March+4

March 4/Session II Freedom///The Friendship//

6:30-6:45 Snack & check-in Hello: Check out Context Table, Timeline & Wiki

6:45 START Pass out copies of guidelines Housekeeping: Introduce Context Table & Timeline Community Building: Name Game First Reactions to Book—Retelling/Summary Agree/Disagree Game:

Tom Bee earned respect by standing up for his rights. John Wallace will let Tom Bee back in his store. The kids will take Jeremy with them next time they go fishing. Children can change society. Freedom requires violence.

Discussion Questions: · What do you think of the title? How does it relate to the story? · What do you think of the store? What do the kids think of it? Is it a good setting for the story? · Why are names so important? Why is it naming that makes the white people in the story so angry? · What do you think about the pictures in the book? Are these the right moments to illustrate? Are they the most important ones? Or would you illustrate other incidents? · What do you think of Jeremy? Why do you think he wants to be friends with Stacey? · What do you think about the narrator? Do you think the story would change if she was a boy? Do you think it would change if she was the oldest or if she was white? · What do you think about John? How do you think he feels about Tom Bee? · What do you think about the way Tom Bee speaks to John? What do you think makes him stop calling him Mister Wallace? · Is John acting of his own accord? Is he making a “free” choice when he shoots Tom Bee? · Where are places where words seem the most powerful to you? How do words affect people in the story? · What does it mean to be free in the story? What does the story show us about being free?

7:45 Summary: Characteristics of Freedom Introduce “Being American” Fill out Evaluation Give out books (2) Remind about next meeting Snacking & chatting

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