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The Final Word
Kind of Activity:
Collaborative Writing
Objective:
Students will examine the ways in which the characters' experiences reflect one another's
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4
Structure:
Assign each student one of the following roles: Darling, Aunt Fostalina, Tshaka Zulu, or Uncle Kojo. Multiple students will represent each character. As a class they will write a collective story which deals with the accumulation of their experiences immigrating to America. They should write from the perspective of their character at the very end of the novel. For the students writing as Tshaka Zulu, this will mean...
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