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Lesson 1 (from Prologue-Chapter 2)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to discuss Barnett's childhood, and what is communicated about community. Barnett is the daughter of a single mother. Because of family and the community they lived in, Barnett's childhood had a secure childhood showered with love and filled with joy.
Lesson
Class Discussion: What does Barnett remember at the beginning of Chapter 1? How does that scene represent how Barnett feels about her childhood? What did Barnett and her sister eat from Aunt Opal's tree? How does Barnett describe Fulbright and life there? How did Barnett's family work together and support one another there? Why could Barnett knock on any of those family doors if she needed to? What was Barnett's mother like when she was young? How does she describe her maternal and paternal families? What does the phrase, "Black love was Black wealth," reveal about Barnett's childhood? How would...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(d), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(d), 11-12.7
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