Create as new ending

‘The Australian Government has changed its refugee policy … they’ve revised the procedures and protocols. There was an election in Australia. The Australian Government though they’d get more votes by keeping you out. And they did.’ (p175)

‘… some people in Australia don’t want us.’ (p.176)

‘But I don’t understand. Here’s a man who’s as kind as can be, from a country where people’s hearts are bigger than warm loaves, and yet some people there don’t want us.’ (p.176)

How do your students feel as individuals, as part of a community, as part of a nation when they realise the meaning of the book’s conclusion?

Journal
Compose excerpts from the travels of Jamal or any of his fellow passengers.
Create a diary detailing part of Jamal’s parents’ journey. Was it similar or in stark contrast?
Write about the sinking of the ship or the rescue or other major turning point.