Well, The
Publication Information
Author:  Taylor, Mildred	Illustrator:
Title:  Well, The	Date:  1995
Publisher:  Puffin	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:	ISBN, hardback:  0-8037-1803-9
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
Set in Mississippi in the early 1900's, African American David Logan and his family share their well with blacks and whites in their community which leads to racial violence.
Teaching Ideas:
The suspenseful story lends itself to predictive strategies like DR-TA. Also, strategies like Discussion Webs and Agree/Disagree/Why? might be used to focus on Ma Rachel's feelings about her name, Mr. Sims as a good father, Mrs. Logan's whipping of her son. Since characters are especially well drawn, students may want to create a matrix with categories for characters and key events in which students keep notes of the reactions of characters and motivations for discussion or writing activities.
Teaching Strategies:
Agree? Disagree? Why?    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/agree_disagree_why.pdf
Discussion Webs    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf
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Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > anger Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > determination/perseverance Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > problem solving Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > tolerance Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > values > inhumanity History > time period > 20th Century Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism Social Studies > sociology > social issues > violence Geography > locations > countries > France > Paris

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