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Kindred

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This first in a series of four resources is designed for instructors to use Octavia E. Butler's Kindred in their classes. The packet includes an overview of the unit, a day-to-day calendar, links to background articles, and reading quizzes and tests—a must-have resource for teachers who include Butler's novel in their curriculum.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
slavery, antebellum america, the antebellum south, time travel, science fiction, first-person point of view, fugitive slaves, slave narratives, the slave trade, slave culture, black history month, tone, point of view, literary themes, imagery, main ideas, the fugitive slave act, the emancipation proclamation, intolerance, tolerance, paradoxes, stereotypes, compare and contrast texts, compare and contrast, american literature, realism, naturalism
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Instructional Ideas
  • Prepare copies of the various handouts or send links to class members' computers
  • After reading the 2006 and 2011 time travel articles, have groups research current theories
  • Research resources available on campus and in the community for domestic abuse and groups post the information in the classroom
Classroom Considerations
  • A protocol must be in place to permit a safe, respectful discussion of controversial issues
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information
Pros
  • Includes a link to an audio recording of the novel
  • The Kindred Unit Project assignment sheet is richly detailed and includes a rubric
Cons
  • None