you can have students sit in a circle and create a story one by one, by this i mean that the person at beginning of the circle will say one word to start the story then the person next to them will say another word to ceate a story and it moves around the circle till your story is done.
You could have students create videos or posters about the topic that you want them to learn about
Encapsulated because she doesn't feel like belonging to American Culture, but she also knows that she can't go back home. It can also be taken as an example of Unhomeliness.