by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Ask students: What is the author’s message? Have them think about what the story reminds them of or what they were thinking about as they listened to the story. Hand out a brown paper bag to each student. Ask students to choose an item from home (e.g., a photo, a...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Students choose a topic to debate, such as “Hate literature and media on the Internet should not be outlawed,” or “There is nothing an average citizen can do about genocide,” or “Survivors of genocides should be granted reparations.” Subjects: World Studies, History,...
by boot | Mar 6, 2025
The Africville of today is rather different from the Africville that the girl in the story imagined and longed for. Ask students how they think attending the Africville reunion festival made the girl feel: Sad? Grateful? Happy? Angry? What clues do we have in the book...
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...
