Fleeing Sudan

Photo Prompts

Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

A picture is worth a thousand words. Look at this photo from The Associated Press of passengers from Sudan disembarking from a plane in Madrid, Spain, after escaping the country's civil war.

Use the photo in class with your students to draw comparisons, brainstorm vocabulary, and make predictions. You can also assign a writing or speaking task based on the photo prompt. You may want to teach some of the suggested vocabulary below.

Focus

authentic materials
topic-based
writing
speaking
news
Africa
Sudan
war
productive

Vocabulary

evacuate
flee
embassy
diplomat
paramilitary
destabilize
regime
dictator
militia
A spinning paper plane