Red midnight

Red Midnight worksheet: sequence events, learn life lessons, and analyze the refugee journey.

Match the following events to the order in which they happened. Angelina and Santiago flee their village 1st Event Santiago puts dirt in gas tank to stop the drunk driver 2nd Event Enrique and his wife give them food. 3rd Event Santiago finds a doll for Angelina in the garbage 4th Event Sharks swim by the cayuco 5th Event Nurses take care of Santiago and Angelina 6th Event "I know that luck has saved us. For this I am glad, but I know that luck is not a friend that should be trusted." Give 1 specific example where luck saved them (not Santiago's skill). Santiago is close to your age. What is ONE life lessons you learned or can learn from his story and explain (my lesson- loneliness can be deadly, to keep Angelina alive he gives her a doll to take care of and talk to). In ONE paragraph tell me what you think is the most important event in the whole book. Be specific in how you explain it and tell me why the event is important to the overall book. YOU CANNOT CHOSE THE WAR OR MURDER OF THEIR FAMILY Fill in the blanks with the missing words. In Red Midnight Santiago and Angelina have to flee Dos Vias. Soldiers and guerrilas are killing innocent people for power. Uncle Ramos tells them to take his cayuco and sail to the USA. When they get to the house Enrique and his wife help them. Enrique takes them past a military boat which is very dangerous. Throughout their journey Santiago and Angelina struggle with hunger and sleep. When they finally get to America the first people that see them are mean and don't help. Finally nurses get them to a hospital. They are interviewed by immigration officers and news reporters. They will both stay in America.