This story explored many aspects of a family's journey in the year 1963, at time of great racial segregation.
One of these aspects is a church bombing at an African-American church:
The students viewed a documentary of the girls who were killed in the sixteenth street bombing, as well as various information on the Civil Rights Era
The four girls who were killed in the sixteenth street church bombing:
Students were asked to interview an adult as to their recollection of events of that time.
Novelties:
- In the novel, "The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963," describe your favorite character. Explain why he/she is your favorite? Do you think he/she was treated fairly by the author?
- In your own words, explain, What are the limitations of Kenny being the narrator and the novel being told from a first-person perspective. Is the story's account biased in any way?
- What is your impression of Rufus?
- If you were Kenny would you have made friends with Rufus?
- Would you have apologized to Rufus if you were Kenny?
- Have you been bullied before? How did you handle it?
- List 5 things you would do to make them feel confortable?
Write an essay entitled "My First Road Trip". In your answer be sure to include:
- How old you were
- Where you went
- Preparations made for the trip
- A desciption of the journey
- Your arrival
- Your return trip
Notable contents:
- Major and Minor characters
- Irony, Mood, and Tone
- Point-of -view (First, Second, Third Person)
- Illusion
- Symbols
Word of the Day:
Compose original sentences of the wotds, displaying your understanding of each word:
- Transition
- Tsunami
- Retribution
- Extort
- Analyzing
- Demonstration
- Independent
- Application
- Honor
- Determination
- Decorum
- Implication
Additional Assignments:
Character Sketch
- Write a detailed description of all the major characters in "The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963"
