Content | Role sheets for Literary Circles | Readings: Part One -Two | Final Project & Sign-off Form
Newt's Journal Entry | Read Newt's Journal

Part One Assigned Reading
* When class meets for their double hour.

Date Due Chapters (Pages) Keep in mind as you read and write in your journal
Tuesday">

Content | Role sheets for Literary Circles | Readings: Part One -Two | Final Project & Sign-off Form
Newt's Journal Entry | Read Newt's Journal

Part One Assigned Reading
* When class meets for their double hour.

Date Due Chapters (Pages) Keep in mind as you read and write in your journal
Tuesday, 3/2/99 1-2 (7-40) Get to know these characters:
Big Mabel, Newt Winger, Pete Winger, Prissy Winger,  Jack Winger, Sarah Winger, Rende, and Clint

Familiarize yourself with these situations:
The ants, events of the storm, Jack's observations of the town from the church steeple, Sara's job, Jack's hospital donation.

Understand this quote:
"To Jack Winger, Cherokee Flats and the whole state was a plateau of uncertainty. (26)"

Theme:
Acceptance - Border Town
Physical Heroism: Big Mabel, Moral Heroism: Jack

Symbols and Imagery of Life and Death
Storm events
Ants
Town as viewed by Jack from the church steeple
Monday, 3/8/99 3-5 (41-80) Get to know these characters:
Marcus Savage, Kirky, Cap'n Tuck, Big Mabel, Uncle Rob, Chauncey, Sarah, Newt, as well as the characters listed above (as apply)

Familiarize yourself with these situations:
Preacher's sermon, Saunder's confession, Peach stealing, dice game by the swimming hole, ball game and car chase, the morgue, walking with Uncle Rob, Meeting Arcella.

Understand this quote by Uncle Rob:
"In fact, I think the colors are brighter in my darkness than they are in your light.....And sometimes I have a little fun with color in my darkness, like imaginin' you're green with pink ears and a blue nose and purple hair.  Sometimes I fill up my dark workd with people of all kinds of clolos like these. (66)"

Themes:
Heroism - Marcus vs. Newt and the Peaches
Sarah
Acceptance - Kirky's brand of justice

Symbols and Imagery of Life and Death
Cap'n Tuck and Big Mable
Dice game by the swimming hole
Thursday/Friday*
3/11-12/99		 6-8 (81-109) Get to know these characters:
Marcus Savage, Arcella, Rende and Clint, Sarah, Newt, as well as the characters listed above (as apply)

Familiarize yourself with these situations:
Newt's dream about sacrificing a Bull, the date with Arcella, The Clint incident, Marcus' Christmas visitors, Town Meeting.

Understand this quote:
"This place with all its drinkin' and fightin' and murderin'--Jim Crow, schools, picture shows and eatin' places is too much for these young ones to figure out. (98)"

Themes:
Heroism - Sarah
Education - Town Meeting, Newt as a dreamer
Acceptance - Town Meeting

Symbols and Imagery of Life and Death
Dreaming of a bull
Date with Arcella
Monday
3/15		 9-11 (110-150) Get to know these characters:
Marcus Savage, Pete, Polly Bates, Sarah, Miss McClintock, Newt, as well as the characters listed above (as apply)

Familiarize yourself with these situations:
Newt's graduation speech, Marcus vs Newt, Circus Boxing, Polly's visit, Miss McClintock's guidance counselling, Sarah's illness.

Themes:
Education:
Newt's graduation speech
Acceptance:
Post graduation celebration
Newt and Miss McClintock
Circus Boxing

Symbols and Imagery of Life and Death
Graduation speech vs. Miss Clintock's guidance counselling
Sarah

Essay Options for Part One

For each essay:
-Cite 2 examples from the book.
-include one personal example
-***Key: Evaluate how book examples support your justification.
4 paragraph minimum with an engaging opening and closing paragraphs.

1. Physical vs. Moral Heroism - Prove why moral heroism is greater than physical heroism.  Options:

Physical Heroism Moral Heroism
Big Mabel
Kirky		 Sarah
Jack
Newt

2. Acceptance
"In fact, I think the colors are brighter in my darkness than they are in your light.....And sometimes I have a little fun with color in my darkness, like imaginin' you're green with pink ears and a blue nose and purple hair.  Sometimes I fill up my dark workd with people of all kinds of clolos like these. (66)"  How do people in town "see" poorer than Uncle Rob based on Newt's experiences?  How might we apply Uncle Rob's advice today?

3. Education
How does Newt's graduation speech reflect the challenges he faces as a Black person trying to succeed?  How are these challenges relevant to people today? (Choose any grouping of people)