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"Voicing" - A Believable Account with "The Glory Fields" by Walter Dean Myers

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Dr. Seuss and Walter Dean Myers team up to cover the topic of prejudice. Using The Sneeches (about the culture clash between star-bellied and bare-bellied Sneetches) and The Glory Fields (about a boy coming to America on a slave ship), the lesson guides learners through the common themes and differing voices between the books.There is a Six Trait writing activity to create individual "believable accounts" of prejudice.

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Grade
7th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
45 mins
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Project-Based Learning
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