Parent Guide > Excerpt from "My Mother's Voice": The Proclamation
Welcome to the parent guide for this text! Read below to find out about what your child is reading in class and how you can support him/her at home.
This week in class, we’re reading "Excerpt from "My Mother's Voice": The Proclamation" by Kay Mouradian.
In Kay Mouradian's "Excerpt from My Mothers' Voice: The Proclamation," an Armenian family is notified that they must leave their home in Turkey.
As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Prejudice & Discrimination and War & Peace as they relate to the text. We are trying to answer these big questions :
"What are the effects of prejudice?" and "How are we changed by war?"
Ways to support your child:
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Ask your child about this historical fiction at home:
- What was "Excerpt from "My Mother's Voice": The Proclamation" about?
- What did you learn about Prejudice & Discrimination?
- What did you learn about War & Peace?
- Watch the following clips with your child at home: