Sunrise over Fallujah
By: Walter Dean Myers
Table of Contents
GIST Statements... 3
Character List... 4
Sensory Notes... 5
Chapter Hunt... 6-8
Graphic Notes... 26-27
Robin's Notebook... 28-
Cover Page... 1
Reporter's Notes... 11
Newspaper... 10
Word Sort... 12+13
ABC Book Sructure... 8
Found Poem... 14+15
Reader's Theater... 15-
Character List... 4
Sensory Notes... 5
Chapter Hunt... 6-8
Graphic Notes... 26-27
Robin's Notebook... 28-
Cover Page... 1
Reporter's Notes... 11
Newspaper... 10
Word Sort... 12+13
ABC Book Sructure... 8
Found Poem... 14+15
Reader's Theater... 15-
GIST Statements
Chapter 1
Major Spring sessions was briefing the squad about Iraq and S.Hussein. Robin joined the army after
9-11.
Chapter 2
Squad is assigned humvees and named to the civil affairs unit which builds trust with the Iraqis. Daily life is boring.
Chapter 3
Leave Kuwait and head towards the Iraqi border.
Chapter 4
A sandstorm causes the capture of a unit a Robin's unit goes house to house searching for weapons. A young boy is shot in the street.
Major Spring sessions was briefing the squad about Iraq and S.Hussein. Robin joined the army after
9-11.
Chapter 2
Squad is assigned humvees and named to the civil affairs unit which builds trust with the Iraqis. Daily life is boring.
Chapter 3
Leave Kuwait and head towards the Iraqi border.
Chapter 4
A sandstorm causes the capture of a unit a Robin's unit goes house to house searching for weapons. A young boy is shot in the street.
Character List
1. Robin - main character - protagonist
2. Jonsey - Robin's friend
3. Major sessions
4. Captain Coles
5. Marla
6. Jean Darcy
7. Ahmed - Translater
2. Jonsey - Robin's friend
3. Major sessions
4. Captain Coles
5. Marla
6. Jean Darcy
7. Ahmed - Translater
Sensory Notes
Chapter Hunt!
Teacher Time!
Chapter 1
1. Who is the commanding officer?
a. Specilist Jean Darcy
- b. Captain Coles
2. Where is Iraq?
a. Europe
- b. Asia
3. What is the name of the main character?
- a. Robin
b. Jonsey
Chapter 2
1. What is the capital of Iraq?
-a. Baghdad
b. Kuwait
2. Who is Birdy?
- a. Robin
b. Marla
3. How does the military get around?
- a. humvees
b. cars
Chapter 3
1. Why were the guys nervous?
- a. they thought they were going into combat
b. they thought they were getting new uniforms
2. Who is Robin's best friend?
a. Marla
-b. Jonsey
3. How did Jonsey wake Robin?
a. he through water in his face
-b. he shook him till he woke up
Chapter 4
1. What border did they cross?
-a.Iraq border
b. Canaidian border
2. Who said they were moving out?
-a. Captain Coles
b. Marla
3. How did they release the bombs?
-a. on the ground
b. from airplanes
Chapter 5
1. Where did they spend the afternoon?
-a.Nasiriyah
b. Iraq capital
2. Who were they talking to?
-a. some of the childeren
b. 3rd ID guys
3. How did Robin feel when he was writing to his relatives?
a. sad
-b. happy
1. Who is the commanding officer?
a. Specilist Jean Darcy
- b. Captain Coles
2. Where is Iraq?
a. Europe
- b. Asia
3. What is the name of the main character?
- a. Robin
b. Jonsey
Chapter 2
1. What is the capital of Iraq?
-a. Baghdad
b. Kuwait
2. Who is Birdy?
- a. Robin
b. Marla
3. How does the military get around?
- a. humvees
b. cars
Chapter 3
1. Why were the guys nervous?
- a. they thought they were going into combat
b. they thought they were getting new uniforms
2. Who is Robin's best friend?
a. Marla
-b. Jonsey
3. How did Jonsey wake Robin?
a. he through water in his face
-b. he shook him till he woke up
Chapter 4
1. What border did they cross?
-a.Iraq border
b. Canaidian border
2. Who said they were moving out?
-a. Captain Coles
b. Marla
3. How did they release the bombs?
-a. on the ground
b. from airplanes
Chapter 5
1. Where did they spend the afternoon?
-a.Nasiriyah
b. Iraq capital
2. Who were they talking to?
-a. some of the childeren
b. 3rd ID guys
3. How did Robin feel when he was writing to his relatives?
a. sad
-b. happy
ABC Book Structure, Paragraph 1-5
Chapter 1
K is for Kuwait because it is sunny there.
I is for Iraq because the civil affairs might enter there.
S is for strong because the civil affairs is.
K is for Kuwait because it is sunny there.
I is for Iraq because the civil affairs might enter there.
S is for strong because the civil affairs is.
ABC Book Structure
H is for humanity because it is to show how you feel to a person. The woman is trying to find her son.(showing comparison to Iraqis)
I is for imam because it is a part of a follower of Islam. Al - Sadah was the son of Sunni imam.(boys father is a leader)
M is for Morgue because it is a coffin. People were dead and inside of them.(trying to find morgue.)
A is for administrater because it is someone that you can ask for help.(helped the unit)
I is for Iraq because there is war happening there.(the whole war)
I is for imam because it is a part of a follower of Islam. Al - Sadah was the son of Sunni imam.(boys father is a leader)
M is for Morgue because it is a coffin. People were dead and inside of them.(trying to find morgue.)
A is for administrater because it is someone that you can ask for help.(helped the unit)
I is for Iraq because there is war happening there.(the whole war)
International Gazette
Humvee Explosion!
On May 9, 2003 there was Interview
a humvee bombing in Iraq. Q: How did you feel personally
One Iraqi and one soldier about this whole conflict?
was killed in the conflict. A: Robin: I felt sad and scared
The captain responded by and it was really hard to get
helping the medics for the through.
childeren.
a humvee bombing in Iraq. Q: How did you feel personally
One Iraqi and one soldier about this whole conflict?
was killed in the conflict. A: Robin: I felt sad and scared
The captain responded by and it was really hard to get
helping the medics for the through.
childeren.
Reporter's Notes
Word Sort
Geography/Terrain: Desert, Fallujah, Middle East, Village, Tigris River, Syria, Seattle, Mesopotamia, Country, Baghdad, Stateside, Lebanon, Arid, Ghetto
People: Arabic, English, Government, Human Rights, Captain, Iraqi, American, God, Civlian, Ahmed, S. Hussein, Allah, Civil Affairs, Ba'athists, Lieutenant, Italians, Enemy, Gang, Marine, Dictator, Abuela, Childeren, Bias, Humanitarian, soldier, Birdy, Riot, demographic, noncombatant
Emotion: Uncomfortable, funny, pitiful, pleasant, grief, boredom, nervous, peace, sorry, respect, trembling, immoral, bias, fairness, mercey
Religion: God, Allah, Bible, sheik, Jihad, Koran
Dialect: Text feature, ain't, gonna, bro, macho, watcha, Immoral, Liberation, letter
Infrastructure: infrastucture, sewer system, electricity, generator, Desolate
Government/Media News: Government, Human Rights, Dictator, sewer system, electricity, campaign, country, exile, export, resign, free, respect, international, documentary, demographic, Jihad, bias, Ba'thists, liberation, S. Hussein
War/Conflict: chemical weapon, IED, humvee, civil affairs, dare, lieutenant, marine, invasion, militia, duty, missle, wounded, surrender, soldier, riot, exile, gang, enemy, captain
Misc-Category: arabic - language, english - language, letter - writing, Cresent - moon, Bivouoc - military tents, Al Jazeera
People: Arabic, English, Government, Human Rights, Captain, Iraqi, American, God, Civlian, Ahmed, S. Hussein, Allah, Civil Affairs, Ba'athists, Lieutenant, Italians, Enemy, Gang, Marine, Dictator, Abuela, Childeren, Bias, Humanitarian, soldier, Birdy, Riot, demographic, noncombatant
Emotion: Uncomfortable, funny, pitiful, pleasant, grief, boredom, nervous, peace, sorry, respect, trembling, immoral, bias, fairness, mercey
Religion: God, Allah, Bible, sheik, Jihad, Koran
Dialect: Text feature, ain't, gonna, bro, macho, watcha, Immoral, Liberation, letter
Infrastructure: infrastucture, sewer system, electricity, generator, Desolate
Government/Media News: Government, Human Rights, Dictator, sewer system, electricity, campaign, country, exile, export, resign, free, respect, international, documentary, demographic, Jihad, bias, Ba'thists, liberation, S. Hussein
War/Conflict: chemical weapon, IED, humvee, civil affairs, dare, lieutenant, marine, invasion, militia, duty, missle, wounded, surrender, soldier, riot, exile, gang, enemy, captain
Misc-Category: arabic - language, english - language, letter - writing, Cresent - moon, Bivouoc - military tents, Al Jazeera
Iraqi Country
Iraqi people
gonna get wounded
Village - country
God is Allah
Bibles - like Americans?
Pleasant, Peace
Birdy
Fond with Childeren
Americans - soldiers
Baghdad - civil affairs - humvees
S. Hussein - taken out of government - no human rights
bad infrastructure - sewer system and electricity
S. Hussein - not sorry
ain't city of Fallujah
gonna get wounded
Village - country
God is Allah
Bibles - like Americans?
Pleasant, Peace
Birdy
Fond with Childeren
Americans - soldiers
Baghdad - civil affairs - humvees
S. Hussein - taken out of government - no human rights
bad infrastructure - sewer system and electricity
S. Hussein - not sorry
ain't city of Fallujah
Reader's Theater : 62 - 65
Character List: Marla, Birdy, Ahmed, Captain Coles, Jonsey, Darcey
Act 1: Scene 1
Birdy: Man! This water is darn warm but my throat is so dry!
Birdy: My shoulders are do tight! This machine gun will make it worse.
N: Ahmed went to interpret.
N: The convoy of two vehicles took off.
Darcy: (popped up in Two Squad Gun position and waved.)
Jonsey: I gonna go ease up into the open road.
N: Robin was thinking that every gun had an eye on it, looking for him.
Robin: I wanted to keep my mind on the road.
Robin: We passed a low building with tables and chairs.
Robin: I reminded myself about the mission that we had to Iraq.
Robin: I was defending America.
Robin: We drove with the most speed.
Act 1: Scene 2
Robin: The squad gun was very uncomfortable.
N: They drove across the Euphrates River.
Captain Coles: We are going to hit traffic. Some empty trucks are going to pick up
extra supplies.
Everyone: OK
Robin: I am really hungry.
Marla: Whatever
Captain Coles: We are holding up. There are a lot of people firing, so be carful!
Robin: There was a lot of talking that no body understood. I always loved all of the
training exersices.
Scene 3: Act 1:
Robin: The darkness and the explosion were terrifying. I tried to hold my breathe,
so I wouldn't scream. The radio crackled. We were picking up weird
communications.
Marla: Birdy!
Robin: What?!
Marla: Bring back some sasuage, pizza, and two diet cokes.
Robin: I'm not going to do that anytime soon.
Captain Coles: They'll deliver. Keep that body armor on!
N: They were all taking turns sleeping.
Jonsey:( conked )
Marla: ( eating )
Act 1: Scene 1
Birdy: Man! This water is darn warm but my throat is so dry!
Birdy: My shoulders are do tight! This machine gun will make it worse.
N: Ahmed went to interpret.
N: The convoy of two vehicles took off.
Darcy: (popped up in Two Squad Gun position and waved.)
Jonsey: I gonna go ease up into the open road.
N: Robin was thinking that every gun had an eye on it, looking for him.
Robin: I wanted to keep my mind on the road.
Robin: We passed a low building with tables and chairs.
Robin: I reminded myself about the mission that we had to Iraq.
Robin: I was defending America.
Robin: We drove with the most speed.
Act 1: Scene 2
Robin: The squad gun was very uncomfortable.
N: They drove across the Euphrates River.
Captain Coles: We are going to hit traffic. Some empty trucks are going to pick up
extra supplies.
Everyone: OK
Robin: I am really hungry.
Marla: Whatever
Captain Coles: We are holding up. There are a lot of people firing, so be carful!
Robin: There was a lot of talking that no body understood. I always loved all of the
training exersices.
Scene 3: Act 1:
Robin: The darkness and the explosion were terrifying. I tried to hold my breathe,
so I wouldn't scream. The radio crackled. We were picking up weird
communications.
Marla: Birdy!
Robin: What?!
Marla: Bring back some sasuage, pizza, and two diet cokes.
Robin: I'm not going to do that anytime soon.
Captain Coles: They'll deliver. Keep that body armor on!
N: They were all taking turns sleeping.
Jonsey:( conked )
Marla: ( eating )
Jonsey's Obituary
Jonsey's life was all about war. He was an American blues man. He had a big heart. He made a lot of friends.