People and Places
Who is the girl who lived in Aleppo, Syria?
Bana Alabed
What can we find a variety of on the Internet?
Information
Where did Bana live?
Aleppo
What message did Bana send?
“I need peace.”
What does upload mean?
To put information on the Internet
What country is Aleppo in?
Syria
What kind of information can people upload to the Internet?
Photos (or other information)
What did Bana like doing before the war?
Studying
When did Bana send the message?
September 24th, 2016
What does broadcast mean?
To send information to many people
How old was Bana in 2016?
She was 7 years old.
What can anyone do with information today?
Broadcast it
What happened to Bana’s school?
It was destroyed
What language did she use?
English
What does deprive mean?
To take something away
When did the civil war in Aleppo begin?
Around 2012
What device did Bana use to send her message?
A smartphone
What happened to her friends because of the war?
They were pulled away from her
What did Bana hope would happen after sending the message?
She hoped someone would stop the war
What does pull A away from B mean?
To separate A from B
What are two countries that border Syria?
Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, or Iraq (any two)
Who did Bana send her message to?
The world
How did the war affect Bana emotionally?
She felt fear and heard bombing almost every day
What did Bana think after sending the message?
She thought, ”I don’t know if anyone will listen or care, but I hope that someone will do something to stop the war.”
Use the word FEAR in a sentence.
Example: I have a FEAR of spiders.