The following questions are relative to the film God Grew Tired of Us, which we will be watching in class. Copy these questions into your OneNote, and answer them in class and/or for homework. Post the completed answers in your blog.
1. What Academy Award winning actress narrates the documentary?
2. In what countries does the film take place?
3. List the main characters of the film.
4. Define refugee.
5. Define IDP.
6. The film centers around a group of boys. What are they called?
7. Track the movement of the boys after they leave their homes in their original country (the answer to number 2).
8. What are some major differences between the lives of the boys and your own life, specifically when they are living in the refugee camps?
9. What are some of the difficulties that they boys must deal with when they arrive in the United States? How are their lives different in the United States in comparison to their home countries?
10. Answer the following question only after you conclude the viewing of the film:
The title of the film, "God Grew Tired of Us", seems to be somewhat ironic after hearing the account of the boys first hand. Explain why the title is ironic using specific examples from the film. Do the boys really believe that God had abandoned them? Or is their faith stronger than ever? Why? Give examples.
haha Ironic is one of my vocabulary words!! how 'ironic' is that?
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