Amanda Zieba Learning with the Word Nerd | Boys without Names First Chapter Friday and Author Interview with the Word Nerd @AmandaZiebatheWordNerd | Uploaded September 2023 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
Friday, September 22, 2023 - Welcome to my channel, Learning with the Word Nerd, the best place on the internet for First Chapter Friday read aloud videos! This week I’ll be reading from the Boys Without Names by Kashmira Sheth. I’ll also be joined by a special guest, the author!! It’s a read aloud and interview you won’t want to miss!
Book Blurb: Trapped. For eleven-year-old Gopal and his family, life in their rural Indian village is over: We stay, we starve, his baba has warned. They flee to the big city of Mumbai in hopes of finding work and a brighter future. Gopal is eager to help support his struggling family, so when a stranger approaches him with the promise of a factory job, he jumps at the offer.But there is no factory, just a stuffy sweatshop where he and five other boys are forced to work for no money and little food. The boys are forbidden to talk or even to call one another by their real names. Locked away in a rundown building, Gopal despairs of ever seeing his family again. But late one night, when Gopal decides to share kahanis, or stories, he realizes that storytelling might be the boys' key to survival. If he can make them feel more like brothers than enemies, their lives will be more bearable in the shop—and they might even find a way to escape.
Scoop up a FREE First Chapter Friday Starter Kit here: amandazieba.com/teachersignup. It includes FCF Tracking Charts and a Google Doc I update weekly with new titles, authors, reading levels, genres, links and more!
Want to increase student engagement? Try these First Chapter Friday worksheets, with both generic response and novel specific sheets for each video in this playlist! Grab them here → teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Read-Aloud-Novel-Study-Graphic-Organizer-Reading-Response-Journal-2022-7587992
Get your copy of Boys Without Names at your school library, local indie bookstore or here → amzn.to/48pNAbZ
Educator’s Guide (from Junior Library Guild)
juniorlibraryguild.com/magento2-ce/images/19781936129195/BoysWoutNames_TE_JLGuide.pdf
Take a look at all of the other First Chapter Friday videos in this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpVe6VlpCwJZCLWm7CR4yX93l3xN2conB
Wanna say thanks and fuel future creations? Buy me a virtual cup of coffee for making this (and many other!) amazing free video resources for your classroom. Click here → ko-fi.com/amandazieba_thewordnerd
And finally, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE this channel for more great videos from the Word Nerd! Just click here: bit.ly/wordnerdonyoutube
** The videos in this First Chapter Friday Playlist were created in the spirit of: helping teachers and students find high quality and engaging books to read, promoting amazing authors and great books, and celebrating stories
Each video in this playlist features a book chosen by Amanda Zieba based on its literary merit, thematic/curriculum connection, or simply because she loves it and thinks you will too. All commentary and facts shared about the book and author were also researched/gathered by Amanda. Books were purchased by Amanda from Birdy’s Bookstore, Barnes and Noble or Amazon, unless otherwise stated. These videos are recorded and edited from Amanda’s home office in Wisconsin, USA. **
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Friday, September 22, 2023 - Welcome to my channel, Learning with the Word Nerd, the best place on the internet for First Chapter Friday read aloud videos! This week I’ll be reading from the Boys Without Names by Kashmira Sheth. I’ll also be joined by a special guest, the author!! It’s a read aloud and interview you won’t want to miss!
Book Blurb: Trapped. For eleven-year-old Gopal and his family, life in their rural Indian village is over: We stay, we starve, his baba has warned. They flee to the big city of Mumbai in hopes of finding work and a brighter future. Gopal is eager to help support his struggling family, so when a stranger approaches him with the promise of a factory job, he jumps at the offer.But there is no factory, just a stuffy sweatshop where he and five other boys are forced to work for no money and little food. The boys are forbidden to talk or even to call one another by their real names. Locked away in a rundown building, Gopal despairs of ever seeing his family again. But late one night, when Gopal decides to share kahanis, or stories, he realizes that storytelling might be the boys' key to survival. If he can make them feel more like brothers than enemies, their lives will be more bearable in the shop—and they might even find a way to escape.
Scoop up a FREE First Chapter Friday Starter Kit here: amandazieba.com/teachersignup. It includes FCF Tracking Charts and a Google Doc I update weekly with new titles, authors, reading levels, genres, links and more!
Want to increase student engagement? Try these First Chapter Friday worksheets, with both generic response and novel specific sheets for each video in this playlist! Grab them here → teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Read-Aloud-Novel-Study-Graphic-Organizer-Reading-Response-Journal-2022-7587992
Get your copy of Boys Without Names at your school library, local indie bookstore or here → amzn.to/48pNAbZ
Educator’s Guide (from Junior Library Guild)
juniorlibraryguild.com/magento2-ce/images/19781936129195/BoysWoutNames_TE_JLGuide.pdf
Take a look at all of the other First Chapter Friday videos in this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpVe6VlpCwJZCLWm7CR4yX93l3xN2conB
Wanna say thanks and fuel future creations? Buy me a virtual cup of coffee for making this (and many other!) amazing free video resources for your classroom. Click here → ko-fi.com/amandazieba_thewordnerd
And finally, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE this channel for more great videos from the Word Nerd! Just click here: bit.ly/wordnerdonyoutube
** The videos in this First Chapter Friday Playlist were created in the spirit of: helping teachers and students find high quality and engaging books to read, promoting amazing authors and great books, and celebrating stories
Each video in this playlist features a book chosen by Amanda Zieba based on its literary merit, thematic/curriculum connection, or simply because she loves it and thinks you will too. All commentary and facts shared about the book and author were also researched/gathered by Amanda. Books were purchased by Amanda from Birdy’s Bookstore, Barnes and Noble or Amazon, unless otherwise stated. These videos are recorded and edited from Amanda’s home office in Wisconsin, USA. **
#wordnerd #mglit #readingrecommendations #amandazieba #firstchapterfriday #teachertube #holes #boyswithoutnames #kashmirasheth #sweatshop #mgfiction #storiesarepowerful #authorinterview #juniorlibraryguild #Mumbai #kahanis
