I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly |
Publication Information
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Author: Hansen, Joyce |
Illustrator: |
Title: I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly |
Date: 1997 |
Publisher: Scholastic |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-590-84913-1 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
Yes |
Picture:
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
fiction, diaries and journals, historical fiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
Patsy, a 12-year-old slave girl, keeps a diary during 1865, describing the changes in the plantation that come with the Emancipation Proclamation. The author appends historical notes, archival photographs, the wording of Constitutional Amendments 13,14, and 15, maps, a recipe, and music and words for "Free at Last." |
Teaching Ideas: |
Students might want to keep response journals as they read. The characterization of Patsy and Nancy lend themselves to writing character sketches. Researching the work of the Freedmen's Bureau might interest some students. Pair with Jubliee, another story about the education of ex-slaves, to compare and contrast the communities and the role of books and teaching. Students interested in the theme of abandonment and reunion might compare Nancy's story with contemporary stories of seeking birth parents after adoption. The reference to Nancy's reunion with her parents could be dramatized.
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