I. Read Walter Dean Myers' novel The Glory Field and complete the following activities.
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| a. "March 1864, Live Oaks Plantation" | __________________________ |
| b. "April 1900, Curry Island" | __________________________ |
| c. "May 1930, Chicago, Illinois" | __________________________ |
| d. "January 1964, Johnson City" | __________________________ |
| e. "August 1994, New York City" | __________________________ |
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| II. Graphic Organizer | __________________________ |
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| III. Vocabulary | __________________________ |
| As you read the novel, list 12 words that you do not know. Then, write the definition for each word. |
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| IV. Select one of the following topics for research. | __________________________ |
You will present the information on the topic to the class as an oral report with a visual project (poster, PowerPoint, scrap book, etc.)
- Music: Research any of the types of music, instruments, or people that are mentioned in the novel or are relevant to African-American heritage from 1753 to 1994.
- Biography: Research the life of any of the famous people mentioned in the novel, any famous African Americans from the Civil Rights Era, or any famous African-American writers.
- Slave Trade and Slave Life: Research the trade routes, locating places and determining distance, goods moved on the routes, slave auction, slave life.
- Art: Research famous African-American artists, and present their works.
- Jim Crow Law: Research the time just after the Civil War and report on laws enacted to restrict the rights of African Americans.
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| V. Essay | __________________________ |
Write one of the following essays:
- A Personal Essay that relates a lesson you learned from an incident that occurred in your life.
- A Character Sketch for one of the main characters in the novel.
- Cause and Effect Essay that takes a current event and shows how that event has affected your life.
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