Sounder by William H. Armstrong
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Theme: |
Lives of Freed African American Slaves from Reconstruction Era Through Mid-20th Century
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Grades: |
3 - 5
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Subject: |
Reading and Language Arts, Social Studies
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Duration: |
Two class periods
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Standards
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New Jersey State Core Curriculum Content Standards/Social Studies:
Standard 6.1 U.S. History: America in the World.
All students will acquire the knowledge and skills to think analytically about how past and present interactions of people, cultures and the environment shape the American heritage. Such knowledge and skills enable students to make informed decisions that reflect fundamental rights and core democratic values as productive citizens in local, national and global communities.
New Jersey State Core Curriculum Content Standards/Reading/Language Arts:
Standard 3.4: All students will listen actively to information from variety of sources in a variety of situations.
Standard 3.2.12.A.3: Use strategies such as graphic organizers and outlines to plan and write drafts according to the intended message, audience and purpose for writing.
Standard 3.2.12.B.5: Write a range of essays and expository pieces across the curriculum, such as persuasive, analytic, critique or position paper, etc.
Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.
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Objectives: |
Students will:
- Read and/or listen to the book Sounder and discuss it literally and analytically.
- Understand the problems and injustices faced by African Americans after the Reconstruction Era and through the mid-20th century.
- Understand the hardships of the African American sharecropper during this time period.
- Complete a graphic organizer by finding examples of injustices and poverty in the novel.
- Write a short essay about an ethical dilemma in the book.
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