The Happiest Refugee - Prologue Skills Search and Analysis

This worksheet is a close study of the prologue of Anh Do’s autobiography The Happiest Refugee. Page one is a techniques search where students seek out language techniques used by the author, while page two focuses on the way these language techniques shape meaning figuratively. That is, how does the author convey an idea about his topic through the use of language techniques rather than just stating the situation? This page is based on direct quotes from the autobiography and asks students to interpret their meaning.