by boot | Mar 6, 2025
One thing that makes the story of Africville so unique is that it centers on a special, memorable place. In fact, the place is almost like its own character in this story — it has its own look and personality. What kind of place is Africville? Ask students if it is a...
by boot | Mar 6, 2025
In the book, the young girl takes a kind of journey through various locations in Africville. Even though students may have never been to Africville before, have them draw a pretend map that traces her path through all the places she visits and the things she observes...
by boot | Mar 6, 2025
Ask students whether they think the story takes place in the past or the present. There may be differences of opinion; encourage students to defend or support their answers with examples from the book. In actuality, Africville is a story that mixes past and present...
by boot | Mar 6, 2025
Ask students to imagine a place — in real life or in their imagination — where they feel at home. What does that place look and feel like? Who else is there with them? Why do they feel at home in this place? Have they ever been to this place before? Now instruct...
by boot | Mar 6, 2025
Africville is about home in many ways. In the story, the Africville that the young girl visits is much different than it was many years ago. We don’t know if she has ever been there before, yet it still seems like a place where she feels at home. Ask students what...
