Understanding the authorial context of 'The Proudest Blue' | English

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What is an author?
- a person who creates food recipes
- a person who writes stories or other texts ✓
- a person who writes music
What is a character in a story?
- a person or animal in a story ✓
- where the story takes place
- the person who writes the story
What is a setting?
- the people or animals in the story
- where the author wrote the story
- where the story takes place ✓
What is an illustration?
- the text on the back of the book
- the words inside the book
- a picture in a book ✓
Put the following in the order they appear in a story.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Beginning
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Build-up
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Problem
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  Resolution
Which of the following support you in reading and understanding a text?
- using phonics strategies to decode unfamiliar words ✓
- re-reading a sentence fluently after decoding ✓
- guessing unfamiliar words and what they mean
- asking questions and talking about the text ✓

What is 'The Proudest Blue' about?
- It is a story which celebrates science.
- It is a story which celebrates the beauty and importance of the hijab. ✓
- It is a story which celebrates religious festivals.
What is the name of the main author of 'The Proudest Blue'?
- Hatem Aly
- Faiza
- Ibtihaj Muhammad ✓
Which Olympic Sport did Ibtihaj Muhammad win a Bronze medal for?
- swimming
- fencing ✓
- running
Why did Ibtihaj Muhammad pursue a career in fencing?
- she loved swords
- it allowed her to wear her hijab while competing ✓
- it was her parents' favourite sport
Which faith/religion is wearing the hijab an expression of?
- Christianity
- Buddhism
- Islam ✓
Why did Ibtihaj Muhammad write 'The Proudest Blue'?
- She had always wanted to be an author.
- She wanted young girls who wear the hijab to see it and feel proud. ✓
- Blue is her favourite colour.

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The author of 'The Proudest Blue' is Ibtihaj Muhammad, written alongside S. K. Ali.
'The Proudest Blue' is a children's picture book which celebrates the importance and beauty of the hijab.
'The Proudest Blue' is inspired by the author's own life.
Ibtihaj Muhammad was the first American fencing player to wear the hijab and participate in the Olympics.
Ibtihaj wrote 'The Proudest Blue' so that young girls who wear the hijab can see themselves represented and feel proud.

Children may assume that all Muslim women wear a hijab or struggle to understand why some do and some don't.

Expand upon the cultural and religious significance of the hijab as well as individual choice.

Author - the person responsible for crafting the words that make up a text
Hijab - a head covering worn by some Muslim women
Fencing - a combat sport that features sword-fighting
Proud - feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements or qualities