explain why Zainab wants Lucky brand jeans. Do you think that even
if she owned them things would be different for her at school?
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What job does Zainab's teacher, Mr. Weiss, offer her to get to know her
classmates better? Would you take that job? Why or why not.
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Retell the story between Kevin and Jenny in your own words.
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Explain why Zainab doesn't really like Premini. Are her feelings
justified?
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How could a girl learn from Jenny's mistakes?
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Zainab is hesitant to tell a story from her own culture. What
story's could you tell from yours? Would you want to?
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How would you handle Layla if she were your sister?
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How would you feel if you were in Zainab's situation at school?
Would you remain friends with Jenny or not?
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Compare Zainab and Layla. What qualities do they have in common,
what is different?
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Investigate Zainab's religion in further detail. Are there any
similarities with that of your own?
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What was your favourite scene in the book? Why?
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Predict what these characters will be like after the book ends: Zainab, Jenny, Kevin, Premini, and Layla.
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Define the following terms in your
own words: Zuhr, Quran, hadith, Paki, Islam, Allah, Muslim, Hindu
Activities:
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While reading Dahling, graph
the amount of pages you read during each of at least five sessions on five
different days. Take notes, under the graph (can be a pie, bar, or line
graph) as to why you think you got the results you did. Consider these
elements: distractions, difficulty of text, hunger or other physical
distractions, and tiredness.
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On a large poster size paper, design
one set for a scene of Zainab’s final play. Be sure to use color to
represent the tone of the scene.
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Act out a scene from the play of
Jehangir as it is outlined in Chapter 21.
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Find music that would accompany the
play, and use it is as background set up for your scene.
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In a group of no more than five,
decide what jobs need to be accomplished to make the play come to life. Be
sure the work is divided equally, and make a contract as to who will do
what. Turn it, signed by the members, into your teacher.
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After the play is complete, write a
journal discussing what you learned through the process of putting on this
play. Compare your experience with that of Zainab’s. Be sure to discuss
whether you would like to pursue more opportunities in drama (or not) and
why. Explain how you could have done better, and what parts actually were
easier than you thought.
Reading
guide and MI projects written by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer, for use as
classroom material. Not to be copied for other purposes without written
consent of the author. Visit this author’s website at:
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